Is That Any Way to Attract Gringos?

*Texas Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer publicly quipped that GOP stands for Gringos Otros Pendejos. So much to unpack here: I’ve never thought of the word “Gringo” as derogatory. Much like the Yiddish “Goy,” a lot depends on the context. “Gringo pendejo,” on the other hand … VL

By Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, speaking at the Texas Democratic Party convention on Friday night, referred to the GOP as “Gringos y Otros Pendejos” — a line that drew gasps and laughter from the audience and sputtering anger from conservatives on social media.

Need a translation? “Gringos” are Americans, and the word can be derogatory or not, depending on the context. “Otros” means other. “Pendejos” is general purpose profanity used to refer to people who are objectionable, useless or both. If you search the internet, you’ll find that the word got a lot of use when a World Cup referee called a critical late-game penalty against Mexico last weekend.

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