BUT studs, dykes, and queer masc of center Black lesbians did recently popularize the term. Yes, I know no one OWNS the term hoochie daddy - at least I don’t think so but niggas be buying everything and anything these days - and I know we didn’t invent it. Yes, they look good in them but my question is - why can’t we have anything lol? Over the past two weeks, the hashtag on Tiktok has gone from studs and more masc presenting dykes, to a bunch of Black cishet men. Bonus if you throw ass while in the shorts and accept tips at the function BUT not a necessity.Can be accompanied by thigh tattoos, moisturized skin, a scar or two, locs, and a killer smile to elevate the look.Loose enough so you can move but tight enough so we can all see ass and THIGHS. The fit is also important, it’s a snug fit.Usually a bright and summery color or a fun print, oftentimes will be part of a matching set.The material is usually a nice cotton or poly-blend - tiny basketball shorts and the cotton ones y’all wear to the gym DO NOT COUNT.The bottom of the shorts might have a cuff that’s sewn for that streamlined look.The thigh must be 64% visible in order to count. Using this term and these shorts as a way to be like “Fuck you, this is my body and I’m not going to wear what you think I should just because of how I present.” - but it could very well be that they just like looking hot, showing a little leg and getting kisses. I know other Black queer folks have been doing the same and although I am probably going far too deep with this in connection to these shorts and this cute term, I think that’s what Black MOC queer folks have been doing with it. Learning that being very sexual, enjoying my body, and using it to give and receive pleasure is something that I deserve.
The latter half of the term is of course a type of clothing.Īs a Black queer person, I have been happily learning and unlearning so much of my sexuality over time. In recent years, folks have done a good old reclaiming of the word and now it has more of an empowered meaning than its original which was meant to be derogatory. To older Black women with Southern origins, a hoochie is someone who dresses and acts “fast” or is sexually promiscuous. Don’t you just wanna dance the night away with them, hands grazing and grabbing that exposed thigh and thinking about the power that must be in those strong ass legs? Phew.Īnyway, the term is a play on “Hoochie Mama” which, if any of you have a mom like mine, you have been hearing it all your life. Seeing them stroll into Sunday brunch or having drinks at the rooftop day party while wearing these? Just the thought of it makes me want to fan myself. I’ve seen hoochie daddy shorts on MOC Black dykes for years, a way for them to express and blend their feminine and masculine sides in sexy summertime fashion and I love it. They have had a resurgence the past few years - apparently Zaya Wade’s daddy wore them a few years ago and haters people made fun of him - but the term and style have reached peak popularity this summer. The shorts themselves have roots going back to the ’70s, I literally have a picture of my dad wearing them on a summer day in Detroit in like 1975. “I should put on some hoochie daddy shorts t o do my part and bless the world with flashes of my thigh.”ĪGAIN, I have my own theories as to where the term hoochie daddy shorts originated but let’s start with where the term (probably) first popped up - on TikTok from Black MOC dykes and studs. Hoochie Daddy Shorts (hooCHē dadē SHôrts )Ī pair of form-fitting shorts on a hottie who may be a more masc of center person that hit mid-thigh. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.