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The expressions "throw shade", "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms for a certain type of insult, often nonverbal. Journalist Anna Holmes called shade "the art of the sidelong insult".[1] Merriam-Webster defines it as "subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not".[2]

History

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The term can be found in Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park (1814). Young Edmund Bertram is displeased with a dinner guest's disparagement of the uncle who took her in: "With such warm feelings and lively spirits it must be difficult to do justice to her affection for Mrs. Crawford, without throwing a shade on the Admiral."[3]

According to gender studies scholar John C. Hawley, the expression "throwing shade" was used in the 1980s by New York City's working-class in the "ballroom and vogue culture". He writes that it refers to "the processes of a publicly performed dissimulation that aims either to protect oneself from ridicule or to verbally or psychologically attack others in a haughty or derogatory manner."[4]

Later use

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The first major use of "shade" that introduced the slang to the greater public was in Jennie Livingston's documentary film, Paris Is Burning (1990), about the mid-1980s drag scene in Manhattan.[2][4] In the documentary, one of the drag queens, Dorian Corey, explains that shade derives from "reading", the "real art form of insults". Shade is a developed form of reading: "Shade is, I don't tell you you're ugly. But I don't have to tell you, because you know you're ugly. And that's shade."[5]

Willi Ninja, who also appeared in Paris Is Burning, described "shade" in 1994 as a "nonverbal response to verbal or nonverbal abuse. Shade is about using certain mannerisms in battle. If you said something nasty to me, I would just turn on you, and give you a look like: 'Bitch please, you're not even worth my time, go on.' ... It's like watching Joan Collins going against Linda Evans on Dynasty. ... Or when George Bush ran against Bill Clinton, they were throwing shade. Who got the bigger shade? Bush did because Clinton won."[6] A New York Times letter to the editor in 1993 criticized the newspaper for commenting on Bill Clinton's hair: "The Sunday Stylers are the last people I'd expect to throw shade on President Bill's hair pursuits."[7]

According to E. Patrick Johnson, to throw shade is to ignore someone: "If a shade thrower wishes to acknowledge the presence of the third party, he or she might roll his or her eyes and neck while poking out his or her lips. People throw shade if they do not like a particular person or if that person has dissed them in the past. ... In the playful mode, however, a person may throw shade at a person with whom he or she is a best friend."[8]

The expression was further popularized by the American reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered in 2009.[2] In 2015, Anna Holmes of The New York Times Magazine wrote:

Shade can take many forms — a hard, deep look that could be either aggressive or searching, a compliment that could be interpreted as the opposite of one. E. Patrick Johnson, who teaches performance studies and African-American studies at Northwestern University, and who has written about the tradition of insults in the gay and black communities, explains: "If someone walks into a room with a hideous dress, but you don’t want to say it's hideous, you might say, 'Oooh … look at you!'" At its most refined, shade should have an element of plausible deniability, so that the shade-thrower can pretend that he or she didn't actually mean to behave with incivility, making it all the more delicious.[1]

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Throwing shade is a expression referring to the act of subtly insulting, criticizing, or showing contempt for someone through indirect verbal remarks, nonverbal cues, or implications that imply superiority or disdain. The term originated in the 1980s within New York City's ballroom culture, a competitive scene among and Latino LGBTQ+ communities involving voguing, readings, and performances where "shade" denoted artful disrespect delivered with style rather than overt aggression. In this context, throwing shade evolved from earlier uses of "shade" in (AAVE) to signify dismissal or subtle put-downs, often as a performative in "reading" sessions where participants traded clever barbs to assert dominance. The phrase gained broader visibility through the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, which captured ballroom vernacular including explanations of shade as a non-confrontational form of rivalry, contrasting it with direct "throwing tea" or gossip. By the 2000s, throwing shade permeated mainstream American English via drag entertainment, hip-hop lyrics, and celebrity discourse, often detached from its roots in communal performance and survival tactics amid marginalization. This diffusion has sparked debates over cultural appropriation, as elements of AAVE and ballroom lexicon are adopted without acknowledgment of their origins in resilient subcultures facing systemic exclusion, though empirical tracking of slang evolution shows such borrowing as a common linguistic pattern rather than unique malice. In contemporary usage, it describes passive-aggressive social dynamics across platforms like social media, where indirect jabs allow plausible deniability while signaling hierarchy.

