BBC
[bee-bee-see]
What does BBC mean?
Content warning: The following article contains references to racist and sexual language, which are included because they document the real-world use of this term.
BBC commonly refers to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the U.K.’s public service broadcaster. It is also an acronym for Big Black Cock, a word often used for “penis.” BBC is a pornography genre, and critics say it can perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Black men.
Where does BBC come from?
The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, started in 1927. It was the first national broadcasting company and has since become the largest in the world, based on employees. The BBC provides popular and influential radio, TV, and internet content around the world.
BBC as an acronym for Big Black Cock was thought to begin on Usenet forums in the 1990s and spread online in the 2000s with the rise of internet pornography. Culturally, the term BBC can be seen as problematic because of its masculine fetishization of a large penis as a sign of sexual and social power. It’s also criticized for perpetuating racist stereotypes about Black men, such as portraying them as hypersexual or as sexually involved with white women in ways that are rooted in racist tropes.
Examples of BBC
At some point, every black man has to confront the notion of the BBC, the Big Black Cock. It lurks in TV shows like Insecure and Girls. It’s swung like a club of bravado in songs from Frank Ocean; Tyler, the Creator; and even Jay Z. And it’s ever-present in pop culture — e.g., when Conor McGregor claimed he’s “half black below the waist.”
Safely out from behind the sofa after the tremendous last episode of #Bodyguard - excellent telly thanks #bbc
Who uses BBC?
For the average media consumer, BBC refers to the British news and entertainment organization, but pornography websites also use BBC to tag their content. This has lead to “#BBC” becoming a popular social media hashtag for commercial and amateur pornography sites.
Korean pop band Block B’s fan club is known as Block B Club, or BBC for short.
NOTE
This is not meant to be a formal definition of BBC like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of BBC that will help our users expand their word mastery.
