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- How offensive is “maricón”? : r Spanish - Reddit
In Spain it has an additional meaning: "pussy", as in coward It's relatively strong and some people avoid using it because it'd be "indirectly" demeaning for gay people, but then we say puta all day which is demeaning for women, so yeah It's weird how swearwords work A more acceptable and lighter vulgar word for "pussy" would be cagado or even lighter cagueta Back to the "gay" meaning, a
- How did the word maricon come into being? : r etymology - Reddit
The word doesn't make sense It derives from the name for the Virgin Mary, who is highly respected in Hispanic culture If I didn't know any better, I'd think it referred to devotees of St Louis de montefort How exactly did it evolve into a slur for gay men? I'm also told in the Philippines it's a named that's short for "immaculate conception" Odd
- ¿How is viewed used the word Maricón (faggot) in ur country?
It’s weird that in english gay was originally used to refer to someone happy, watching old movies you see characters using it quite a lot Wonder when the stereotype of gay people being treacherous (implicit in the meaning of maricon) died down
- is the word “marica” homophobic : r Spanish - Reddit
But in the case of “marica” meaning both “dude mate”, or a slur depending on context, that’s much more similar to the word “negro” that I previously explained It simply depends on context Very few words are universally offensive or universally good in Spanish Tone, context and intent are much much more important
- What does “marica ya” mean exactly? : r Spanish - Reddit
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- Spanish speakers what does “Pinche maricón”mean? : r teenagersnew
Spanish speakers what does “Pinche maricón”mean? I heard this tearm today and everyone started laughing I asked what it is and someone said google it I goggled it and google translation just says it means click maricon ??????
- Maricon vs gay : r learnspanish - Reddit
Maricon vs gay I was talking about a describing a gay couple from a show with my tutor She was using the word "gay" instead of "maricon" and when I said it she told me not to use that because it's very offensive I am confused though because my mom has always said that and she is from Colombia Has the word evolved??
- r translator on Reddit: [Spanish gt; English] This meme has been going . . .
In Mexico, at least in the north, "maricon" is used a lot as an insult for straight men, situations where they cower away from risky or uncomfortable situations and the target man is surrounded by more men (usually close friends) is the most common
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