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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 97 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I am reminded of the Mexican dude I used to work with who was a huge Trump supporter and would refer to other Mexicans as wetbacks and say shit like "send them back." Always had me like "bro, you know he'd deport your ass, too, right?"

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (5 children)

There are a surprising number of Latino Americans who are pro-Trump who don't seem to realize what will happen if Project 2025 is implemented and they're out somewhere without the "proper" paperwork.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I've been able to convince a few of them to not vote for the orange asshole by passing them along this pic and link to Project 2025's PDF. All it took for one was the mention of abortion rights being curtailed to change her opinion. A lot of people don't bother learning about policy and that just makes them gravitate toward whoever appears to be "strong" or "righteous".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You might also send some people this. There are a lot of Latino veterans.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At first, I thought the phenomenon had to do with religion. My opinion changed after 2020 as Biden is Catholic, so that no longer tracks. Nowadays, I'm starting to think it has more to do with machismo culture.

[–] hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I think you are right about it being machismo. A thing to know though is that plenty of Christians hate Catholics. The schism between Catholics and Protestants still burns bright for some people.

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[–] Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Didn't understand everything but "no mas naranja" was funny

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"Fuck you, MAGA assholes*. No more orange 2024."

*pendejo, as a slang word, is not directly translatable but the equivalent of 'asshole.'

[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I always thought pendejo was similar to dickhead. I first remember hearing it in GTA San Andreas and I think they had a translation in the subtitles. I think. It's been a minute.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is there a functional distinction between "asshole" and "dickhead" that I've never been familiar with despite being a native English speaker?

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thinking about it, I feel that a dickhead does dickhead things more randomly, but an asshole does asshole things for a reason, on purpose.

Like a dickhead may fuck things up for everyone, whereas asshole fucks up things for other people.

Just my thoughts.

[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel similarly. For someone being a dickhead, they're being rude because they don't care about you.
For an asshole, they're being rude because they want to be mean.

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[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I also first heard it in San Andreas. The way I remember it, one of the Latino gangsters calls you or big smoke a pendejo and I think the guy responds with "who are you calling a dickhead?!" Or something.

So it gets translated, but indirectly, which I think is cool.

[–] LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The guy calls CJ a pendejo and CJ's sister is the one who says "who are you calling a dickhead?!"

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[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

It's generally translated as "asshole," most commonly in a phrase like "¡chinga tu madre, pinche pendejo!" meaning "fuck you, asshole!"

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When my Colombian wife uses it, she just means "stupid".

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[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Chinga tu MAGA: Variant of Cinga tu madre, "fuck your mother"

Pendejo: asshole, dickhead, dumbass. SUPER versatile personal insult.

No mas naranja: no more orange

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Thank you! Google translate was not helpful

I've always heard pendejo as "idiot" but ruder.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pendejo is a word you feel moreso than you translate. "Idiot, but ruder" certainly falls under its umbrella.

[–] finley@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

“dumbass” is a better translation, as if Red Forman were saying it

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

A combination of idiot and asshole. Someone who's just stupid or just obnoxious isn't a pendejo, you have to be both.

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[–] Vytle@lemmy.world 39 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The translation I did

Spanish: chinga tu maga pendejo no mas naranja

English: fuck your magician asshole no more orange

[–] Starbuck@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

If you take “MAGA” as the acronym, would it be more like “fuck you, MAGA assholes”

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[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ay guey I fucking love this, but not $60 love it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ouch. That's how much it costs? Yeah, I don't blame you. You could probably get it made custom for $20.

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I can spray paint this on several walls for $5

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I encourage you to do so (but I hope you don't get caught)!

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

What do you mean? I would only ever spray paint this on the interior walls of a private studio.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

I'll do it for $2.

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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The average maga can't even pronounce quesadilla this sign will unfortunately accomplish nothing.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, some Latinos are going to vote for him. This sign is far from pointless

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[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe it is to get non Maga people to actually vote. You know, so the Naranja doesn't win from gerrymandring

Note as a non-Spanish speaker I don't understand the first word

[–] DokPsy@infosec.pub 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's translated as "fuck your maga"

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ahhhh thanks for that! "chinga tu maga" then right?

I don't speak much Spanish so I was struggling to figure out what that first word was assuming it was all one word lol

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

You might encounter "chinga tu madre" used as an insult from time to time. I assume the sign creator here is well aware of that expression.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

It's been decades since it took Spanish class, but it's been a lot fewer years since I worked with anyone who spoke Spanish. And if you work with people that speak Spanish and don't pick up the swears, then you don't actually work with people that speak Spanish.

[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Fucking brilliant.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I have my doubts about how well the writer of this sign speaks Spanish. "Naranja" is a fruit; the color orange is "anaranjado".

[–] Bojimbo@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Naranja is also used for the color orange in a lot of latin countries.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

se perfecto gracias

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