Definition and Etymology

Core Meaning and Usage

"Throw shade" refers to the act of subtly or indirectly expressing , disapproval, or disrespect toward a , often through verbal insinuation, nonverbal cues, or backhanded compliments that imply without overt . This distinguishes it from direct s, as the shade-thrower employs ambiguity or wit to allow , requiring the target or observers to infer the negativity. The phrase encapsulates a form of social maneuvering where the insult lands through implication rather than explicit statement, frequently observed in competitive or interpersonal dynamics. In usage, "throwing shade" can manifest verbally, as in sarcastic remarks like "Your new haircut is so unique," which conveys under the of praise, or nonverbally via , sighs, or dismissive gestures that signal disdain without words. It often appears in phrases such as "She's throwing shade at his outfit" to describe an instance of such subtle disparagement. The expression implies a calculated delivery, where the shadower demonstrates superiority in perceptiveness or style by highlighting flaws indirectly, a tactic that amplifies its sting through the recipient's realization. Unlike blunt , which risks immediate backlash, throwing shade preserves the thrower's composure while eroding the target's standing among bystanders. Examples illustrate its precision: a comment like "You look good... for someone who just rolled out of bed" qualifies as shade by embedding condescension in feigned approval. Similarly, responding to a success with "Finally got it right, huh?" subtly undermines achievement by suggesting rarity or luck over merit. These instances highlight how shade thrives on context and tone, demanding familiarity with the target to maximize impact without crossing into outright hostility. The term's application remains consistent across casual conversations, where it denotes this oblique contempt, underscoring its role as a linguistic tool for veiled rivalry.

Linguistic Roots and Evolution

The phrase "throw shade" derives from the slang term "shade," denoting oblique contempt or disrespect, which originated in (AAVE) amid the underground ballroom culture of , , during the . This metaphorical usage evokes casting a shadow to subtly undermine or belittle, contrasting with overt insults known as "reading" in the same subculture. The verb "throw" implies the deliberate projection of this disdain, often through nonverbal cues like or pointed silence, or indirect verbal barbs that imply rather than declare flaws. Earliest documented explanations of the concept appear in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, where veteran performer defines shade as a refined diss: "I don't tell you you're ugly... because everybody is not going to have to tell you because you know you're ugly," emphasizing its indirect, knowing quality over blunt confrontation. While "shade" as subtle disparagement predates the full phrase in AAVE oral traditions, "throw shade" crystallized as a fixed expression within drag houses' competitive "battles," where linguistic precision served social survival and status assertion in marginalized communities. Linguistically, the phrase's evolution mirrors AAVE's pattern of innovative verb-noun compounding for expressive nuance, adapting everyday imagery—like literal shade providing cover or evasion—to interpersonal dynamics. By the early , it permeated broader urban slang via hip-hop lyrics and , transitioning from niche vernacular to pan-cultural . Dictionaries formalized it in the , with entering "throw shade" in February 2017 as "to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms." This mainstreaming retained the core indirectness but diluted some subcultural specificity, as evidenced by its application in non-competitive contexts like celebrity commentary or snark.

Origins in Subcultural Contexts

Ballroom and Drag Culture Foundations

Ballroom culture, an underground subculture primarily among Black and Latino gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in , formalized in the late and early as participants organized into "houses" that functioned as surrogate families offering social and emotional support amid widespread marginalization. The , credited as the first such house, was established around 1970 by following her dissatisfaction with racial bias in existing drag pageants, where she had competed since the . These houses, led by "mothers" or "fathers," hosted competitive "balls" featuring categories such as voguing—a stylized performance mimicking high-fashion poses—and "realness," where participants aimed to pass as mainstream societal ideals like executives or supermodels. Competitions emphasized creativity, poise, and strategic one-upmanship, with houses battling for prestige rather than monetary prizes, though events drew hundreds of attendees by the mid-. Drag culture, involving theatrical performances that exaggerate feminine or masculine traits through clothing, makeup, and mannerisms, intersected deeply with as many house members were drag performers seeking visibility and validation outside traditional venues. While drag traces to 19th-century balls, its integration into house systems amplified competitive elements, turning performances into communal rituals of survival and expression for those facing , , and the AIDS crisis in the . Key figures like , founder of the House of Ninja, elevated voguing as a nonviolent form, incorporating angular poses derived from 1960s model poses to assert dominance. Within these foundations, "throwing shade" emerged as a core communicative tactic in the early , denoting subtle, often nonverbal expressions of or superiority—such as eye rolls, sighs, or implied critiques—deployed during balls to undermine rivals without escalating to physical conflict. Distinct from "reading," which involves direct, witty verbal roasts, shade prioritized insinuation to maintain while signaling disdain, reflecting the subculture's emphasis on psychological savvy over overt aggression. This practice, integral to voguing battles where the most effective shade often determined winners, fostered a lexicon of indirect power dynamics suited to environments of limited resources and high stakes. By the 1980s, as houses proliferated (e.g., in 1982), shade became emblematic of ballroom's ritualized competition, embedding resilience through layered social critique.

