OH Here We Go: Cody apologises for using a homophobic slur

[Sypress]

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Generación de mierda y su obsesión por ofenderse por estupideces

Son bien pendejos

 

[WaveMolecules]

"PUTO"

Don't be disingenuous.

https://deadspin.com/oh-cool-were-doing-the-puto-controversy-again-1826936066

Mexico supporters pulled out the “Ehhhh.....Puto!” chant once again in their 1-0 World Cup win over Germany on Sunday, with the homophobic slur audible on the TV broadcast during Manuel Neuer’s goal kicks. The chant is potentially going to earn the Mexican federation another fine from FIFA, which is investigating the Mexico fans’ actions with the aid of their anti-discrimination monitoring system. Hopefully, once the investigation of the fans is through, homophobia will have been eliminated from Russia, which has criminalized “homosexual propaganda,” and also its republic Chechnya, where there are no gay people.

FIFA has already fined Mexico’s federation—which has campaigned to get supporters to change the chant—$160,000 for continued use of “Puto” across the World Cup qualifiers, including all of its home games and road matches against the U.S., Canada, and Panama. “Puto,” which came to international prominence at the 2014 World Cup, has also been heard in other Spanish-speaking countries, Brazil, and MLS games in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York.

The word gets translated to “fakkit” pretty often but should probably be taken more literally to mean something like “man-whore,” and it has homophobic undertones even if supporters of the chant defend it as an innocent insult. In the same way that the English “cocksucker” gets used by not-very-bright people as a catch-all insult for men, “puto” is an allegedly sexuality-neutral word that nevertheless works to reinforce traditional straight, masculine power. Whether or not the intent is there when it’s shouted on goal kicks, “puto” is a symbol of homophobia and a common insult experienced by gay men in Mexico, who I would think generally don’t want to hear it as they’re trying to enjoy and not get beat up at a sporting event.

It only took me a few seconds to find multiple articles on its use in Mexico and that it is, indeed, a homophobic slur. I don't get the outrage over his apologizing.


'Homophobic and not very clever': why puto chants haunt Mexican football

I used to call my friends "fakkit," even when it had no real reference to homosexuality...once I understood the context, and how juvenile it was, I stopped using the slur.

I was also 12. I got over it. Expanded my vocabulary.

Homophobia wasn't my thing, I'm amazed how people still cling to it. Nowadays, it's almost always a sign of sexual confusion and frustration to me.

That's pretty much the same situation here. It's not hard to stop saying, but toxic masculinity is real.
'Homophobic and not very clever': why puto chants haunt Mexican football

edit: beaten, what timing, lol

The article states it's literally translated to man-whore. And that's true. Also marica or maricon is a better translation to fakkit than puto.

Puto is a catch all like bytch.

But if people want to be offended

 

[Amor fati]

When us Angolans use "Puto" it's a slang for a kid or someone that is younger than you.

 

[Jamal514]

This era of fake outrage

 

[krackdagawd]

This era of fake outrage

Bunch of slack jawed fakkits round here

 

[TobiOT]

So they gonna apologise for every little thing now?

 

[Amor fati]

Bunch of slack jawed fakkits round here

A classic line from the manliest movies. But we literally got slack-jawed fakkits thinking they run the world.

 

[The Girl From Innsmouth]

This era of fake outrage

The only outrage I've seen comes from perpetual 7th graders mad that Cody was like sorry I said something dumb.

 

[krackdagawd]

A classic line from the manliest movies. But we literally got slack-jawed fakkits thinking they run the world.

As the kids say, big facts

The only outrage I've seen comes from perpetual 7th graders mad that Cody was like sorry I said something dumb.

speaking of slack jawed fakkits