PETA's at it again...

[BoxmanWTF]

Yesterday, PETA announced that the organization began a new campaign to “raise awareness” about the Tanooki Suit that is the focal point of Super Mario 3D Land. They claimed that “Mario is sending the message that it’s OK to wear fur.”

What does Nintendo have to say about the situation?

A spokesperson told Eurogamer:

“Mario often takes the appearance of certain animals and objects in his games. These have included a frog, a penguin, a balloon and even a metallic version of himself. These lighthearted and whimsical transformations give Mario different abilities and make his games fun to play. The different forms that Mario takes make no statement beyond the games themselves.”

Silly Peta, trying to get attention with their hippocratic ways.

 

[gloweyjoey]

Nintendo has responded:

Mario often takes the appearance of certain animals and objects in his games. These have included a frog, a penguin, a balloon and even a metallic version of himself. These lighthearted and whimsical transformations give Mario different abilities and make his games fun to play. The different forms that Mario takes make no statement beyond the games themselves.

http://www.eurogamer...o-pro-fur-claim


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[Guild McCommunist]

I was always under the impersonation that Mario simply transformed into these "suits", not "wore" them. Like some magical power causes him to instantly grow a tail and give him some type of minor flying abilities or give him the ability to Hadouken shoot fireballs from his hands.

However, with this recent revelation by PETA, I give a round of applause to Mario. He's ridding the world of these abominations:

 

[omgpwn666]

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I did not know you could catch him. I chased him for 34 seconds before I died and still didn't get him. o.o

 

[Veho]

Silly Peta, trying to get attention with their hippocratic ways.

I think you mean hypocritical. "Hippocratic" means something else entirely.

However, with this recent revelation by PETA, I give a round of applause to Mario. He's ridding the world of these abominations:

Y U HATE US GUILDY?

 

[DiscostewSM]

I wonder how much leather PETA uses.

 

[TheBlueBadger]

I'd sort of understand if tanooki suits worked the same way as blue shells (it's still be bullshit and such) but no, Mario doesn't jump on a tanooki and wear its skin. He touches a leaf which turns him into a tanooki. Not once while I was playing Mario 3 did the thought of killing a tanooki cross my mind. Speaking of Mario 3 why now and not then? Attention whores

 

[Janthran]

That game is very disturbing to me.

 

[Flamestar666]

Why don't they go after Sega? They make animals wear high tops. WON'T THINK OF THE HEDGEHOGS!

 

[smile72]

Stop hating on PETA. Occasionally they do crazy shit, but they actually do something that's good. They try and save the lives of animals.

 

[Aeter]

Stop hating on PETA. Occasionally they do crazy shit, but they actually do something that's good. They try and save the lives of animals.

If you haven't seen this before: http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

Apparently PETA has killed nearly 30000 animals since 1998.
That doesn't bother about a animal rights organization?

 

[Magmorph]

"The PETA Files" is the name of their blog.

 

[Gahars]

Stop hating on PETA. Occasionally they do crazy shit, but they actually do something that's good. They try and save the lives of animals.

Oh, that's rich. You know, like funding domestic terrorists in the United States, killing many of the animals they proclaim to save (As Aeter and others have pointed out), and so much more.

They really are doing something "good", aren't they?

 

[Hop2089]

Stop hating on PETA. Occasionally they do crazy shit, but they actually do something that's good. They try and save the lives of animals.

These people are inherently evil and don't save shit. Want people who really make a difference go for the World Wildlife Fund or Greenpeace especially Greenpeace they even give excellent advice on what fish to eat and avoid.

 

[Foxi4]

Stop hating on PETA. Occasionally they do crazy shit, but they actually do something that's good. They try and save the lives of animals.

These people are inherently evil and don't save shit. Want people who really make a difference go for the World Wildlife Fund or Greenpeace especially Greenpeace they even give excellent advice on what fish to eat and avoid.

Oh please, not Greenpeace... those people are not an Pro-Eco Organisation, they are Eco Terrorists that most of the time block investments even if they barely affect wildlife out of even the sillyest excuses.

If you really want to support homeless pets, just pay a visit to your local pound/animal shelter and give them a donation - be it in food, supplies, charity work or money. THEY will know what to do, they actually WORK with animals.

 

[Gahars]

Actually, this topic just reminded me: Penn and Teller had a great episode of Bullshit! on the subject of PETA.

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Enjoy.

 

[smile72]

No, but they do expose companies that do harm to animals. And to Gahars, you do realize not all terrorism is bad right. This country was founded by terrorists.

 

[Gahars]

No, but they do expose companies that do harm to animals. And to Gahars, you do realize not all terrorism is bad right. This country was founded by terrorists.

If you cannot tell the difference between the founders of the United States and the lunatics that PETA supports, you have a serious fucking problem.

 

[Foxi4]

No, but they do expose companies that do harm to animals. And to Gahars, you do realize not all terrorism is bad right. This country was founded by terrorists.

Your country was founded by immigrants from across Europe and Africa that were either explorers, soldiers that were sent to America to protect them, slaves that were brought in by force, remanants of the Native Americans and people who felt threatened for whatever reasons in Europe and wanted a fresh start in the new-found lands. Please enlighten me about a single instance of a shipment of "terrorists" to America, I am incredibly curious as to where you got that knowledge from.

I'd also like to note that *all terrorism is bad*, the proper way to solve political problems is by means of *dialogue*. As far as military solutions are concerned, you have to differentiate between Freedom Fighting and Terrorism, you seem to be misunderstanding the two terms.

 

[smile72]

Haha, ever heard of tar and feathering. That was technically an act of terroism. Which the Patriots committed. Foxi4, the IRA were considered terrorists by the British, and I'm referring to the original IRA, without them Ireland wouldn't exist today because Britain would still own it. I'm grateful for the IRA, and sometimes the only answer is violence. Whether it's killing cops or bombing hotels. It sounds awful, but it's true.