Big black cock
In pornography, black men are often stereotyped as hypersexual and believed to have large penises.[1][2] This idea can be traced back to colonialism, when descriptions of male black slaves often emphasized large penises. These slaves were portrayed as sexually powerful and having a strong sex drive.[3] Over time, this developed into the stereotype that all black men have large penises.[4][5][6] The porn industry reinforces this stereotype, often showing a large Black male actor with a smaller white or Asian actress.
The word BBC, which is the abbreviation for big black cock, is commonly used. The stereotype also appears in homosexual and bisexual pornography.[7] Other traits are sometimes added, suggesting that Black men are strong sexual partners. According to sexologist Trevon D. Logan, they are often portrayed as dominant and aggressive, with white partners expected to submit to them.[4] The term is sometimes linked with cuckold fantasies.[2]
References
- ↑ Thorpe, Shemeka; Malone, Natalie; Peterson, Rayven L.; Iyiewuare, Praise; Mizelle, Destin L.; Hargons, Candice N. (2024-03-01). "The influence of pornography on heterosexual black men and women's genital self-image & grooming". Body Image. 48: 101669. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101669. ISSN 1740-1445.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link) - 1 2 Michael Kimmel; Christine Milrod; Amanda Kennedy (2014-09-26). Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7591-2314-4.
- ↑ Lisa Andergassen (2021). "„Skinny Teen Takes Big Black Cock": Race und Gender in Kategorien der Online-Pornografie". In Irina Gradinari; Ivo Ritzer (eds.). Genre und Race. Mediale Interdependenzen von Ästhetik und Politik. Neue Perspektiven der Medienästhetik (in German). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. pp. 261–281, at page 269. ISBN 3658321873.
- 1 2 Trevon D. Logan (2017). Economics, sexuality, and male sex work. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-12873-6.
- ↑ Rhiannon Bury; Lee Easton (2020-10-05). "Life with Dick and Dick: Race and Male Pornographic Self-Representation on Reddit". AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. doi:10.5210/spir.v2020i0.11187. ISSN 2162-3317. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ "'Big Black Cock,' 'Big Black Dick': Men Living With the Myth". MEL Magazine. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ Demant, Daniel; Byron, Paul; Oviedo-Trespalacios, Oscar; Saliba, Bernard; Newton, James D. A. (2025-07-03). "The nexus between porn and psychosocial/psychosexual well-being among gay and bisexual men". Porn Studies. 12 (3): 466–482. doi:10.1080/23268743.2024.2335975. ISSN 2326-8743.