Talk:once you go black, you never go back

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English[edit]

Proverb[edit]

once you go black, you never go back

  1. (informal) It's a popular myth that says that once a person of another race has a sexual relationship with a black person, they will not return to having sexual relationships with members of the former race.
  1. (alternative) "Once you go black, we don't want you back" meaning a person who intermingles with blacks is rejected by their own race and not considered an equal anymore.

Category:en:Racism Category:en:Sex Category:English rhyming phrases

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It should be added that it's a popular myth. And not factual.

"It's a popular myth that once you go black .." 187.22.103.81 11:14, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is not an article about the relative correctness of the phrase, it is a dictionary entry defining it, in a proverbial sense. bd2412 T 05:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Missing implication of comparison in the definition.[edit]

It is my understanding that the phrase implies a reason, that being a supposed superior quality of experience such that one can not return to the previous lesser quality of experience. bd2412 T 05:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect, it's to say that once you do it, you're "tainted" and will not be taken back. 81.243.222.201 12:29, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The reason is the stereotype of black men having large penises and the saying refers specifically to black men not black people. 167.179.156.58 01:47, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's more of a fact than a stereotype, no?60.89.9.177 10:28, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Your source for this? Equinox ◑ 05:32, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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