"ME CAGO EN"
Technical details
Original title Me Cago en
Author Patrick Wilen
Edition 8 limited editions
Production Patrick Wilen
Running time 01 min 49 s
Country France
Year of producction 2009
Video Essay:
Cagar means to do caca. It also means to screw (something) up, e.g.
¡te Cagaste los pantalones! ("You screwed your pants up!"). Particularly in Spain, there are a number of commonly-used interjections incorporating this verb, many of which refer to shitting on something sacred, e.g. Me cago en Dios ("I shit on God"), Me cago en la Virgen ("I shit on the Virgin"), Me cago en la hostia ("I shit on the Host"), Me cago en tu madre (lit. "I shit on your mother"), Cágate en tu madre (lit. the command "Shit on your mother"), ¡Me cago en la leche! (lit. "I shit in the milk!").
This video essay is meant to demonstrate a selection of the most popular blasphemies and insults used in Spain.