Early Documentation and Key Figures

The practice of throwing shade emerged within New York City's underground ballroom culture, a competitive scene primarily among and Latino LGBTQ+ individuals that gained structure in the early 1970s. This subculture, evolving from earlier drag balls dating back to the , emphasized performative categories where participants "read" rivals through witty, indirect insults to assert superiority without direct confrontation. Shade represented an advanced, subtler form of this verbal sparring, often integrated into voguing battles where gestures and poses conveyed disdain non-verbally. The earliest widespread documentation of "throw shade" as a distinct phrase occurred in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, directed by , which captured late-1980s life through interviews and footage of events hosted by like LaBeija and Xtravaganza. Filmed between 1985 and 1989, the film preserved shade's role in rivalries, portraying it as a survival tactic amid socioeconomic marginalization and devastation, with over 70 participants featured, many of whom embodied the term through on-screen demonstrations. Prior oral histories and scene accounts suggest the expression circulated internally in the , but Paris Is Burning provided the first visual and explanatory record, influencing its recognition beyond subcultural confines. Key figures in early shade documentation include Dorian Corey, a veteran drag performer and mother of the House of Corey, whose interview in Paris Is Burning offered the phrase's canonical definition: shade as an evolved, implicit insult where "I don't have to tell you you're ugly... but I don't have to tell you, because everyone is intelligent enough to figure it out." Corey, active in Harlem's scene since the 1970s, distinguished shade from overt "reading" (direct roasts), emphasizing its reliance on cultural intuition and nonverbal cues like eye-rolling or poised dismissal. Other pivotal personalities, such as Pepper LaBeija—founder of the House of LaBeija in 1972 and a commentator in the documentary—exemplified shade in practice through house leadership and ball emceeing, fostering environments where subtle disses built status hierarchies. These individuals, often house "mothers" or performers, transmitted shade as a tool for resilience and artistry in balls attended by hundreds weekly during the era.

Popularization and Mainstream Adoption

Influence of Media and Entertainment

The 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, directed by , played a pivotal role in exposing the term "throw shade" to audiences beyond ballroom culture by featuring explanations from participants like , who distinguished shade as subtle disrespect contrasting with overt "reading." The film documented New York City's underground drag balls in the late , where shade-throwing served as a non-violent form of competition, influencing subsequent media portrayals of subcultures. RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered on Logo in 2009, further propelled the phrase into mainstream lexicon through recurring segments encouraging contestants to "read" and throw shade at each other, often in dedicated "reading" challenges that highlighted witty, indirect insults. The show's global popularity, with seasons attracting millions of viewers and spawning international spin-offs, integrated shade-throwing as a core element of drag performance, contributing to the English Dictionary's addition of "throw shade" in 2016. This exposure normalized the term in , where it evolved from subcultural ritual to a staple of competitive banter. Other entertainment formats, including music videos and celebrity interviews, amplified adoption; for instance, artists drawing from aesthetics referenced shade in and public feuds, embedding it in pop by the mid-2010s. series beyond drag, such as those featuring interpersonal drama, adopted the phrase to describe veiled criticisms, reflecting media's role in diluting its original contextual precision for broader accessibility.

