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Curly Headed Ho. . . . . .could mean any race

Fine Haired Ho. . . Probably not referring to blacks

Blue-Eyed Ho.. . . . Definitely not referring to blacks

Straight-Haired Ho.. . Depends on what you do with your hair

Blonde Haired Ho. .. Probably referring to whites

Left-Handed Ho.. . Could refer to anyone

Right-Handed Ho. . Could refer to anyone

And Nappy Headed Ho. . . . Could refer to anyone

I'm asking only to point out the foolishness of both the statements and the people saying them !!

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Ho should only be used when referring to Don Ho's tiny bubbles, it is a derogatory term which is directed at women.

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Can we take "ho" out of the vocabulary? It shouldn't be difficult, it hasn't been here very long. It came from rap. Ironic, doncha think?

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Hair style seems to be the difference. If the "ho" fits.......

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I believe it was Santa Claus that said it best, "Ho, Ho, Ho".

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The connotation for "nappy" has generally been accepted as a derogatory reference to blacks, because of the type of hair growth.

In this context, Imus' comment can't really "refer to anyone."

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That you "didn't get the memo" is irrelevant. Sorry, but you're splitting hairs (I made a pun!). You know it, and I know it.

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I think you are 150% wright but the black one again another white boy taken down now we can go after some and we will but fat women and more black people in there place like brain Gumbel thanks for you time!!!

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I don't appreciate being called a ho or a neocon either for that matter,---------both seem to be born of acute ignorance.

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Certain words are inevitably tied to different cultures and when I hear nappy-headed I think of blacks...that's just the way it is. BUT - nappy head is not an insult. The HO thing is and it was the rap culture that made that word mainstream. I don't like it but as of right now it is not going away.

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WOW ARE YOU A FOOL, HO DID NOT COME FROM RAP....

RAP MUSIC IS WHAT, 30 YEARS OLD. SO YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT HO WAS NEVER SAID BEFORE THAT.

I AM SICK AND TIRED OF YOU OLD FARTS BLAMING MUSIC AND MOVIES FOR EVERYTHING THEN YOU GO AND BUY THE MUSIC.......................

WHAT RACE ARE THE PRODUCERS AND MUSIC EXECUTIVES WHO SAY THAT THE MUSIC IS NOT NASTY ENOUGH........

I HAVE HEARD RAPPERS AND OTHER PEOPLE TELL ME PERSONALLY THAT IF YOUR MUSIC IS NOT NASTY ENOUGH YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A DEAL..........................

AND HO CAME FROM THE NORTH JUST LIKE THE SOUTH CHANGE WORDS UP, BUT IT DID NOT COME FROM RAP.....................

WHAT THE B WORD NEVER SAID EITHER UNTIL 30 YEARS AGO.

LOL, THAT IS LAUGHABLE....

AND TO THE POSTER, I HAVE SEEN BLACK PEOPLE WITH BLUE EYES, NOT IN AMERICA, BUT I HAVE SEEN IT ALSO BLACK PEOPLE HAVE ALL TYPES OF HAIR, I GUESS YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE THE US BEFORE............

B/C YOU ARE A WHITE MALE, YOU NEITHER EXPERIENCE SEXISM NOR RACISM SO YOU WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT NAPPY HAIR MEANS....

IF YOU KNOW HISTORY YOU KNOW THIS GOES WAY BACK TO 30'S AND 40'S.

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The ho's that wake up in my bed in the morning all look nappy headed

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Given the entire context of Imus' comments, he might as well called them "n***** sluts."

These young women didn't deserve this.

If the target of the comments had been someone else, the outrage would have been less.

Yes, there is a double standard. But I have no sympathy for Imus.

PS Yes, "nappy-headed" is widely understood to be a racial slur. Again, my main question in looking at this situation is "why did these girls deserve this?"

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My point made in an earlier question... two crackpots agreeing with each other.... Isn't it great to reinforce your paranoia?

EDIT: Freedom.. was referring to the other 'blinded by the truth' Ruth. He is quite right, the English language is forever evolving and for quasi educated people to put it down to one or two aspects of contemporary life is..... well typical of those with closed minds..... NEOCONS maybe??????????

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That is one diverse Rutgers Basketball team you have then!! Know what your talking about....please!!!

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I referenced many dictionaries and didn't find one that referred to "nappy" as being a ethnic description or even referred to as a word from the old black south. Here is the adjective

Adjective nappy has 1 sense

crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy - in small tight curls

Antonym: straight (indirect, via curly)

I know many white people with "nappy" hair and have heard them called nappy headed. Why must they cling to the past and be allowed to keep using it against whites in this day and time. It has to end somewhere.

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Just think of the uproar. If some Republican/Conservative. Was to make some slide remark about Rap Music? Bill Cosby gets thrown under the Bus, for speaking Values and Morals. I firmly believe that this Imus thing. Is a set-up to going after Rush %26amp; Company. They got Imus on something so simple. They want Rush, off the Air! And aren't just gonna celebrate this as their victory.

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Ho is gender specific, not race specific. All of the above are sexist comments.

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Earnest...you are missing the point....

'Ho' was not EVER a part of the English language.

As far as I know....'ho' is a part of a word 'who*e'.

Go figure....

But....anyone who refers to someone as a 'ho' should be SHOT!

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Hey Earnest T, I have been off line a couple of days having my computer worked on. I could not have picked a worse time to have tech. difficulties. Imus is a bigot. I know most people are making this a black/white issue for me though it is a male/female issue. He attacked those women by calling them Ho's. He should be off the air and I hope that this will empower more women to take a stand against be disrespected.

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Exactly.I've come across a lot of people with nappy hair and they were from various backgrounds.As for the ho part,that's just totally disrespectful.

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You know, I kinda liked Don Imus. He's a pretty bright guy who attracted some interesting guests to his show and accomplished a lot of good for some very needy people.

But he couldn't escape his schoolboy schtick shock-jock roots and he let go with an ill-timed, ill-phrased outburst last week.

So the left mistakenly thought they had a chance to destroy someone from the "right" and pulled the trigger when they got the chance. But what these hapless liberal moralists of convenience don't realize is that the guy they brought down is a LOT more left than right.

And the biggest thing they didn't realize is that the attack they launched on Don Imus is far more appropriately aimed at Hollywood and the vile hip-hop, rap "artists" that they all love. This is only the beginning.

閳ユ窔 fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and instilled in him a terrible resolve!閳?Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto December 7, 1941.