Are You Happy With Nappy?

I do not like the word "nappy". To me it is the equivalent of NIGGA. Don't do it.

I feel like people use that word for lack of any other way to describe black hair. Yes, I am black. Is my hair nappy, no. I mean it just sounds bad. It is definitely meant in a derogatory way. Have you ever heard someone use it as a compliment? I haven't either. Other naturals who say they are "happy nappy" get on my nerves too. That's like saying to the world, yeah my hair is ugly and not the norm, but I like it this way. I prefer the terms, kinky, thick or course. And to make matters worse, this is what Dictionary.com has to say:

Word Origin & History

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.

Does the word bother you?