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kamiyu910
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26 Jun 2015, 9:00 pm

A Dinosaur Name in ‘Jurassic World’ is So ‘Racist’ That the Movie Has Come Under Fire

Apparently, shortening Pachycephalasaurus is racist due to the racial slur P-word (vs pachy, meaning 'thick' in Greek). How much validity is there to get upset over a word in another language?

Jurassic World wrote:
“The Pachys are out of containment!”
"There's another Pachy roaming outside his zone!"


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27 Jun 2015, 3:22 am

That video is funny. I haven't seen the movie. It's a joke right?



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27 Jun 2015, 2:12 pm

heavenlyabyss wrote:
That video is funny. I haven't seen the movie. It's a joke right?


I don't know, it seems some people are serious but I can't tell. If it is satire it's really good.


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30 Jun 2015, 1:37 pm

kamiyu910 wrote:
A Dinosaur Name in ‘Jurassic World’ is So ‘Racist’ That the Movie Has Come Under Fire

Apparently, shortening Pachycephalasaurus is racist due to the racial slur P-word (vs pachy, meaning 'thick' in Greek). How much validity is there to get upset over a word in another language?

Jurassic World wrote:
“The Pachys are out of containment!”
"There's another Pachy roaming outside his zone!"


They're escaping from their parents' shops!

A cricket match could break out at any time! :D



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30 Jun 2015, 2:15 pm

Hrm..., validity as in, you go somewhere the language is spoken and start being offended every time they use a word or expression which sounds similar to an offensive one in your own native tongue? Sounds like a fine strategy to look for trouble.


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