'Nappy-headed' I-man in the doghouse, yos!

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Misogyny in the Morning

By EUGENE ROBINSON
The Washington Post

Filed 4.10.07

What would possess nappy-headed radio host Don Imus to think "nappy-headed hos" was an amusing way to describe the Rutgers University women's basketball team? Why would it occur to him to say such a thing even in private conversation, much less to millions of listeners on CBS Radio and the MSNBC cable network?

The simple answer would be -- all together now -- racism. Imus employed that horribly offensive phrase against young black women who are students at a great university and who also happen to be superb athletes. If I had a daughter on that team, I'd want to slap that cowboy hat right off Imus's unkempt head.

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Photo Captions & Credits: Don Imus repeated his apology on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show this week. (By Richard Drew -- Associated Press)