Maybe I don't know. Maybe it's a black thing and I wouldn't understand. You sure haven't shown me you know better, though. People don't know what *what* means? Nappy headed ho? Are you kidding? As to three, the terms are plenty used, but I'm guessing not by the same people. I've *never* called anyone a ho. Whore -- hmm. There was an ex who acquired a girlfriend. That was oh ---1983.
::shrug:: I'm at work, gotta go. >> Dana wrote: >> This my best guess based on my exposure to the culture > >"Exposure to the culture"?? In American culture apparently this is >so misunderstood that nobody knows if they're offended or not: > >1.) I don't think it's an insult and you don't know. >2.) Many, a majority, probably don't know what it means. >3.) Those that are offended listen to and use this language all the time. > >If fact, where did a 70 year old crusty white dude hear "nappy headed >hos" in the first place? Did he make it up on his own? No. > >So what we have is a bunch of people making a big stink over something that: > >A.) Was said is jest, >B.) Is not understood by a majority of Americans, and >C.) Those that do understand it created it and use it daily. > >Sounds like a big pile of bullshit to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232433 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
