Don Imus

allow me to present exhibit C......imus himself....sporting the nappy head look
http://images.ibsys.com/2007/0405/11536557_320X240.jpg

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Biggin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hahaha

would you be upset if i picked up the phone and called your mom, and proceeded to tell that old [censored] that she needs to watch her ass or im going to show that cocksucking whore another thing about stealing heroin.

[censored] yes you would

its not okay to call a bunch of women ho's


its not okay to call bunch of predominantly black women nappy headed ho's


its that simple
no, i raelly [censored] quit, i will not reply to this thread ever. </div></div>
most asinine post EVER

Those lil "waffle iron" things girls used to use on their hair produced the desired nappy headed effect...so are those things racist as well?..lol

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those lil "waffle iron" things girls used to use on their hair produced the desired nappy headed effect...so are those things racist as well?..lol</div></div>
"Waffle Irons" (or curling irons or wave irons or crimping irons) do not produce "nappy" hair. They do not make the hair coarse and kinky.

Curl alone does not mean "nappy"

Hair texture (not meaning curly vs straight) varies by race.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: elp6n</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those lil "waffle iron" things girls used to use on their hair produced the desired nappy headed effect...so are those things racist as well?..lol</div></div>
"Waffle Irons" (or curling irons or wave irons or crimping irons) do not produce "nappy" hair. They do not make the hair coarse and kinky.

Curl alone does not mean "nappy"

Hair texture varies by race. </div></div>
first of all......nobody has ever mentioned texture....that isnt even part of the equation........here are two definitions that will better explain that for you.........in the second one notice it says "often of" but that certainly isnt exclusive

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">nappy

Tightly coiled / curled unaltered hair. Coiled hair in its natural state

nappyhead

a term used to describe someone (often of african descent) who possesses tighly coiled, very curly hair.</div></div>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlueWahooChambor</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: elp6n</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those lil "waffle iron" things girls used to use on their hair produced the desired nappy headed effect...so are those things racist as well?..lol</div></div>
"Waffle Irons" (or curling irons or wave irons or crimping irons) do not produce "nappy" hair. They do not make the hair coarse and kinky.

Curl alone does not mean "nappy"

Hair texture varies by race. </div></div>
first of all......nobody has ever mentioned texture....that isnt even part of the equation........here are two definitions that will better explain that for you.........in the second one notice it says "often of" but that certainly isnt exclusive

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">nappy

Tightly coiled / curled unaltered hair. Coiled hair in its natural state

nappyhead

a term used to describe someone (often of african descent) who possesses tighly coiled, very curly hair.</div></div>

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most asinine post EVER

Folks keep managing to dodge the references to slavery and "nappy" being "outside slave" and "good hair" being "house slave". It goes back that far, and that's where the derogatory references come from. That's why it's racist.

whats funny is that after this whole imus thing......i dont remember one person making reference to that

and normally when dumb and dumber (jesse and al) get involved they pull out all the cards

I guess they expected people to have paid attention in school when slavery was covered.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: elp6n</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I guess they expected people to have paid attention in school when slavery was covered.</div></div>
you just keep digging deeper and deeper

whats funny is that i actually remember that being covered in school.......what i dont remember was finding a reference to "nappy" being used to classify slaves in a textbook

if you can provide me with a textbook that was used from the time in school (i graduated HS in 96)......find me one from any HS that would have been in use.....and i might say you have a valid argument.....until then......dont hurt yourself when you reach

This is an argument of a man that's now in a corner. "nuh uh you're wrong nuh uh show me - go show me in a book I know you dont have access too." Solid.

Nappy is a derogatory term. It's a racist term.
Go find any black woman and say to her "I love your nappy hair" and see what happens. Use a large sample size. Try it out with many.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i agree.....its idiotic.....and this thread had indeed become a disaster </div></div> And you're only helping it get there.


This link has some good references. Reference to "nappy" specifically comes on page 25