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Old 04-11-2007, 03:05 PM
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Can someone give me an explanation of why "nappy-headed" carries overtones of racial prejudice?

I'm fully aware of the history of the term, and the relatively nascent movement to recapture the 'nappy' look within a segment of the black population, but is it really a term with strong negative connotation?
The term "nappy" may not be but I'm pretty sure the term "jiggaboo" carries a strong negative connotation.
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