• hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      A lot of people appear to think that animal=mammal or animal=vertebrate. I remember when in history class we had to discuss differences between humans and other animals. The girl I had as my partner told me fish and dolphins weren’t animals.

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      Lots of people think that animal means mammal. They are animals, but they are not mammals.

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        21 hours ago

        is that kinda like how beastkin aren’t monsters because they can speak?

        if that’s the case, are elves people or demons?

        further, dragons that talk, should they be considered beastkin or monsters?

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          I believe some people consider elves demons, but they aren’t really “people” or demons, they are their own classification of beings. I believe they are considered a type of humanoid.

          I think the form of the dragon probably matters for determining beastkin or monsters, since monsters is more about the form than the lack of intelligence/lack of speaking ability, I think.

    • Secret Music 🎵 [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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      I mean, considering that this is a successful meme on two different platforms and that there are multiple comments giving their own examples, I would assume that it’s a behaviour that a lot of people come across, regardless of your personal experience.

      We live in a world where people who believe in jewish space lazers and think they’re going to get 5G from vaccines exist, and you find this hard to believe?