SankaranSpy [none/use name] to askchapo • 9 months agoWhy is this community called “askchapo”, was El Chapo a socialist or something? What is the origin of the name?message-squaremessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133message-squareWhy is this community called “askchapo”, was El Chapo a socialist or something? What is the origin of the name?SankaranSpy [none/use name] to askchapo • 9 months agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mlhexbear1·9 months agoDid it have to do with El Chapo Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico? The name always kinda threw me off, honestly. linkfedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]hexbear7·9 months agoKind of. It was a throwaway joke that ended up sticking, but it was supposed to sound like a trap mixtape link
minus-squareikiru@lemmy.mlhexbear4·9 months agoFair enough. I prefer hexbear as a name and logo anyway. linkfedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]hexbear6·9 months agoIt was a controversial change at the time, even though the community had long since evolved past being the podcast it was named after, but it's grown on me over time link
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]hexbear2·9 months agoAll we want to be is El Chapo... at least all the power posters I know. link
Did it have to do with El Chapo Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico?
The name always kinda threw me off, honestly.
Kind of. It was a throwaway joke that ended up sticking, but it was supposed to sound like a trap mixtape
Fair enough. I prefer hexbear as a name and logo anyway.
It was a controversial change at the time, even though the community had long since evolved past being the podcast it was named after, but it's grown on me over time
All we want to be is El Chapo... at least all the power posters I know.