It is difficult for me not to use words that I have used most of my life, and I can imagine that a time existed when Carville would have used the word bitchy, instead of preachy.
Last night, during the Mexico v US soccer match, my wife and grandson told me that the Mexicans were mad and that they had to stop the game several times because the Mexican fans kept referring to the players, not sure if Mexican or American players as Putos.
I grew up in a place and time where the word puto was part of my vocabulary; I don’t believe any of the people I grew up with associated it with homosexuals. There were homosexuals in the neighborhood, but we called them jutos.
My wife is from Colombia, and I don’t recall why the word just came up, but she used the phrase mariposa. Remember that the letter “O” would make it male in Spanish. I had not given it much thought, but a couple of weeks back, I decided to ask why that word. She flapped her arm like a butterfly, and I shook my head in understanding.
There used to be a game called “Your Mama.” At least in the culture I grew up in, learning not to get mad so quickly was important, as getting mad could, at best, result in a fight and, at worst, death or severe beating.
Has our culture grown too soft and incapable of not getting so easily offended?
Carville
- James Carville told the Times that “preachy females” have chased some men from the Democratic Party.
- “The message is too feminine,” he told Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
- Carville is particularly worried about voting trends among Black men, who could decide the election.
In a freewheeling conversation with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, longtime Democratic strategist James Carville suggested that the party’s struggles with male voters are driven by “preachy females” who aren’t speaking to their concerns. Source
Mexican Fans
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Nations League final match was suspended in the late stages for the second straight year because of homophobic chants by pro-Mexican fans.
Canadian referee Drew Fischer stopped play in the 88th minute of the United States’ 2-0 victory in Sunday night’s final, played before a crowd of 59,471 at AT&T Stadium.
Play resumed after a 4 1/2-minute wait, and Fischer halted it again six minutes into stoppage time. Play restarted 1 1/2 minutes later and the match was played until conclusion in the ninth minute of added time.
“CONCACAF condemns the discriminatory chanting,” the regional governing body of North and Central America and the Caribbean said in a statement. “Security staff in the stadium identified and ejected a significant number of fans, and the referee and match officials activated the FIFA protocol. … It is extremely disappointing that this matter continues to be an issue at some matches.” Source
