[1] The term batiman (or battyman) is also used in Belize owing to the popularity of Jamaican music there.
[2][3] The term derives from the Jamaican slang word batty, which refers to buttocks.
Certain forms of Jamaican music feature both homophobic and extremely violent themes.
[5] In the following year, the People's National Party similarly based their slogan "Log On to Progress" on Elephant Man's track "Log On" which likewise features some violent and homophobic lyrics (e.g. "step pon chi chi man", i.e. "stomp on a faggot").
[5] British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen frequently used the expression in his Ali G character, including in a 2002 interview that led to an apology by the BBC for Cohen's foul language.