(African American Vernacular, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white woman.
Had to look that one up. Yes, I’d say the correct vernacular was used.
And my understanding, based on when I first heard the term, was that in particular it referred to the white GF of a Black Man.
I first came across the term as a result of an incident some years ago. I cant now remember the details but the gist of it was that a successful Black Athlete had done particularly well for himself in some contest (Olympics?) and,
The next thing was, there he was in his nice suburban home with a pretty young White GF in tow. (The scenario I described earlier)
Various Black Activists were furious and used the "Snowbunny" expression freely in their critisim. Basically, what kind of roll model is he for young black kids if at the first sniff of success he runs away and goes white.
Now, while I dont particularly subscribe to the notion that just because one might have a particular talent for kicking a ball around or hitting it with a stick (Or even making lots of money for a bank in the city) that you somehow have some sort of duty of care to be a role model for anybody.
But I do sympathise with the Black activists frustration.
As if Black communities were not damaged enough by "White Flight" they now have to contend with "Black Flight" too! and with it the implicit suggestion that Black neighborhoods (And indeed, Black Women) are so dreadful that even Black people dont want to live there unless they have no option.
Hence my earlier comment. Asian and Asiatic (And indeed Jewish) communities are quite different. No matter how successful an individual becomes, they will tend to maintain strong ties with their old communities. A strong sense of extended family is likley to be a major factor in this.
In this particular context I think the use of the term "Snowbunny" in my earlier post was entirely to the point and entirely justifiable.
Edit: Police have finally issued a description. "The suspect is a black man, in his twenties to thirties, approximately 6ft tall and of slim build with a beard, believed to be dressed all in black with white trainers."
Of course it was.
Call it confirmation bias if you like. But the fact that the police/media etc spent all day holding off on providing a description of the suspect they were looking for meant it had to be really!
