I don't think Dog Dog Bang Bang meant for this to be taken that seriously. I think he was referring to nappy as in "uncombeb" or "untamed" not as in "good" or "bad" hair. If anything is different about you, kids will make a point of it, especially if you let them know that you are sensitive about it. As kids, we all hated being teased or picked on. I was raised in Philly and I used to hate for kids to pick on me about my "country" parents, but everyone got "busted" on. If your mom was fat, if your dad was a drunk, if you had roaches, if you had a mutt for a dog, etc. It can ruin self-esteem though for people who are sensitive. We had "banana-nosed" Tony, "loaf-a-bread head" Cecil, "slew-footed" Ronald, "black-ass" Ant (as opposed to the less dark Ant), Therman "da monster", "Alm" (short for almondhead). I wonder if they suffer from low self-esteem today?
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