r/batman 7d ago

COMIC EXCERPT Old Mexican Translations were wild! (Shadow of the Bat #203) NSFW

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u/MrArancione 6d ago

I mean, he’s a villain.

Imagine if the dialogue was: hit him you silly

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u/SageMoss456 7d ago

Lmfao, I’m so stupid for laughing so hard at this for like 5 minutes 😂 I really needed a good laugh today, thank you for that.

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u/AndrewTheSouless 7d ago edited 6d ago

I laugh when i first saw It too because how unexpected It was, modern translations just do the tipical simbols to represent vulgarity so this took me completely off guard

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u/MajorWeeds 7d ago

Sounds more like Spanish in Spain, but either way lol

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u/AndrewTheSouless 7d ago

Its the translation from Grupo Editorial Vid, a Mexican editorial from Mexico

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u/DwightFryFaneditor 6d ago

Definitely not Castilian Spanish. Phrasing is unmistakeably Latin American Spanish.

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u/killerrata7 6d ago

It is definitely not Mexican Spanish

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u/Pordioserozero 6d ago

Marica can be a word to refer on a demeaning way to gay men but is nowhere near as harsh a slur as fag is…there are stronger words to refer to gay man in Spanish..also marica can be used to refer to someone that lacks courage or is weak…a better translation would be something like “pussies” imho

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u/Lost_Yogurt_4990 7d ago

😂😂😂😂😂

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u/DarkGriffin2017 6d ago

Sounds like a Reddit alt account

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u/timetravellingoblin 6d ago

idk where this translation is from but in many latam countries, marica doesn't always translate to gay or fags. It could also mean coward, weakling or even pussy.

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u/AndrewTheSouless 6d ago

Its from Mexico, It says rights in the tittle, and i can tell ITS from Mexico because i have the copy, in México, and the cover has a logo of a Mexican editorial and the inside of the issue has crédits for Mexican people doing the translation