PETA: Mario is Pro Fur

[Mark Rhodes]

Why does this make me wanna play the game so much more. PETER, erg, I mean PETA is just a bunch of assholes with nothing better to do.

 

[Zuljeet]

Oh PETA, when will you learn.
Let's make this about a much better Peta.

Spoiler: Peta Todd

I find your argument compelling.

 

[MB202]

Screw PETA, they're incredibly hypocrites and do more harm to their cause than good! Not to mention, why react NOW when the Tanooki suit has been known about for years and was reintroduced earlier this summer?

BTW, the image of Grey Carter's avatar fits PERFECTLY with how I feel about this.

 

[somepeopleperson]

PETA is just undermining it's own efforts. It's making a huge deal of things that really aren't a big deal, with no actual malice behind them. Anybody remember what happened with PETA and the Colbert Report when they put on those free shows for those Iraq war vets? The nearly had a frickin' heart attack just because they were giving them hot dogs instead of veggie dogs, or whatever. At this point, they're just picking fights where there are none to be had, and for stupid reasons. And people wonder why no one takes PETA seriously anymore.

 

[Metalrocks]

im against animal cruelty but these guys are simply idiots. do i have to refer to this again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5AJ5xGaIdM

i rather link the whole episode, but im not sure if escapist allows it.

ieven found this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udB_qqgav0&feature=related

 

[Gottesstrafe]

I haven't seen this many media whores since Charlie Sheen's Tiger Blood video. PETA is doing everything they can to stay in the headlines, aren't they? At this point it's not even about making convincing arguments or profound stances, they're just taking the name of any popular game or series that has a commercial out and construing them for anything that could even resemble a form of animal cruelty. It's just like that Kevin McCullough article about Mass Effect when Fox News was trying to stir up sentiment about what could laughably called a "sex scene".

 

[pppppppppppppppppp]

I'm actually not sure how I feel about this.

On one hand, I do believe in consumers moving away from fur products, but on the other hand this is a pretty tasteless way to handle the issue.
On one hand, the Tanooki suit comparison is ridiculous, but on the other hand, they aren't actually attacking Mario. They're using the suit as a parallel to real life fur products and using his popularity to spread their message.
On one hand, the game is pretty mediocre, but on the other hand, it amused me for a good 15 minutes which is worth something.

Overall, I give this a 5/10.

 

[orangeapples]

I'm not an expert on skinning animals, but what function does skinning them alive offer? Isn't it easier to kill the animal and then skin it? It isn't like the skin is still fresh as long as the animal is alive. The animal isn't going to survive long without its skin. Besides, if the animal is still alive, it'll be all fussy while you're trying to skin it. It seems very counterproductive to keep the animal alive during the whole process.

Either that or it is PETA who don't know how skinning an animal works.

 

[Yeager942]

I want to see Moviebob's reaction to this sooooo bad.

 

[Alade]

PETA or Westboro baptist church. I've actually come to a point where I can't decide which is dumber of the two.

 

[punipunipyo]

*still laughing.... wait*

okok... this isn't it, there were NO ANIMAL skinned when mario puts on that costume... it's a Halloween costume! with iron bat inside that tail... costume! not real fur!~

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Fuck off PETA, just fuck off.

If Raccoons ever had the chance they would skin us alive in order to survive too.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Well okay, I guess that'll me to give up on a series that I've loved ever since i was a little kid.

Or not.

 

[jthm]

Wow, way to be up to date there PETA. Sure hope they don't go any further back in time and discover my high score on Duck Hunt.

 

[Arkonnan]

And here I was thinking we had seen the last of PETA's weird games and crazy outbursts.

 

[Something Amyss]

I don't know, but I would totally play that.

I'd love to see a lighthearted spoof, the way Team Meat already did when they got attacked by PETA.

Or, if you want to get mean, someone could do a Mario scene with a QTE where he knifes the rat boss from SMB2.

I prefer the light-hearted method....But still.

 

[Philip Preeo]

As I lack the certain know how to place a picture I shall describe how I fell about this. -ahem-
Tommy Lee Jones is looking at PETA with an implied face palm. Once so intense it's not worth lifting a hand.

 

[deckpunk]

Fuck off PETA, just fuck off.

If Raccoons ever had the chance they would skin us alive in order to survive too.

EXACTLY! Look at them the sneaky bastards they have a natural mask on their faces...

Ah well at least raccoons don't constantly make retarded statements about harmless videogames in pisspoor attempts to garner attention to a cause they are actually hurting... In case I'm being too subtle

EAT MEAT, PLAY VIDEOGAMES AND FUCK PETA

 

[Fox242]

I actually just got done playing that little flash game and, just like PETA's other games, it sucks. You are constantly scrolled and you can jump way too high, so there isn't really much of a challenge once you get used to it. Once you win, you get a censored message that really just says "Fuck you Mario! That skin belongs to the animal". Going out of your way to insult one of gaming's greatest icons is sure to cause gamers to flock to your cause.

Also, I really doubt that PETA actually plays any of these games. If they did, they would be aware of the fact that Mario gets his Tanooki Suit from a magic feather.

Stop wasting our time PETA!

 

[NerfedFalcon]

For the love of God. Obama, Gillard, and every other world leader, I will vote for your party in every election from now until I'm senile if you pass a law permanently disbanding these idiots.