Expansion into Broader Pop Culture

The phrase "throw shade" permeated broader segments of pop culture in the mid-2010s, extending beyond drag and influences into , celebrity rivalries, and formats appealing to general audiences. Its application in these domains often described subtle disses or competitive banter, as media outlets began routinely employing the term to analyze high-profile interactions. For instance, during the 2015 , Nicki Minaj's performance of "Anaconda" was widely interpreted as throwing shade at , highlighting tensions over industry recognition and performance styles. This event exemplified how the slang entered mainstream award show discourse, detached from its subcultural roots. In music, artists across genres incorporated "throw shade" into lyrics to evoke rivalry or dismissal, signaling the term's lexical integration. Rapper Travis Scott referenced it directly in his 2023 track "WAY BACK" from the album Utopia, rapping, "It's summertime, why they tryna throw shade?"—a line addressing external criticisms amid career successes. Similarly, country music feuds have invoked the phrase, with artists using songs to subtly critique peers, as documented in analyses of genre-specific diss tracks from the 2020s. These usages reflect a shift toward verbal subtlety in hip-hop and pop diss culture, paralleling but distinct from overt "beef." Reality TV series like franchise accelerated its spread by featuring cast members accusing each other of shade in interpersonal conflicts, normalizing the term for non-LGBTQ+ viewers by the early 2010s. The Oxford English Dictionary's inclusion of "throw shade" in 2016 underscored this broader acceptance, attributing part of its momentum to pop culture saturation via shows like while noting spillover into everyday celebrity commentary. By then, figures unaffiliated with queer subcultures, such as , had lyrics and statements retroactively framed as shade-throwing, further embedding it in fan-driven pop analysis.

Contemporary Usage and Variations

Digital and Social Media Applications

In digital and , throwing shade manifests primarily through indirect, deniable communications that exploit platform affordances for subtlety and virality. On X (formerly ), subtweeting—posting veiled criticisms without tagging the subject—enables users to imply via ambiguous phrasing, often amplified by algorithmic retweets and follower speculation. This method, which surged in the alongside the platform's growth, preserves the art's core indirectness while leveraging brevity; for example, a 2016 exchange in the Taylor Swift-Kanye West feud involved tweets and Snaps interpreted as mutual shade, drawing millions of engagements. Instagram facilitates shade via image captions that pair visuals with sarcastic or backhanded remarks, such as implying inferiority through feigned praise, which users compile into shareable lists for emulation. These posts, often timed to coincide with targets' activities, encourage audience participation in decoding intent, as evidenced by recurring trends in celebrity rivalries like Nicki Minaj's 2018 responses to , where captions fueled speculation without explicit confrontation. TikTok extends shade into performative formats, with users embedding insults in dances, lip-syncs, or reaction videos that use gestures or edited clips for layered criticism, as seen in viral "throwing shade" challenges starting around 2022. This visual emphasis aligns with the term's drag origins, where nonverbal cues dominate, but digital iteration risks dilution through overt trends; data from platform analytics indicate such content garners high view counts—e.g., over 25 million related posts by 2023—yet often blurs into direct roasts, prompting debates on authenticity.

Regional and Generational Adaptations

In younger generations, particularly and Alpha, "throwing shade" has evolved into a digital-first practice, often executed through subtweets, memes, and short-form videos on platforms like and (now X), emphasizing layered irony and visual cues over verbal delivery alone. This adaptation amplifies its subtlety, allowing via emojis or indirect references, as seen in viral challenges where users layer insults under humorous facades. In contrast, millennial usage, peaking in the 2000s and 2010s, relied more on in-person or early social media contexts influenced by shows like , with less emphasis on algorithmic virality. Older generations, such as Gen X and boomers, exhibit lower familiarity with the phrase itself, often defaulting to direct criticism or regional idioms for similar effects, though exposure via has increased awareness without widespread adoption. Regionally, the American-originated term has diffused into other English-speaking areas like the and through global media, retaining its core meaning of indirect disrespect but blending with local rhetorical styles. In the , for instance, it coexists with traditions of dry wit and , where "throwing shade" might manifest as understated irony in public discourse, as discussed in language segments. Beyond Anglophone contexts, analogous practices persist without direct phrase adoption, reflecting cultural preferences for veiled critique:
CountryEquivalent PracticeKey Characteristics
Dry /Irony delivered in reserved tones to mock subtly.
Tatemae vs. HonnePolite facades masking authentic disdain.
Side-talk/coded talkIndirect references via parables or allusions.
Proverbs/idiomsPassive-aggressive jibes embedded in cultural sayings.
These parallels highlight how "throwing shade" functions as a universal social tool, adapted to norms prioritizing harmony or over overt confrontation, though the English phrase's spread via has introduced it verbatim in urban, youth-driven global subcultures.

