Comments on: ‘Nappy headed hoes’ remark gets Imus blue balled as GM pulls out early http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/04/12/nappy-headed-hoes-remark-gets-imus-blue-balled-as-gm-pulls-out-early/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nappy-headed-hoes-remark-gets-imus-blue-balled-as-gm-pulls-out-early Auto News, Car Reviews, Live Auto Show Coverage Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leroy Brown http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/04/12/nappy-headed-hoes-remark-gets-imus-blue-balled-as-gm-pulls-out-early/comment-page-1/#comment-11617 Leroy Brown Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:05:51 +0000 http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/04/12/nappy-headed-hoes-remark-gets-imus-blue-balled-as-gm-pulls-out-early/#comment-11617 The only reason that "nappy headed hoes" caused such a ruckus is that Imus is white. Period. That very phrase appears in many many rap songs. If a black person had said it on the radio, there would have been -zero- backlash from it. On a similar note, why is "nappy headed hoes" taboo to say on the air, but "gringo" is perfectly ok. ( gringo is a Spanish term, a derogatory term for white folks. ) The only reason that “nappy headed hoes” caused such a ruckus is that Imus is white. Period. That very phrase appears in many many rap songs. If a black person had said it on the radio, there would have been -zero- backlash from it.

On a similar note, why is “nappy headed hoes” taboo to say on the air, but “gringo” is perfectly ok. ( gringo is a Spanish term, a derogatory term for white folks. )

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