I’m now identifying as Penguin

Because it’s 2020 and why the hell not?

Argumentative Penguin

3 min readMay 11, 2020

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I’ve recently changed my profile picture to a penguin. Is this offensive? Probably. Should it be? Shouldn’t think so. I‘m about to outline why I now identify as a penguin and why you should pick your favourite animal and identify that way too whilst writing on Medium.

Argumentative Penguin

Written by Argumentative Penguin

Playwright. Screenwriter. Penguin. Fan of rationalism and polite discourse. Find me causing chaos in the comments. Contact: argumentativepenguin@outlook.com

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