Sexual expressions regarding black women

[Wilson Gray]

I first heard the "Black/back" saying in July, 1971, at the LSA Summer
Linguistics Institute. A white woman from Cleveland, Tennessee, said,
"My daddy told me, 'Once you try black, you never go back.'"

In those days, Cleveland, TN, was best known as the place where white
students rioting against "forced integration" parodied the call -
response,  "See you later, alligator - After 'while, crocodile" as "See
you later, integrator - After 'while, chocolate chile."

-Wilson Gray

On Jan 30, 2005, at 2:38 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> What I heard in the '70s (as a brag) was "Once black, never back."
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> An old movie provided "I like my coffee like I like my women: hot,
> blonde, and sweet."
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> And who could forget Goddess Judy Tenuta (she of the eternal
> accordion) saying (mid '90s)
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> "I like my men the way I like my subways!  Hot [accordion discord
> here] !  Packed [accordion discord] !  And coming every five minutes
> !"
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> JL
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> Jerry E Kane <Jerryekane at AOL.COM> wrote:
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> In Los Angeles circa 1940/1950, we used several expressions:
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> When asked, "How do you like your coffee?", the response would be:
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> " I like my coffee just like my women, hot, black and only costs a
> dime."
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> Another expression used when alluding to a sexual liason with a black
> woman:
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> "Once you go black, you never come back."
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> Jerry E Kane
> Los Angeles, CA
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