Black and white, quare and queer: reimagining interracial dating through the Sibling Rivalry podcast

ABSTRACT

Sibling Rivalry is a podcast hosted by Bob the Drag Queen and Monet X Change, where the two share their Black queer experiences. Drawing quare studies, this essay closely reads their discourse surrounding being queer and dating interracially. From this, three themes emerged: the imagined realities of interracial queer dating, the stigmatization of interracial dating and media representations of Black love. The two articulate being strongly influenced to have strong Black preferential romantic inclinations in their youth, but race became a more negligent aspect of their romantic relationships after being able to travel and explore the world.

KEYWORDS:

• Queer studies
• black podcasts
• queer dating
• performance
• representation
• race and sexuality

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Authors notes

The authors’ collaboration began with Howard University’s Communication, Culture and Media Studies alumni student mentorship program.

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