Punk is also a term originating in the
African American community that is used to refer to men who exhibit
feminine traits. It is quite
derogatory and similar to the word
faggot.
In the
Spike Lee movie
School Daze, the
fraternity does a number where they shout "punk, punk, fag, fag, punk, punk, fag, fag" repeatedly. This scene has been used in other movies, most notably
Marlon Riggs's
Tounges Untied, which portrays the general acceptance of
homophobia of the
African American community.