Learn Spanish. Sign in. A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives e. An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society e. He went to the alley looking for male prostitutes.
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I reached out to local Rapids fans that are bilingual or native-Spanish speakers. They were divided as to whether the word should be perceived as a slur, or whether it is intended as harmless banter meant to unnerve the opposing goalkeeper. Abraham Sanchez has been a Rapids fan and member of a supporters group since He told me:. When is used at the goalkeeper, it's used to distract the keeper, to mentally unstable him to make a bad goal kick, so the opposite team or the team we're cheering on in this case the Rapids can take advantage of it.
NO it is not a homophobic shout. It's something that has always been in Mexico's soccer culture for decades and its frustrating that now they want to change something that's impregnated in Mexican culture. As far as I know Liga MX it's not doing anything to change the Puto chant, simply because is part of the game. If you were to ask Spanish speaking folks what the word puto means, you would get a lot of different replies, but I believe in its literal sense, it means Male Prostitute.
Now, what does it mean when it gets yelled at a goalkeeper? Some will say it means coward and the list goes on and on. Other Spanish-speaking MLS fans find no offense in it, but see it clearly as a thing associated with Mexican fans, and therefore they are not-at-all interested in taking part.
Rapids fan Jose Lopez gave me his perspective:. There the term puto is used as a derogatory slight for males but where I'm from it doesn't have the homosexual connotation that it appears to have in Mexico. So you would call someone puto if they whored around with women or if they whored around with different political circles jumping sides at their whim to serve their own needs. Lopez also added a really interested coda towards the end of our conversation:.
I support the LBGT community and the rights they are or should be guaranteed. However, it has implications from a larger cultural perspective that are not easy to delineate. The puto chant is unoriginal , unintelligent, and uncreative.
I could care less whether people use it or not; the word has lost its meaning to me. Jose Bueno feels the same way regarding it being unoriginal; but went further in saying that, when he understood it to be offensive to many people, he stopped. In my own opinion, the chant is old and we have to move on. For Krause, the harmless intent of the word is not sufficient reason to continue using it, since the perceived meaning is still hurtful.
During the World Cup, Krause wrote:. It has no place in soccer, and FIFA should do all it can to force Mexican fans to stop their annoying routine, including imposing the empty venue penalty or even more severe sanctions, such as banning Mexico from future international competitions. And some, for understandable reasons, are sharply opposed to any discussion of banning the term.
Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. Wendy British. Fred US English. Tessa South African. How to say PUTO in sign language? Javier Hernandez : To all Mexican fans in the stadiums, don't shout ' Puto ', let's not risk another sanction. Popularity rank by frequency of use PUTO Select another language:.
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