Imus's compliment is plain as day in the context of today's news: http://tinyurl.com/yrm7sn
Few hos could match this 40-year track record of tireless showmanship. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/14/07 2:17:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > jstein@ writes: > > > > My take on his > > > comments was that he was actually paying them a complement, > > > Ghetto style, and it backfired. Tattooed, nappy headed, ho's > > > sounds like a tuff bunch of girls, playing a tuff game. > > > > Oh, please. "Hos" isn't a compliment, even ghetto-style. > > > > > > > > Oh, but even the most outrageous words can be complements or terms of > > endearment when spoken in the proper tone, in the proper context, in > the black > > ghetto. You might let some of the older black comedians explain that > to you. > > > > > I have seen "ho" used in various contexts that seem to have a > "positive" slant. In my view, it tends to mean something towards > "dedicated". Like Imus calling his wife a "green ho" -- she is > fanatatic about environmentally safe cleaning and household projects. > She will give up social politeness and get in your face about it. > > It would seem to me, a traditional ho, is one who is dedicated to > money and will trade something precious in their life for it. An > environmental ho, or a political ho, corporate ho, will trade > something precious in their lives -- time, energy, spirit, soul -- for > something: environmental progress, political change, or corporate > ascent, respectively. > > In this context, Curtis is a Blues ho. Or perhaps a "Blues John" -- > under the sway of the Blues Temptress Ho Godess. Or perhaps ho > captures that "dominated" flavor. A ho gives up some control to their > client. The Blues "has its way" with Curtis when ever it wants, but > leaves a fifty dollar bill of soulful renewal on the nightstand. > > Perhaps Judy is a word ho. Bevan is a MMY/TMO ho. Rory is a mystical > insight ho. Barry is an irony ho. I am an analytical ho of sorts. > Of course, maybe I am over-thinking this. :) > > Remember all that is holy is half ho. > > In fact, perhaps its all ho. Ho ly is the adjective describing the > state of "ho ness". So what does that make "wholeness"? > > And if someone who is "gung ho" simply enthusiastically displaying > their ho ness? >
