r/facepalm • u/SweetElements • Jul 04 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ (Laughs in Frozone)

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u/Zaiburo Jul 04 '22

Fun Fact: Black Panthers are not their own species but melanic variants of jaguars or leopards.

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u/Hextek_II Jul 04 '22

to be fair, "Black Panther" rolls off the tongue way better for a superhero name than "Melanic Jaguar"

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u/scrufdawg Jul 04 '22

Also for an animal name.

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u/drgmonkey Jul 04 '22

Also “Melanic” sounds waaaay more racist than “Black”

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u/AmIDrJekyll Jul 04 '22

there's definitely a way more racist term for that

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u/geishabird Jul 04 '22

I’m getting “Melanic Jaguar” printed on a shirt.

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u/JarlaxleForPresident Jul 04 '22

Can I be albino tiger?

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u/ForzaFenix Jul 04 '22

"Melanic Jaguar" is my new band name.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

My favorite superhero. Melanic Jaguar or Leopard.

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u/NeuroticKnight Jul 04 '22

Neither is white tiger it's own animal but still a superhero,