Joto and Jota are reclaimed Spanish slurs used against achillean men and sapphic women in Mexico, Honduras and Chile. [1]
Etymology
The origin of this expression is not clear at the moment, but there are several theories among which the following stand out.
· On one hand, some say it comes from “Sota” a figure of Spanish deck of cards because someone sees in the illustration effeminate attributes.
· Others say that “Joto” is the breastfed baby goat and might be related to blowjobs.
· The most common theory is that which refers to the Mexican prison in the city of Lecumberry, according to which homosexuals were locked in the “J” section, although there are also those who say that it was because in that section were locked the imprisoned by the famous “Dance of the 41”.
· And the most surprising theory is that “Joto” would come from the Aragonese Jota (famous Spanish dance and song) through the semantic leap dance – woman – homosexual.