What do you think about a Dinosaur name in ‘Jurassic World’ which is so ‘Racist’?

LTC Stephen F. — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:48:00 -0400

Many people are impressed with the movie Jurassic World.
However there has been an uproar in Britain and other places which are sensitized to any and every "racial" issue. Some moviegoers began complaining about one of the dinosaur species in the movie called Pachycephalosaurus. Characters in the movie used an abbreviation, and thus the movie line that came into question:
“The Pachys are out of containment!”
Packy is considered an insulting term for Pakistani's and other south Asians.
"British comedian Mobeen, also known as “Guzzy Bear,” took issue with this term and called for a boycott of “Jurassic World."
Personally I think this is much ado about nothing.
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/06/350823-people-accusing-jurassic-world-racism-using-abbreviation-one-dinosaurs/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=afternoon-newsletter&utm_medium=owned

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

"I can't believe people are getting bent out of shape over this..."

Response by LTC Gavin Heater made Jun 23 at 2015 4:51 PM

LTC Gavin Heater — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:51:04 -0400

I doubt the intent was disrespectful. This reaction does seem excessive.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 23 at 2015 4:52 PM

PO1 John Miller — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:52:08 -0400

Who cares what some British Pakistani guy thinks?

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2015 5:07 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:07:26 -0400

People are just too damn sensitive these days and that's part of the problem with society today. Really, with all the legit societal issues going on around us today, this is what people choose to get upset about. For me, this is a non-issue.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jun 23 at 2015 10:42 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:42:49 -0400

For the record, my parents were British citizens until the day they died. When I enlisted I gave up my dual citizenship and became a citizen of the USA.
I grew up listening to the Goon Show radio program with Peter Sellers playing many roles including South Asians. I learned never to take my self too seriously. It is sad that some Brits get bent out of shape because of perceived insults.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Radio/TheGoonShow

The Goon Show (Radio) - TV Tropes

BBC Radio comedy show starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan (who was also the main writer), and Harry Secombe, which ran from 1951 to 1960. The first series was titled "Crazy People - with Radio's Own Crazy Gang: The Goons". Michael Bentine is …

Response by CPT Ahmed Faried made Jun 23 at 2015 11:33 PM

CPT Ahmed Faried — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:33:38 -0400

I think it is a massive version of Punk'd.

Response by COL Ted Mc made Jun 24 at 2015 12:36 AM

COL Ted Mc — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:36:15 -0400

Total BS.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2015 12:38 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:38:12 -0400

This is an AMERICAN film. I doubt that the producers would know that "Paki" was a racial slur in the UK. I certainly didn't. Movies are suppose to provide a suspension of disbelief. If I saw a horde of Pachycephalosaurus running around, I'd want to shorten it to when I warn someone. All these people thinking that everyone is racist is really starting to tick me off. Lighten up. If I don't like you, its definitely not because of your skin, its because you are an unlikable person in general in my opinion.

Besides, Pachycephalosaurus just sounds stupid when you yell it out.

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 24 at 2015 12:41 PM

SSG John Erny — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:41:10 -0400

So Americans are supposed to know slang terms from other cultures outside of the US? I call BS

Response by SGT Christopher Churilla made Jul 20 at 2015 4:23 PM

SGT Christopher Churilla — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:23:42 -0400

I think it's people looking for any sort of excuse to claim being discriminated against.

I finally saw it this weekend, and as far as I can recall, it was only used once, and it's not like those dinosaurs could be seen having characteristics typically attributed to people from that region.

Response by MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht made Jul 24 at 2015 9:30 PM

MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 21:30:11 -0400

The crazies are amoung us>

Response by Sgt Jerami Ballard made Jul 29 at 2015 11:19 AM

Sgt Jerami Ballard — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:19:37 -0400

It's the Brits, all they do is petition and queue. Why do you think the rest of the UK has been trying to get out?

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2015 12:37 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:37:25 -0400

come on! it is just a movie .... wait ?! what ?? "Packy is considered an insulting term for Pakistani's and other south Asians"?!? OK, they cross the line! ban the movie and ask them to send all their profit to me.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 27 at 2015 12:48 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:48:57 -0400

Some people look for things to be offended about.

Response by SSG Michael Hathaway made Oct 28 at 2015 5:57 AM

SSG Michael Hathaway — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:57:36 -0400

Agreed, its shouldn't be an issue. I think our society has become too sensitive on a lot of things, particularly race. The movie line wasn't in any reference to anything other than the dinosaur, yet people took offense...my advice to that is to grow some thicker skin or at least take things into context in which it is given.

Give me a break, I grew up in a neighborhood whereas my family was literally 1 of 2 minority families in the area, and people in the area were more friendly to the mixed causasian/african-american family vs the asian/pacific islander heritage of my mom, me and my sister. Did some of the racial terms I heard growing up hurt, most from kids but some from a few adults? Yes, but it didn't make me overly sensitive anytime someone said anything remotely similar. My wife calls me and my 6month old son twinkies when we dress alike because twinkies come in a 2 pack (TWINkies), not because we are yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Never did I take offense to her statement because I knew the context in which she said it.

Response by SGT James Hunsinger made Oct 28 at 2015 3:36 PM

SGT James Hunsinger — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:36:51 -0400

Yes, i am sure the contraction of this dinosaurs longish name to Pachy is a direct yet covert poke at Paki's as a racial jab, especially since the movie had oh so much to do with Pakistan or the Pakistani people...In short, get over yourselves you sanctimonious twits! Not everything is about you!

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Oct 28 at 2015 10:37 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:37:03 -0400

LTC Stephen F. I am not sure that it was meant to be racist

Response by SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres made Oct 28 at 2015 10:48 PM

SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:48:24 -0400

"What planet am I on?" I do not know how we ended up in this politically correcting state that our society currently resides in....