Nappy-Headed Hos Is Kind Of An Insult

Angela Winters, a black moderate blogger, writes: "You've probably heard by now that Don Imus who runs a radio/tv talk show on MSNBC in the mornings is in hot water for calling the female basketball players at Rutgers a bunch of 'nappy-headed hos' going against his beloved Tennessee girl's team. Both teams are majority black. Others referred to them as 'hard-core hos' and said they resemble the Toronto Raptors, which is an NBA team. Probably being compared to the Raptors is the most insulting of all. Imus and his co-horts continued to compare the rivalry between Rutgers girls to Tennessee girls to School Daze, the Spike Lee movie that depicts the rivalry between light-skinned and dark-skinned women. Jigaboos and Wannabes were the names they threw at each other. There really isn't much you can say about this. Imus is an equal opportunity insulter, but this is harsh even for him. He has ridden that mean, old man who hates everyone and everything for a long time. I hardly ever watch the show, but when I have I've only heard him say good things about blacks, including the terminally ill black children that come out to his ranch every summer. As a black woman, I was offended by the term nappy-headed. Because he has called everyone, including First Ladies, hos. If he had kept it like that, no one could say anything. But by adding the nappy-headed part, he was insulting their blackness. The School Daze reference was completely out of line, but it's just icing on the hate cake."

My response: Damn. Foul. Low-class, but not surprising coming from Imis. Although I disagree with Angela, as I find the ho part of the comment even more offensive than the nappy-headed comment.