chocolate queen
See also: chocolate-queen
English
Alternative forms
- chocolate-queen, Chocolate Queen (both rare)
Noun
chocolate queen (plural chocolate queens)
- (gay slang, somewhat derogatory) A (usually white) man who is mostly attracted to black men.
- 1978, F. W. Love, chapter 7, in Stud Landlord, Greanleaf, page 63:
- Billy laughed. "Thanks! You're pretty cute yourself! How come you wanted to sample some dark meat? You a chocolate queen?"
"A what?"
"A gay who digs making it with Black dudes."
- 1979, Martin P. Levine, chapter 16, in Gay Men: The Sociology of Male Homosexuality, Harper & Row Publishers, page 273:
- Another version of this complaint is that too many white people have turned to being chocolate queens only after they have become less desirable (or feel they have) because of age, homeliness, and/or general misuse.
- 1985, Philippe Ariès, André Béjin et al., chapter 6, in Western Sexuality: Practice and Precept in Past and Present Times, Basil Blackwell, page 46:
- In American slang those who make love only with whites are called 'snow queens', while those who prefer blacks are 'chocolate queens'. Other external influences that affect the homosexual market are financial interest (in prostitution) and emotional security (the search for a partner).
- 2005, Dwight A. McBride, chapter 3, in Why I Hate Abercrombie & Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality, New York University Press, page 122:
- Then there are the names ascribed to the men who want to be almost exclusively with black men. They are known as "chocolate queens," "chocoholics," or my absolute least favorite, "dinge queens." These circulate in the marketplace alongside such companion terms as "cha-cha queen" (if you like Latinos), or "rice queen," to describe those who prefer Asians.
- 2013, Christina Richards, Meg-John Barker, “Shadow Glossary”, in Sexuality and Gender for Mental Health Professionals: A Practical Guide, SAGE Publications, pages 234-235:
- Some gay men also use racist terminology to refer to people who are particularly attracted to someone from a certain culture (e.g. rice queen — East Asian, chocolate queen — black). This should never be used and should be challenged.