which is kinda my point. Actually mine is more that whore actually does carry a sting especially for younger women. And yes, hip-hop has a lot to answer for in this regard. But how can you be a white talk show host and not know that derogatory references to blackness sound different if you are white? I doubt there'd be this outcry if a black rap star had said it, and yes that's wrong. It's also however plain stupid for a white celebrity to say something like that and not realize it would sound like he was saying they are ho's *because* their hair is nappy.
Side note as to context -- someone else first used the word ho, no idea who he is or what color his skin is. Then Imus chines in and says yes, nappy-headed ho's, like the two naturally would go together. ::shrug:: I agree that we are becoming a culture of the offended. But I'm kinda glad something was said, lest teenage girls think being good at sports makes them a ho. And yes they do care very much about such perceptions. My daughter passed up the sparring competition at the nationals because she did not want to be seen as a bitch. The girl who won it consistently took second place to my daughter in the regionals. My take, fwiw. Dana >Not that calling them whores isn't still offensive.... > >-- >CFMBB - Coldfusion Message Boards, Version 1.21 Now Available! >http://www.cfmbb.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232256 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
