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Dallas' Pizza Patron Uses Mexican Slang Deemed Offensive or Funny, Depending on Whom You Ask
Dallas News ^ | 19 March 2014 | SARAH BLASKOVICH

Posted on 03/22/2014 2:27:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Be careful about ordering Pizza Patron's La Ch!#gona pie in mixed company. The Dallas-based restaurant group is making enemies with the name of the new pizza -- a Spanish descriptor questionable enough that Pizza Patron is giving it curse-word treatment by using symbols in marketing materials.

The word "la chingona" loosely translates to an adjective like "bad-ass," explained several Spanish speakers, but it isn't a descriptor many were willing to utter aloud over and over.

"This is a word you use in a very relaxed atmosphere with people of your same age or background," said Victor Arriaga, deputy consul at the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas. "If you're going to meet your in-laws for the first time, you probably wouldn't use it."

The brand director at Pizza Patron was more candid: Some of the franchise owners "hate" the name and have refused to sell the pizza, said Andrew Gamm, brand director at Pizza Patron. In fact, about 10 to 15 percent of the company's 90 stores have elected not to sell the La Ch!#gona Pizza when it becomes available at other stores on March 31.

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: mexicantexas; pizza
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To: nickcarraway

“Enjoy your Extra *BIG ASS* Fries.”

Life imitates “Idiocracy.”


2 posted on 03/22/2014 2:29:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: nickcarraway

I’m offended that your offended that I’m offended....


3 posted on 03/22/2014 2:30:34 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: dfwgator

Brilliant marketing.


5 posted on 03/22/2014 2:31:37 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: nickcarraway

“la chingona” would seem to translate more literally into something different than “bad ass,” since “chinga tu madre” is real fightin’ words.


6 posted on 03/22/2014 2:34:37 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Huskrrrr
I’m offended that your offended that I’m offended....

Huskrrrr, I cannot tell you how offensive I think that is.

7 posted on 03/22/2014 2:34:56 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: Huskrrrr

I am offended that I wasn’t offended and offended no one tried to offend me, and I find that offensive.


8 posted on 03/22/2014 2:35:36 PM PDT by CodeToad (Keeping whites from talking about blacks is verbal segregation!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
“chinga tu madre” is real fightin’ words

The Mexicans I went to school with said it meant "blessings upon your Mother".

9 posted on 03/22/2014 2:39:08 PM PDT by Nachoman (Wisdom is learned, cynicism is earned.)
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To: Nachoman

Yeah.... they were being real polite there.


10 posted on 03/22/2014 2:44:28 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: dfwgator

They should name one of their pizzas, La Cabron!


11 posted on 03/22/2014 2:47:42 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Apparently the mods are being offended too.


12 posted on 03/22/2014 2:48:45 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

The Mexicans at my school thought my name was Ben.

Ben Dejo.


13 posted on 03/22/2014 2:51:04 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: dfwgator

The “la chingona” is nothing compared to the puta pie!


14 posted on 03/22/2014 2:53:43 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Haha, even though I had to look it up. My basic gutter Spanish is years out of use.


15 posted on 03/22/2014 2:54:50 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: TigersEye

That palabra, or word, I DO recognize; as in ‘What’s New Puta-Cat?”


16 posted on 03/22/2014 3:20:51 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: TigersEye
Pizza La Chingona

¡Hijo de puta, no veo yo nada del ofensivo aquí!
¡Coño,vaina que no!

Y evidente la bebida chupa la bruja, tambien.

17 posted on 03/22/2014 3:31:43 PM PDT by Kenny Bunk ( The Republican Party is very sick . Hold all contributions until we see who picks up the patient..)
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To: dfwgator

I would translate that as “The Big F***er.”


18 posted on 03/22/2014 3:33:01 PM PDT by Wage Slave
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To: Wage Slave

Or would that be “La Chingote”?


19 posted on 03/22/2014 3:34:51 PM PDT by Wage Slave
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To: Wage Slave

How about, chupacabra?


20 posted on 03/22/2014 3:45:50 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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