Argentine Machismo
Over the course of my 2.5 months here, I have encountered a bit of machismo. Usually, it comes from Pedro and his brother making fun of women rugby players (Olivia and I tried to tell them they were being sexist, but they went off into man world and didn’t pay attention) or women that are unable to fix things (Pedro’s response to my drunken toilet story). But there are a few words and terms ingrained in Argentine vocabulary that horrify me, like esposas (wives) for handcuffs and “mi mujer está roto” (my woman is broken) when she’s on her period.
Those are the only vocab words I could think of at the moment. Have you heard any other machista vocab, Buenos Aires readers?
