potato queen

potato queen
 n.β€” Β«He suggested that I’m a “rice queen” (a White who likes Asians), and he referred to himself as a “potato queen” (an Asian who likes Whites). He also mentioned a term for an Asian who likes Asians and a White who likes Whites (“sticky rice” and “mashed potato”).Β» β€”β€œToronto motss.con: a retrospective” Usenet: soc.motss July 10, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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