Once you go black

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Definition

“Once you go black” is an informal phrase suggesting that someone who has had sex with a Black person will not return to sexual relationships with people of their previous race.

Quick Facts

TermOnce you go black

Meaning

The phrase presents the idea that sex with a Black person permanently changes someone’s preference, so they will not return to partners from their previous racial group. It is a racialized sexual stereotype and is often used as a provocative remark or joke.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Once you go black definition