The concept is inspired by the biblical story of the evil Queen Jezebel. The word "Jezebel" was used throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.

In the grim biblical story, recounted in the book of II Kings, as Jehu ascends the throne, he kills Jezebel by ordering her thrown out of a palace window, after which he stomps on her body ...