"Nee" = or; or perhaps

[Wilson Gray]

Re: "Must a 'peola' be a female?" Yes. "Bright(-skinned)ness" is
irrelevant, if a person is male. For a modern example, cf. Wesley
Snipes vs. Halle Berry. As is the case in the broader world, a man
can substitute fame or fortune, cf. Donald Trump, for fair skin,
large breasts, or other measures of physical attractiveness that
apply to women.

-Wilson

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>I salute you.  I discovered the quote while looking for "peola"
>cites.  I have about fewer than half a dozen, beginning in 1942.
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>Must a "peola" be a female?
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>JL
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>Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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>The word is definitely "Peola" (approx. [piol@] w/stress on the /o/)
>and not "Pecola." It's quite rare. The only person that I've ever
>heard speak it is my mother, who's now 93. And this is the only time
>I've seen it written. Unless it's in Majors, in which case I've
>simply forgotten whatever he had to say.
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>And yes, Jon. I do understand that the above is beside the point of
>your post. ;-) I'm just running it up the flagpole to se whether
>anyone salutes,
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>-Wilson
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>>Get this:
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>>  "In that glossary was the term Peola ( it may have been Pecola) it
>>was many many years ago I last saw it. Peola (nee Pecola) is an young
>>attractive fair skin Negro girl." -- "Broye," "Harlem Slang"
>>(Usenet: soc.culture.african.american.moderated ) (Apr. 17, 1999).
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>>JL
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