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Originally Posted by skcin

Now. Imus said what he did about smart, well educated successful female athletes. They are beautiful & poised & well spoken (from what I saw of the news conference.) Referring to them as "nappy headed ho's" implies that no matter what they do, how much education they get, how well dressed they are, how successful they are, they're still nothing because they're black, or poor, or whatever. I'm not saying that's what he meant, but I can easily see that it was construed that way.

If it were me, and I were busting my ass to make something of myself and break down stereotypes and be a great role model for young girls, I'm be hurt & upset & pissed off if I felt that my accomplishments were being overlooked & I was being stereotyped because of my race.

Thank you, Paula. This is exactly the point.