Quote Originally Posted by Andezzar View Post
Lol. Good one.

The PHB however clears up that this is not what the normal section tells us:
"Normally" in the description can only mean without penalty for non proficiency.

There is a quirk though. Since the feat does not make the character proficient but only removes the penalty, the character would not qualify for any other feats or classes that require proficiency
Interesting, and also nice catch. I almost like the not qualifying for feats better.