Talk:Head tie

This page could do with further cleanups and information, including the creation of a disambiguation page for Duku (which is currently a redirection page to a plant https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duku&redirect=no) and redirection pages for some of the other terms mentioned in the article.

It's interesting that some of the words in various African languages are so similar to Afrikaans, but I've been unable to find any definitive link between the two, the original Dutch word apparently meaning "cloth".

I have no specialist knowledge on the topic, but got reading after being led to look up Doek on Wikipedia from a document I was editing. Genmel (talk) 08:10, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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African American history erasure
I'm concerned that certain editors are trying to erase or distort the history of American Descendants of chattel Slavery. I would appreciate if someone encouraged them to refrain from showing their bigotry. ADOS Pride (talk) 20:40, 6 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello ADOS Pride, no one is trying to erase or distort the history here. Other users are simply ensuring that content added/changed in articles can be verified with reliable sources. Rather than edit-warring by adding content with random references, you should discuss your desired changes here first. Remember Wikipedia is a community project, and consensus is a key aspect of editorial decision making here. – NJD-DE (talk) 21:39, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * But, you left in the source and solely removed reference to African American/ADOS. At any rate, I added 2 additional sources, one from a well known African American periodical. ADOS Pride (talk) 21:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I am not able to follow, ADOS Pride. Quoting one of the sources you added: "Head wraps and headdresses continue to be popular and worn by Black women to this day". This does not refer to African American women specifically. – NJD-DE (talk) 21:50, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

You know African American women are Black, right? ADOS Pride (talk) 21:52, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * What's you point? M.Bitton (talk) 21:54, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

I added the clarification to the noticeboard. I find amazing that you don't know or understand US racial or ethnic designations, and are making edits and CREATING edit wars out of your own ignorance. ADOS Pride (talk) 22:09, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Just as clarification: It's not M.Bitton who's edit warring here. There's multiple editors who agree with reverting your edits.
 * Also I find your message very interesting, as just two lines above your logic was that only African American women would be Black women. Which I thought was ignorant, but what do I know. – NJD-DE (talk) 22:13, 9 September 2021 (UTC)