Truth is this post took some true revving up, gearing up, umphing up, to prepare. See, I'm not exactly sure how this post will play out. You might totally hate me afterwards, you may think I'm crazy, you might actually agree with me, and if so, you need some help, maybe.
This post is about the uproar over Imus. Imus the 'shock jock' who said a few things, recently, that have the country's media outlets going crazy. His statements got the attention of Al "pimpy" Sharpton and Jesse "jigga" Jackson. Funny thing is his statements really didn't bother anyone I know, at all. We found his statements to be sorta funny, kinda tired, but in a shoulder shrug way, on point.
Imus and a sidekick offered up commentary relating to the Women's NCAA Basketball Championship game. The game offered the Univ. of Tennessee vs. Rutgers Univ. Tennessee has a squad of average looking girls and a few 'stars' such as Candice Parker (damn good looking girl!). Rutgers, on the other hand, has a less attractive group of chicks. Lets call them ugly. No big deal. However Imus pointed this out by saying Rutgers girls were:
"NAPPY HEADED HOS".
--- and he's not wrong. In the living rooms of many many people, regardless of color, the same distinction could have been made, easily. The Rutger's women aren't attractive. To call them NAPPY HEADED, might not be far from the truth....
However, what is bothering me is that Al Sharp and Jesse J, along with others, are calling for Imus head, trying to get him fired, and stirring a 'race' pot of hate that doesn't jibe with me. I had no idea "Nappy Headed" had become the newest of the new "N" words. Imus didn't say Nappy Headed Nigger Hos. He also didn't mischaracterize what he saw on the floor. The Rutgers girls have tattoos, he mentioned that, the Rutgers girls arent very appealing 'looks wise' so he called it like he saw it "bunch of nappy headed hos".
Ok, its not nice to say something like that, but I'm sick of people trying too hard to be nice in this country. If you are a nappy headed ho and someone mentions it, BIG DEAL, own up to it, be yourself in all your nappyness. If someone walks up to me today and says I'm an Afro Wearing Black Dude, or even Afro Wearing Brown Skin Having Black Asshole, hey! They got me right on and I wont go running to the media. HELL if someone calls me the nappy headed dude who works on the fifth floor who always talks on his cellphone.. I'D HAVE TO AGREE and I wouldn't complain or hope that Al Roker's fat ass would step to the plate in my defense.
Imus should not be fired. He shouldn't have to apologize, at least NOT for calling them Nappy Headed. Stupid is as stupid does, ask Pacman Jones.
Somehow this event, this moment, has grown to proportions of an international level event, and I'm sure that when people revisit the Rutgers squad, many will shake their heads thinking 'wow, what a bunch of nappy headed chicks'. NOTE: 'chicks'.
If anything amazes me it is that people are getting so wrapped up in the racism of this case (which isnt there) that no one realizes he called the squad a bunch of HOS (a word that is actually bleeped from radio stations in San Diego). To me, the need to find race at the bottom of statements such as 'nappy headed' when it is a phrase used commonly amongst black people, is hypocritical. Its a black inferiority problem that detracts from true TRUE issues within the black community.
For example, Imus is from Philadelphia. As of this day, Philly is killing at least 1.04 black people per day, PER DAY! But is that worth a national discussion? Is that worth Al Sharpy and Jesse Jacks getting hyped up and walking the streets in protest? Is that worth Today Show coverage? Apparently NOT. See you kill about 1.04 black folks a day and thats, well, thats just Africa.
But if you are white and you say a 'black phrase' like 'nappy headed' then OFF WITH YOUR HEAD WHITEY!!!
Its stupid.
Fact is he called the squad a bunch of Hos (whores) and if anything where are the feminist? Where are the women's groups? I could care less about him calling then nappy headed because they are... or maybe they are just kinky headed.. But calling a group of chicks whores should be the problem here. THAT should be the issue. But then again I forget, to this day race issues and feminist issues are still convoluted, after all, the average white person still believes affirmative action was created for black people, when the truth is it was instituted in order to help white women get a foot up in the work place. But lets not retread that issue.
Peace.
