Alright this topic has been on my heart for a few weeks. One of my friends informed me that the term "nappy" is no longer negative. I'm sorry...say what?! Since when? The term is not now nor will it ever be a positive. I mean, I see a lot of people have embraced the "natural" hairstyle and that's cool but let's not call ourselves nappy and pretend it doesn't have a negative connotation. That's like people trying to make the "N" word positive by saying it's a term of endearment. Yea ok. That's what the slave owners used to say too. People let's not lie to ourselves. Let's accept the past for what it is and leave it be. I wish somebody, regardless of race, would call me nappy.
Is this our new way of telling our oppressors where to go? If so, we've certainly missed the mark. I'm sure they are laughing at us riiiight about now.
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