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Feb 10, 2005 11:44

I saw an Oprah After the Show a while ago where she was dumbfounded that the white folks in her audience didn't know about hot combs. I'd never thought about any other ethnicity's knowledge of them, but at that moment I thought "Oh I can see why they don't know." Of course I also see why Oprah was dumbfounded because they are so ingrained in our ( Read more... )

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infamousone February 10 2005, 20:45:43 UTC
if you think about it no one else gets ashy. Matter of fact I was shocked that the German knew what it meant. But she is also surprisingly well versed in hip hop culture.

um...I have no idea what saddity means....Matter of fact I'm still saying Sad-did-ee.

My roommates in wilmington had no idea what a do-rag is for. That was a shock to me.

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dyvinesweetness February 10 2005, 23:40:45 UTC
"um...I have no idea what saddity means...."

You're killin me right now. Never heard of saddity or high saddity, like bougie? Anyway that's what it means: bougie, stuck up, etc.

"if you think about it no one else gets ashy."

Yeah, after the word didn't show up in the online dictionary's database I realized it was a black term and figured it was 'cause we are the main ones who get ashy. It's just so natural though. The notion of ashiness.

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richirch2 February 11 2005, 16:05:38 UTC
My roommates in wilmington had no idea what a do-rag is for. That was a shock to me.

Last summer I was working out in one of the rec buildings on campus and this old white guy asked me what country I'm from because he thought I was wearing a turbin...

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dyvinesweetness February 11 2005, 16:09:37 UTC
*deeeaaad!!*

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chaossix6 February 12 2005, 00:30:07 UTC
um...I have no idea what saddity means....Matter of fact I'm still saying Sad-did-ee

Ditto. I learned "Bougie" like...last summer. :/

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infamousone February 12 2005, 13:30:33 UTC
I think the only reason I know bougie is from Martin

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