"What's A Towel Head?"

Massachusetts state representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (Springfield) has gone on record as saying she did not know what a "towel head" was until her ears were scorched by the term only in 2004. Frankly, I find that hard to believe, especially in light of the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001.

1.] 'towel head':
A derogatory term most often referring to an Arab person of Middle Eastern descent, specifically from the Persian Gulf region, who chooses to wear a towel upon his head as a form of head gear. Hence the term "towel head."

- See also, 'towelhead' (Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English)

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