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'Racist' dinosaur name in Jurassic World?

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  1. The Wallflower

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    #1 The Wallflower, Jun 24, 2015
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    I guess depending on where you live, "Paki" is more of a common slur. Kinda like how down here in Miami for example, nobody knows what "Wog" means. But you get that word censored elsewhere.

    It was a boneheaded, unintentional mistake. I don't think people are getting up in arms about it so much as they're finding it funny because of shit like "Pakis out of containment."
     
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    People just need something to complain about. They apparently dont know anything about dinosaur names at all. Apparently they dont know that "Pachy" is short for Pachyrhinosaurus, which is a real dinosaur.

    Pachyrhinosaurus is a Ceratopsian dinosaur related to dinosaurs like Triceratops and Centrosaurus. Its name means "Thick nosed lizard", and was an Herbivore.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyrhinosaurus

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    #3 Sebulba, Jun 24, 2015
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    And people are whining about little things like this instead of doing something against real racism....-.-
     
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    As a fan of all genres of music, I am offended at the velociRAPtor's exclusiveness.
     
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    ....wow.
     
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    -_-* Can people find better things to cry over?
     
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    Like why the T-Rex isn't called the LGBT-Rex? What does it have against the other letters?
     
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    I don't like to minimize people's experiences and tell them that they're not experiencing racism if they really think they are...but this is honestly picking at straws.
     
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    I'm offended when people get offended with offensive things that shouldn't be offensive but they are offensive because people get offended.
     
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    I think the name 'Archaeornithomimus' should be changed. It's offensive against mimes everywhere.
     
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    Everyone on this thread is crying about a sensationalist news headline so yeah good question

    The video is a joke, which is quite funny, nobody is legit offended about it. Stop crying :tears:


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    Obviously, the T-Rex is a homophobic and biphobic species.
     
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    Just watched it yesterday and when I heard that I did have a "Hang on, did they just say what it sounded like they said?!" moment lol. But yeah, you can pretty much instantly realise this is a US film obviously being unaware of British slang.

    Hey, T-Rex is going through a lot at the moment. Like how the new JW dinosaur has obviously more impressive arms; something T-Rex has always been very self conscious about.

    Basically, T-Rex is just being a bit of a Grumpy-saur-ass about it all. :lol:
     
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    I couldn't've said it more clearly myself :wink:
     
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    I was offended Jurassic World was called a "movie" it was one of the most poorly thrown together piles of garbage I've watched, that's what was offensive.
     
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    In Jurassic World, they were referring to Pachycephalosaurus. Still a real dinosaur, though! Nothing racist to see here. Move along.
     
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    I've heard of the slur "pakis", but I would say that it's pretty uncommon in the US. It's only offensive if you take it out of context. I haven't seen the movie, but I would assume it's clear from the dialogue that they are referring to dinosaurs and not people from Pakistan.
     
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    What the heck? I definitely don't think that was intentional. Here in California it's not a slur, people use it just the same as black or white or any other label referring to race and it's not meant to be offensive. When they were making this movie I doubt they were even thinking about race.
     
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    'Cause it's ours, sister.
    I don't care about the lack of respect, but if the fools go near to OUR dinosaur I'll turn them into a extincted species.
     
    #20 Michael, Jun 25, 2015
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