The Pope's Homophobic Slur Is Now A Meme
Pope Francis was caught using a gay slur in a closed meeting about allowing gay men into seminaries.
The Guardian reports that the Pope said there was too much "frociaggine" in Italian seminaries.
What's this "frociaggine" word mean? Well, according to the Guardian it "roughly translates" to "faggotness." My Italian husband says it also translates to "faggotry."
So, the Pope was basically saying there is already too much "faggotry" in seminaries, which, like...
Anyway, the Pope has since apologized for his remark, but that hasn't stopped gay Twitter from reclaiming the word.
babe wake up, gay twitter’s reclaiming a new slur pic.twitter.com/x0DUeix0nO
— Dartha's Vineyard (@NJDG) May 28, 2024
My entire timeline is full of people posting memes about it.
“These frociaggine, they’re trying to murder me” pic.twitter.com/ACKkT30qgz
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) May 28, 2024
And, honestly, they're all pretty funny.
The barista at Starbucks when I order a frociaggine pic.twitter.com/ol1Gvqedgl
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) May 28, 2024
We're officially in Frociaggine Summer.
frociaggine summer '24
— Myles Tanzer (@mylestanzer) May 30, 2024
Here are some of my favorite ones:
The raising of the frociaggine flag at a Macy's. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/1isPMNI9F9
— Brown Anthony™ (@anthelonious) May 30, 2024
[at the gelato shop] can I try the frociaggine
— JP (@jpbrammer) May 30, 2024
she can say frociaggine pic.twitter.com/wLuhn2TU7f
— sweetie pie mike (@discounttotebag) May 28, 2024
frociaggine make some noise
— please be nice to patrick (@ruff_bluffs) May 28, 2024
The whole world learning the word 'frociaggine' wasn't on my bingo card for this year.
— Enrico Emanuele Prodi (@eeprodi) May 28, 2024
don't call my namedon't call my name FROCIAGGINE pic.twitter.com/r6Q9wr3fWu
— seosamh 🇵🇸 (@dayglowj0e) May 29, 2024
when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie... frociaggine
— seosamh 🇵🇸 (@dayglowj0e) May 29, 2024
frociaggine sounds like a delicious pasta
— No Cop City (@MarxistTwink) May 30, 2024
frociaggine in the seminaries you say….. https://t.co/7VTOPyr1t6 pic.twitter.com/9itMMe2QSP
— carey (@brokebackstan) May 29, 2024
kinda obsessed with the word “frociaggine” it sounds like the most beautiful Italian dessert. like a petite scoop of delicate lemon gelato served in a coupe
— Jon Hopkins Shady/Diva Moments (@LiamWalds) May 29, 2024
Francis said "Get the frociaggine out of the seminaries I'm not watching THAT." https://t.co/LHMrEVdiCv
— Robert Balkovich (@robertbalkovich) May 28, 2024
he was serving frociaggine here pic.twitter.com/TBT39axVqq
— thomas chabot pr team (@nuckssleepdemon) May 29, 2024
I can’t believe this is the title of the movie in Italy??? pic.twitter.com/pFuRLrUZpE
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) May 29, 2024
Oh, and for those wondering, this is how you say it:
FRO cha GEE neh 💅🏼
— Josh Scheer (@Joshscheer) May 29, 2024
