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Originally Posted by CyberCubed
Throughout the OT, the villains would often call the turtles shellbacks as if it were some kind of insult.
They would say, "You shellbacks are finished" or "I'm going to get you shellbacks!"
It wasn't just Bebop and Rocksteady who said this either, but many of the one shot villains as well.
Why would shellbacks be considered an insult or racial slur against the Turtles?
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Probably because it is close to the insult/racial slur "wetback" which is a insult/racial slur against Mexicans. I don't really enjoy hearing slurs in my cartoons, but this is the best assumption I could come up with.
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