PETA targets Mario over raccoon suit

Sadly, there's plenty of fanaticals to pick up the touch as current members leave for whatever reason.

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Which is not too far from what PETA members already do. Oh look this dog is poorly treated. Let's take it from the owners. Oh look it's sick. CBA to cure it, let's put it down. ETHICAL TREATMENT!

Speaking of games, there was a quest in World Of Warcraft where you genocide hunters and bring the local PETA expies their ears.

edited 21st Nov '11 2:41:26 AM by thefran

STEALTH!!!

Don't they also starve carnivores by refusing to feed them?

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Why is Ingrid Newkirk still taken seriously? You think that everyone in PETA would have realized that she's nothing more than a psychotic eco-terrorist and started their own organization by now (you know, one that puts caring for animals ahead of fame whoring).

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She's only taken seriously by people dumb enough to join PETA rather than volunteer at their local humane society/join a group that isn't batshit crazy.

The silver lining here is that it helps us identify who the crazy ones are more easily.

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I just read this and my thoughts: "Those nutcases can't distinguish between fiction and real life when it comes to a guy like Mario. When will you stop doing this and learn, PETA?"

I know we're all helping for the environment and animals, but this is kinda getting out of hand and makes no sense.

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Mario himself hits back at Peta- not entirely serious :)

PETA have long since confirmed that they were having a joke and doing it for the publicity - mission accomplished.

Someone defends PETA's point in doing this - in a reasonable fashion too.

Plenty of people are paying attention to video games, especially Nintendo video games. PETA's attention is miniscule in comparison to all the other attention video games get.

And even if it makes people reconsider their diet and fashion choices, those ends do not justify the dishonest means of pretending to think Mario games endorsed wearing fur.

edited 24th Nov '11 12:49:08 PM by HiddenFacedMatt

"The Daily Show has to be right 100% of the time; FOX News only has to be right once." - Jon Stewart

It's a fair point. I'm pondering why they didn't attack, for example, Red Dead Redemption PC John Marston, who absolutely does skin animals, as many as the player desires. And the answer to that probably is because John wouldn't look so shocking covered in blood and wearing a fleshy skin. Nope, it's got to be a well known and loved cartoony figure, even if Mario obviously does nothing of the sort. So it increases PETA's exposure but makes them look like dicks who want to give your children nightmares for the sake of a lie.

LOL :)

edited 24th Nov '11 3:19:25 PM by betaalpha

Thread Hop: I'm just waiting for them attack these guys◊ for wearing animal costumes... Oh wait...

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I'd feel sorry for PETA if they went after the Furries. That's an enemy they have no hope of defeating.

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@Tom: Take a closer look at the signs they're holding.

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Either way...

"Allah may guide their bullets, but Jesus helps those who aim down the sights."

PETA vs Furries? Evil Versus Evil if I ever saw one...

^ Furries as "Evil"? Please...

Given some of the things PETA does (and I don't mean the attention whoring like the main subject of this thread) I find myself unable (and unwilling, to be honest) to argue against "Evil".

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Silly PETA, Mario is a videogame character!! <(^,^)—»

LAWL Haha

In Japanese legend, a Tanuki would put a magic leaf on its head that allowed it to shapeshift freely. The implication is that you're not wearing fur at all — you're actually a Tanuki.

So, the Tanuki all the rest of the time is wearing a stupid man suit?

Nothing like necroing a year-old topic that is almost certainly obsolete.

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