What does puto(a) mean?
What does puto(a) mean?
The meaning of “Puto (a)” varies, based on gender In spanish there is a word called “puto (a)” which has two different meanings depending on the gender it refers to. If a male is called a “puto” it is as if he was called a fag which can be a very offensive because ot puts down your sexual orientation.
Is it offensive to call someone a Puto in Spanish?
If they do that, well, then they must be a puto, at least in the minds of macho muchachos. Calling someone a puto, whether in a Spanish or mixed English–Spanish contexts, is very offensive. It is like calling someone a faggot. Using puto to call someone “weak” is also offensive, because it denigrates people who are gay by comparison.
Is the Mexican chant ‘puto’ offensive?
There are plenty of voices out there saying the chant ‘puto’ is offensive and homophobic, including scholars both in the US and Mexico and Mexico’s own anti-discrimination agency. But beyond the question of linguistics is a question of common courtesy.
Why do soccer fans chant puto?
There, fans may chant puto to distract the opposing team’s goalkeeper. The vulgar chant is a bit of a play on words, as missing a goal in Spanish is dejar que se la metieran, or “to let someone stick it in.”
