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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 61 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I once knew a lady who was terrified of red pandas for exactly this reason, the fact they would stand on two legs "like a human" despite not being human just freaked her out. So maybe there's something to it.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I hope she never sees a sun bear.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Hope she never sees a bird

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 4 days ago

Sun bears are definitely justifiably cursed.

So when she first said this. It was long ago, a time when red pandas were much less popular. So many in the group did not know what they looked like, I among them. From her fear, I inferred it must be something like, well, a panda, but red, and maybe skinnier and freakier. Then she pulled up a picture, and everybody lost it

[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 4 days ago
[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 4 days ago

This was asked of her. The answer was no, and the reasoning was that they won't walk like that. She knew it was irrational lol