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Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea gives new name for classic monster: "It's racist to say Sea Devil"

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Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea gives new name for classic monster: "It's racist to say Sea Devil"

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When the Sea Devils rise again, they’re not monsters – they’re Homo Aqua.

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Homo Aqua?!? How can they be Homo anything? They’re not even fucking mammals!
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  They’re related to the Silurians, aka homo reptilia, so I would suggest that ship sailed quite some time ago.

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