George Lopez Leads Crowd In Anti-Donald Trump Chant With Anti-Gay Slur (Video)

Comedian George Lopez uses an anti-gay slur to attack Donald Trump.

Donald Trump unleashed an attack on Mexicans during his presidential campaign kick-off speech, which he repeatedly has defended over the past few weeks. “They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some I assume are good people,” he said.

On Saturday night, American comedian George Lopez, whose comedy often examines Mexican-American culture, decided to turn the tables on Trump.

“This country is better with Latinos in it,” Lopez told his audience at Phoenix, Arizona’s Celebrity Theatre.

And then the chant began.

“Donald Trump!,” Lopez shouted.

“Fuck that puto!,” the audience responded.

The chant repeated several times.

This is not the first time Lopez has used the chant against a political target. He’s also used it against Mitt Romney, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, “President George Bush and other Republicans for their anti-immigration, English Only and anti-Latino policies.”

The term “puto” is widely accepted to be a homophobic slur. It means gay, or male prostitute, but situationally and when used to insult can mean “fag” or “faggot.”

Last month, during the World Cup in Brazil, Mexico fans repeatedly yelled “puto!” to attack Cameroon and Brazil. 

Here’s Lopez and his audience, uncensored:

The story has appeared on Gawker, Billboard, and The Hollywood Reporter, among others. None of these sites explained or issued any condemnation for the use of the slur. One Gawker commenter offered the correct definition. Gossip Cop chose to define the term as “male prostitute,” which is generous.

UPDATE –
For those who disagree with the definition, and refuse to click on links:

Holly R. Cashman, Associate Professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of New Hampshire in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, who “researches language and identity, particularly around Spanish in the U.S., bilingualism, gender and sexual identities,” according to her bio, writes at the Huffington Post an article titled “Why ‘Puto’ Must Go“:

So, in my opinion, the current controversy over ‘puto’ boils down to two simple questions: (1) is it a homophobic slur?, and if so, (2) should its use be banned by FIFA? The short answers are: yes, and yes.

 

UPDATE II –
We’ve reached out to Mr. Lopez to ask him what he meant the word to mean. We’ll update this story if and when we hear back from him.

UPDATE III –
The New York Daily News also reported on the George Lopez story today, writing, “Puto is an offensive term in Spanish, considered by some to be homophobic.”

UPDATE IV –
In 2012 when Lopez used the word “puto” against Mitt Romney, the gay Republican group GOProud demanded an apology.

UPDATE V –
Raw Story covered the Gerge Lopez story yesterday. “The pejorative ‘puto’ is often used as a disparaging name for a homosexual or male prostitute.”

UPDATE VI –
Towleroad, last month, on the use of the word during the World Cup: 

“Puto” is the Spanish word for a male prostitute, “fag” or “coward”, and a derogatory term for gay men.

 

 

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