The origins of “throwing shade,” like many slang words and phrases, are rooted in queer Black and Latino communities.
With the help of shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race, throwing shade reached a wider queer community than ever before.
And now suddenly everyone is throwing shade or accusing others of throwing shade.
Including these two straight guys on CNN.
How about we take this to the next level?
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This will most certainly be cited in queer studies thesis papers for years to come:
happy 2018 here’s two white straight men on CNN arguing over whether one of them is throwing shade pic.twitter.com/FsDSmppHE1
— Brendan Davis (@notbrendan) January 5, 2018
“If it’s not true, then we need to go and make sure we’re being very clear here. So, please don’t try to throw shade,” one says.
Well, OK. Being untruthful or deceptive is not even remotely what throwing shade is.
Someone needs to watch Paris is Burning:
Kangol
We sure they’re not closet queens?
Jack Meoff
It was always a stupid saying anyway so let them sound like 14 year old girls if they want.
ALLENGRUNDEN
Hi, Being gay is a gift… I recently found out that my ex-Boyfriend who used to love me was put under a love spell by another man. They considered themselves as couples. It really broke me. I was really worried about him as to what could happen to him. I still loved him. We were in a ldr and I couldn’t see him… We still communicated from time to time but he made sure he doesn’t get found out by the man. Idt got frustrating as how he cannot see past the spell! I really wanted him back and also to be safe first and foremoXst and be away from that man. I also met Dr. Akim online and he helped me break the blackmagic on him and in 40 hours he called me and begged me to take him back. Akim’s website:https://prayerstosavemarriages.wordpress.com will be much appreciated if you contact him for marriage and relationship problems cos i promised to talk about him all over the internet 🙂
charlietex
You really need a better handle on the English language
oz1967
well that word is now officially over, time to move on.
Brody
If straight people can’t use terms introduced by gays, then it stands to reason that gays should likewise steer clear of using terms invented by straights . . . or would that be blatantly hypocritical?
Kangol
No, Mo-Brody, but you just sound like someone trying and failing to be provocative, as usual.
Minerva Pomerantz
Grrrrl, we are the social word generators of the revolution. Accept it. Ever since the phrases Drama Queen and Size Queen went general, years ago, we must deal with it. Spilling the T(ea), throwing shade, bossy bottom, and many many more, are all mainstream. We have a President who is a size queen; THAT should concern people.
CMarks
I prefer to refer trumpie as stuffing from either a serious case of penis envy or having delusions of grander rather then being a size queen but to each his own.
girldownunder
I think they meant, “size of said member”….
Me2
I blame the reality show fag hags who lacked the witts and personality to come up with their own lingo. So they stole it from their flamboyant makeup artists and stylists’ and brought it to the mainstream.