The “Black men are bigger” myth just got debunked

Spoiler alert: The whole “big Black men have big dicks” trope is a giant myth. If you’ve ever wondered why do Black people have big dicks—or more accurately, why people think Black men do—buckle up. This age-old (and pretty racist) stereotype just got debunked.

We’re about to unpack how this penis size myth started, why it persists (looking at you, porn and dating apps), and how it harms Black men (gay, straight, and beyond) in real life.

As he bares it all (pun not intended), psychologist Bill Johnson spoke his classic HuffPo op-ed piece on the complex issue of stereotypes, challenging preconceptions about size, and the quest for self-acceptance in the Black community.

Let’s take a look at the “Black men are bigger” stereotype

“I have a problem with my dick size…it’s not big and I want it to be! … I’m also Black, and the ‘word’ is all Black men have a large phallus.”

Psychologist Bill Johnson in his Huffington Post op-ed

According to Johnson, he doesn’t know exactly how large he is because he’s never actually measured. If he had to guess, though, Johnson says he’d probably land in the “average” category. But the real problem, Johnson points out, isn’t the size of a penis at all. Instead, it’s the racist stereotype that because of his skin color he’s supposed to be bigger, thicker, longer.

“I have internalized the racist notion that Black men have big dicks…which has its roots in European racism, used to justify slavery and racial oppression.”

Bill Johnson continues to drop truth bombs in his Huffington Post op-ed

Think about that: a trained psychologist still felt insecure because society programmed him to believe Black men must be hung like horses. Johnson’s personal truth highlights a bigger problem that many of us (even Black men themselves) have unknowingly bought into a lie that’s literally centuries old.

What can be done about the “Black men are bigger” myth?

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