At an event I hosted, two performance poets "Quiet Rage" referred to the upcoming artist, Zanora El, as "queen", as a term of respect and admiration.
She respectfully stated that we should check the etymology of the word, that it likened a woman as a whore as oppossed to royalty, and of course, it was not a term used by ancient and indigenous Africans.
I found this info at Etymologically Speaking
Queen
From the Gothic German "qino" then the Old English word "cwene" which was their common word for "woman." This gave rise to the early Middle English word "quean" which meant "woman," but was used as a "term of disparagement or abuse... a hussy, harlot" and used sometimes today to mean a male homosexual. Related to the modern Swedish word "kvinna," for woman.
I would be interested in any other input. Stay Great!
She respectfully stated that we should check the etymology of the word, that it likened a woman as a whore as oppossed to royalty, and of course, it was not a term used by ancient and indigenous Africans.
I found this info at Etymologically Speaking
Queen
From the Gothic German "qino" then the Old English word "cwene" which was their common word for "woman." This gave rise to the early Middle English word "quean" which meant "woman," but was used as a "term of disparagement or abuse... a hussy, harlot" and used sometimes today to mean a male homosexual. Related to the modern Swedish word "kvinna," for woman.
I would be interested in any other input. Stay Great!
