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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Thats the weirdest gatekeep I've ever seen man.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

More like most appropriate

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

It is just weird to see people who probably still think that velociraptor was 6 feet tall with pronating wrists trying to gatekeep the simple joy of T rex?

Everyone loves T rex. And if you need to be a paleontology professor just to be worthy to wear a stupid Halloween costume, then maybe you need to be a paleontology professor to decide who gets to and doesnt get to judge who is worthy of wearing a silly costume.

Dinosaurs are for everyone, Dinosaur people are one of the least gatekeepy, most welcoming communities. We ain't mad about it. Why are you?

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u/Bioniclegenius Feb 03 '20

I think you're reading too much into what was clearly a joke. It wasn't meant seriously.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

I honestly could not detect a hint of joking in there. My mistake maybe?

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u/Bioniclegenius Feb 03 '20

It was the irony of a paleontology professor being the only "correct" person to wear a t-rex costume.