Curious. Here it is from the online dictionary of etymology. News to me.
nappy (adj.)
"downy," 1499, from nap (n.). Meaning "fuzzy, kinky," used in
colloquial or
derogatory ref. to the hair of black people, is from 1950.
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> From: drmayf
> Reply To: drmayf
> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 9:56 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Certificate of Performance.
>
> Sorry guys, but there is one term in this that I, as well as others,
> consider as racist terminology. And that is the use of the word "nappy".
> I grew up in the south and I know what the word means to me. So let's
> quit using it , ok?
>
> But other than that, really good certificate, just change "nappy" to
> "sorry".
>
> mayf, the rednecked ignorant desert rat engineer in pahrump
> :
>
> >Got you covered Turk!
> >
> >Certificate of Performance
> >
> >This certify's that ________________ dazzled the crap out of everybody
> when
> >they hauled their nappy ass ______ mph at Maxton on ______________
> >
> >
> >This gives them bragging rights about said speed, even if it was only
> _____
> >mph and didn't even come close to breaking a record.
> >
> >
> >What do you think?
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