Cultural Impact and Criticisms

Positive Aspects and Social Functions

Throwing shade, as practiced in and drag cultures, exemplifies a form of verbal artistry that rewards linguistic and subtlety, distinguishing skilled practitioners who can craft indirect insults that entertain and impress audiences without overt . This elevates shade from mere criticism to a performative , where participants demonstrate intellectual agility and cultural fluency, often eliciting admiration rather than outright hostility. Within and communities, shade facilitates social bonding and cohesion by creating shared rituals of playful exchange, where individuals connect through mutual recognition of clever reads that reinforce in-group . It serves as a non-violent competitive tool in settings, enabling performers to subtly undermine opponents and vie for judges' favor, thus channeling rivalry into creative expression that sustains the scene's dynamic energy. Broader social functions include building interpersonal resilience, as adeptly catching and returning shade hones the ability to navigate conflicts with poise, applicable beyond subcultural contexts to everyday . In these environments, shade also acts as a mode of , allowing marginalized voices to critique norms indirectly through "fierce literacy" that challenges dominant discourses without direct confrontation.

Debates on Toxicity and Overuse

Critics of throwing shade contend that its indirect, often veiled insults encourage , which erodes trust in interpersonal relationships by avoiding honest and instead breeding hidden resentments. This form of communication, while originating as a witty defense mechanism in marginalized communities, can mask deeper bigotries such as transphobia, fatphobia, and when overapplied, turning subtle critique into outright harm. In professional environments, deploying shade—such as through sarcastic emails or subtweets—risks appearing unprofessional and damaging reputations or . Within and communities, some observers note that shade serves as an outlet for pent-up anger from societal , including and homophobia, but frequently redirects this frustration inward, hurting peers and perpetuating cycles of negativity rather than fostering healing. Cultural commentator Wade Davis has argued that "shade seems to come easier than for some," particularly among distanced by trauma, leading to a broader " of lovelessness, insecurity, and violence" where performative insults prioritize deflection over . Defenders counter that, when confined to performative contexts like battles, shade remains an empowering skill for navigating power imbalances without physical risk, though its sting acknowledges inherent potential for emotional injury. Debates on overuse highlight how adoption—via reality TV shows on networks like Bravo and LogoTV since the early —has saturated public discourse, stripping shade of its subversive subtlety and reducing it to commonplace pettiness or fodder. This dilution transforms an art form rooted in oppression-era resilience into a normalized tool for everyday snark, diminishing its cultural potency and amplifying in non-performative settings like , where it often escalates conflicts without resolution. While some maintain that widespread usage democratizes clever expression, others warn it normalizes covert hostility, making direct praise or critique rarer and contributing to relational exhaustion across generations.

Appropriation and Dilution Concerns

Critics within queer communities have raised concerns that "throw shade," originating as a nuanced form of verbal sparring in African American ballroom culture, has been appropriated by white men and later diluted through broader mainstream adoption, stripping its subversive edge developed as a survival tactic against marginalization. In this original context, documented in the 1990 film Paris Is Burning, shade involved artful, indirect insults requiring cultural fluency to decode, often used by and Latino LGBTQ+ individuals to challenge power imbalances without direct confrontation. Appropriation critiques, such as those from writer Michael Arceneaux in 2014, argue that white men's adoption of the term ignored its roots in feminine resilience, repurposing it for intra-community banter while benefiting from greater societal visibility and resources. As the phrase entered pop culture via media like starting in 2009 and social platforms, dilution occurred through simplification into overt criticism, losing the layered indirection central to its essence. Academic analyses note that mainstream usage, amplified by non- influencers, commodifies such slang, reducing its role as encoded resistance in oppressed groups to generic snark, with examples like celebrity feuds prioritizing virality over subtlety. This shift, observed in linguistic studies, correlates with the term's surge in data post-2010, where contexts expanded beyond spaces to include heterosexual and white-dominated , prompting claims of cultural erasure. While some linguists counter that naturally evolves without , proponents of these concerns emphasize that uncredited perpetuates inequities, as originators receive neither recognition nor economic gain from the phrase's in and memes.

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