On 1/29/2018 9:04 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, January 29, 2018 at 8:12:24 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:

>>> No, it's not. I've heard "nappy headed" for years. I have never heard
>>> any native-born American refer to diapers as "nappies".

Same here. They're always diapers. I only ever heard them
referred to as nappies on BBC or other UK programming.

>> Basically it's thought of as "unruly."
>
> I have never seen it used in any context other than describing
> a black person's hair. My hair often is unruly, but nobody
> would use "nappy" to describe it.

Also true, it describes black people's hair but not that it's
unruly, just the texture of it. I feel like there's a
derogatory connotation to its use, at least by non-black
people. I wouldn't go there.

nancy