Jingthing Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 First of all, congratulations to the wonderful Mexican team for their brilliant upset over "powerhouse" Germany last night.. But something "funny" was going on in the stands. Yes, they were doing that chant again. Were they chanting "Puto" or the suggested word play change to "Putin" or both? I think either Puto or both but definitely not only Putin. That's the twist here. The addition of Putin. https://www.outsports.com/2018/5/30/17399376/2018-world-cup-russia-mexico-gay-slur Quote Mexicans urged to chant ‘Putin’ instead of gay slur ‘puto’ at Russia World Cup The offensive chant won’t go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Puto is often used as term for a male prostitute in Spanish. Puta is used for a woman. I have heard both words used in Mexico and Venezuela. "spanish word for a male prostitute. sometimes it´s offesive for homosexuals. in mexico it is used for cowards and traitors" .https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=puto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 How's that wall coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 How's that wall coming? The wall in Mexico vs. Germany was the Mexican defense. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 This indicates that FIFA isn't going to do anything about it. http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/06/24/puto_world_cup_what_does_mexico_s_anti_gay_world_cup_soccer_chant_really.html Personally, I'm conflicted. I don't like the chant, but I can see the humor in it, and one of the charming things I've enjoyed about Mexican culture is the abundant use of colorful obscenity, in general, not only homophobic. But there does seem to be a double standard here. What if another team was using a slur relating to another group? Would FIFA let that pass too? I doubt it. Anyway, I guess we'll be hearing it more at least for two more games in Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 OK there is talk now that FIFA will actually to actually try to identify the Mexican fans chanting that chant and ban them from future games they are already ticketed for. A Mexican player had made a public appeal to stop doing it at least at the cup. Stay tuned. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Good news! First of all, Mexico keeps winning and is emerging as a really serious contender. Also, somehow the message finally got through to their supporters and they stopped doing that chant. They've got other delightful chants and songs, so no big loss there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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