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On 2018-01-28 11:25 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-01-28 1:00 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>>>> So, 'nappy' is a slang term for dreadlocks?
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>>> Yes it is.

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>> I have never heard nappy as slang for dredlocks, but that doesn't mean
>> it's not so just because I have never heard it.
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> It would be a localism. Until I googled it, I had never heard the term
> nappy being used about African hair. I had only ever heard it used in
> reference to diapers. Therefore, my use of the word would never have
> been used as a racial slur, despite the fact that there are too many
> people in the world who think there is a right to be offended.
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I think you mean "a right NOT to be offended!"