BBC (sexual slang) explained

Big black cock, usually shortened to BBC, is a sexual slang term and a genre of ethnic pornography that focuses on black men with large penises.[1] [2] [3] The theme is found in both straight and gay pornography.

Description

The designation refers to the stereotype of black men having large penises, and has been described by some critics as portraying black men as animalistic and aggressive.[1] [4] [5] [6] The trope is typically invoked in the promotion of pornography featuring a black male performer and a white or Asian female performer.[7]

The stereotype appears in gay, bisexual, and straight media,[1] with the "BBC" acronym also being "ubiquitous among gay men on dating sites, in pornography, and in other gay sexual spaces. Its use extends beyond penis size itself to encompass a number of sexual traits that would establish Black men as prized sexual partners. It often includes specific mention of dominance, aggressiveness, and submission of the White partner," according to sexuality studies scholar Logan D. Trevon.[4] The term also appears in connection with cuckoldry fetishism.[2]

Reception

The term is considered by some to carry racist connotations, to embody the fetishization of black men, and to perpetuate harmful stereotypes about the physical features and sexual appetites and inclinations of black men.[1] [8]

Writer and activist Rhammel Afflick said he had found that "my worth is often only perceived sexually. There are always references to me having a 'BBC' (big black cock)".[9]

Lerone Clarke-Oliver opined in The Gay Times that "seeing Black men in porn labelled as 'Thugs' or, 'BBC' (to name but two harmful categorisations) or 'Black [insert search term] has off-line and real-world psychological consequences".[10]

, the term, "BBC", was the 20th most searched category of pornography on Pornhub. This was noted to be a decrease from previous years.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lester . Neal A. . Kimmel . Michael . Milrod . Christine . Kennedy . Amanda . Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis . 2014 . Lanham . Rowman & Littlefield . 9780759123144 . 179–183 . https://books.google.com/books?id=bHytBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA181 . Race . May 1, 2021 . March 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309224820/https://books.google.com/books?id=bHytBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA181 . live .
  2. "BBC", in Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2015), p. 124 .
  3. Web site: BBC » What does BBC mean? » Slang.org. Slang.org. February 16, 2023. February 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230216152236/https://www.slang.org/bbc-meaning-definition/. live.
  4. Book: Logan . Trevon D. . Economics, Sexuality, and Male Sex Work . 2017 . New York, NY . 9781107128736 . 129, 208, 221, 224.
  5. Bury . Rhiannon . Easton . Lee . Life with Dick and Dick: Race and Male Pornographic Self-Representation on Reddit . AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research . October 5, 2020 . 10.5210/spir.v2020i0.11187. free . 225166505 .
  6. News: Street . Mikelle . 'Big Black Cock,' 'Big Black Dick': Men Living With the Myth . MEL Magazine . September 11, 2017 . May 1, 2021 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412150909/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/living-with-the-myth-of-the-big-black-cock . live .
  7. Gail Dines, Bob Jensen, Ann Russo, Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality (2013), p. 85.
  8. News: Meet the Couple Fighting Porn's Race Problem. Sandra. Song. Paper. November 5, 2020. May 1, 2021. April 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418052609/https://www.papermag.com/royal-fetish-porn-race-problem-2648632642.html. live.
  9. Web site: How queer people of colour are responding to racism in LGBTQ+ 'safe spaces'. Mishti. Ali. Metro. March 26, 2021. May 1, 2021. April 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418075401/https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/26/queer-people-of-colour-are-facing-racism-in-lgbtq-safe-spaces-14233565/. live.
  10. Web site: Great (Black Gay) Expectations: Racism, hypersexualisation, stereotypes and tired tropes. Lerone. Clarke-Oliver. Gay Times. March 30, 2021. May 1, 2021. April 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416192403/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/great-black-gay-expectations-racism-hypersexualisation-stereotypes-and-tired-tropes/. live.
  11. Web site: The 2022 Year in Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108160947/https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2022-year-in-review . Pornhub Insights . November 8, 2023 . dead.

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