Looking Back on When I Was a Little Nappy Headed Boy

For a white man to call a black women a nappy headed hoe is racist.. for a black man to call a black women a nappy head ho is also racist. it just so happen in this case you have a very over opinonated white male... who has been relicued before for his outlandish comments...Nappy Headed is not like the "N" word to blacks although I can understand the concept. Being called nappy headed has a deeper meaing, before being called nappy headed was classified as being ugly and un-becoming it wasn't until recently black people have grown to love their natural beauty which for so long other races protrayed to be ugly... I think the major problem is how he used the term NAPPY HEADED HOE'S...it was slander...and very degrading... where was his filtering station... it was uncalled for... If it were a black Man who said look at those blond headed hoe's he would have got the same hype as the white man... why do we always have to make it a white and black thing... how about it just being a wrong thing... in which he never should have made that comment period... AND you can't compare a racist statment to a poetic lyric in a song... two different catagories of expression... You can insult black people without being racist... Please Explain????

'you can insult Black people without being racist!' Hmmm... I'm not sure of the logic of that, but anyway... I think 'nappy headed' is kind of like the 'n' word, for blacks to use it among themselves is one thing, for someone outside that race to use it is another. I know Italians, Polish people, etc. who will joke around with each other using ethnic insults, and it's all in fun. But if someone who's not in that ethnic group calls one of them by those names, it might start a fight. I don't like the term 'ho' used by anyone, to refer to anyone.

Not only was Imus racist-- He was putting down all women! Ho's?? For what reason- Did the team do something to offend him personally? For any radio personality to pick on young women is just wrong- It's all fun and games when he picks on pro athletes- but college kids?? Give me a break! The whole team isn't black-- I think it was wrong regardless is it was meant to be racist or not!

Racism is in the eyes and ears of your enemy. Anything said or done can be construed as racist. I don't agree with it, nor do I agree with what Imus said, but Political Correctness is getting out of hand.

Something is racist when a certain ethnic group decides to view it as racist. This could apply to any ethnic group, but the one that is most commonly inclined to consider something as racist once again does not disappoint. The term nappy headed is stereotypical, but falls short of being racist. Of course that depends on who you ask, and is subject to debate. Some would find it distasteful, perhaps unnecessary, while others would see it as grounds for immediate dismissal and even better...immediate execution. It all depends on how a person chooses to view it, and whether or not they choose to be offended. There is a thing now called being politically correct. What we are seeing here is what can happen if you do something that is considered outside the bounds of political correctness. What we are seeing here is also a fine example of reverse racism. If a black man would have said that, it would have barely caused a ripple. Since a white guy said it, he needs to be fired, subjected to censure and ridicule and held up as an example to the next person who would be foolish enough to even hint at saying anything that a black person might perceive as being even faintly insulting. Reverse racism has been a problem in this country for many years. I have had black people actually tell me that I "owed" them because of slavery. Not only have I never owned any slaves, to my knowledge neither have any of my ancestors, and I informed those particular individuals of that fact and told them that I didn't owe them anything. They didn't like it much, but oh well. While Imus' comments may have been insensitive, I don't see how they could be construed as racist, unless someone was just waiting for an excuse to accuse someone. To me, that is being racist. There are organizations that only exist for as long as racism exists, and in order to survive they had to try to find examples of it, even if it means making them up. Certain preachers owe their success to pointing out the rampant racism in our community and depend on it staying healthy in order to maintain there power and influence. To these people, an apology is not sufficient. These are the one's calling for Imus' firing, saying that his apology just doesn't cover the damage that he has done to those poor and fragile players that the comment was directed at. Imus was not talking about a bunch of blacks. He was talking about a bunch of players that happened to be black, and made a joke at their expense. For all the dust that is being kicked up, you would think he had used the N word, but he didn't. Then there are the 1st Amendment issues that this could lead into. He was stating an opinion and observation, and now he is being censured for it.

I have quite a few "black" friends, and I've asked there opinions on this. Most of them don't think it's that big of a deal, and one friend even said that Imus should have called them "nappy headed d*kes." I haven't heard the clip from Imus yet, so I can't come to a conclusion on whether it was racist or not, but my feeling was it probably wasn't intended as rascist. I can totally see where you are coming from with the "you can insult Black people without being racist." Our black friends insult my husbands skin color all the time, they aren't racist.

It was mentioned today the comment that got the gris upset was the "Nappy haired". Remember other people who have been punished for being racist. -President Bush for saying that Senator Obama was articulate. -Jimmy the Greek was let go for being asked why there were more Blacks in Footballand Basketball. He said that the Blacks that were brought here were the strongest ones and that when slave owners matched a man and woman up it was done to produce strong ofspring. He also said, in refrence to basketball players, that there were more blacks because the tall ones could see above the tall grass and avoid being eaten by Lions. -Senator Allen and his macra comment -But there are others who have made racial comments and nothning happens. Jessi Jackson made a comment about Hynee Town. Al Sharpton has made comments about consertive black as being Oreos - Black on the outside but White inside. Lt Governor of Maryland was heckeled by people and had oreo cookies thrown at him with no outrage by the media. Publish in Psychology Today an article states that Gay people hase better relationship that do "breeders" (hederosexual People). Don't forget the Arab leaders refering to Sect. State Rice as a monkey, but no outrage by the media. Rosie Odonnall calls andy one who objects to any aspect of homosexuallity as a homophobic, no outrage from the media. This seems to indicate that racist comments only when someone can make political headlines by protesting the comments. Or is it racist when an ethnic leader needs to prove to a minority that they are oppressed and he matains his power by making sure the people beleive they are oppressed?

In response to your discussion, the lyrics mentioned are okay because they were sung by a black man. If a white man had sung those lyrics, the world would be outraged. It all boils down to this: black people can say anything they want to other black people; but if a white person says the same thing to a black person, he is automatically considered racist. Imus didn't "insult black people" since he was refering to all of the team and the entire team wasn't black. The only reason the press is making a big deal about it is because people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton can't let go of the race card. For some reason, that is all they think about. They automatically think that every comment people make is a racist remark; get a life. Don't you think that things like all black colleges are racist? Do white people have all white colleges? I don't think so.