PETA's Pokemon Parody Battles Animal Abuse

[KeyMaster45]

I kind of have to applaud PETA, despite my dislike of them, for trying to use games as something more than just entertainment.

Really? Just step back and think for a second about what this really is. Its not really about education, this game is propaganda. I'd take just about anything over propaganda games, its fucking despicable in my opinion, even if the message is something I agree with, for example I hate the America's Army franchise. Granted, at least PETA's propaganda is so blatant its impossible to work on even the most idiotic of people, but still propaganda is propaganda and propaganda is fucking horrid.

Just my opinion.

I stand by what I said. I see no harm in this, and see it as a sign that gaming is growing up. We can either accept that people are going to use it for propaganda, or we can throw fits that continue to paint gaming as an immature medium.

The high road here is acknowledging that the message of their games is batshit crazy dialed up to 11, but that some of them are legitimately fun browser games. I know I lost a couple hours to that super mario brothers one where the KFC Colonel is cast in the roll of bowser, and every level is a meat factory death trap; the cooking mama game is rather priceless as well. And yeah, some of it did make me think. Not about the animals mind you, but about whether the working conditions for the humans in those factories was safe/sanitary. (a person can only handle so much chicken shit before it starts to effect their health)

I broadened a horizon and had a bit of fun doing it. I still don't like or agree with PETA, but I have a grudging respect for their web game developers.

 

[BrownGaijin]

Given that part of the problem is that PeTA hogs the spotlight from organizations that do deserve some love, I would like to take this moment to plug the Best Friends Animal Society.

Anyone else want to take the time to plug their favorite animal rescue society?

 

[BloodRed Pixel]

so PETA battles PETA? How much more lost in semantics can their PR get?

 

[jrjard]

I think it's telling that the only thing I'm really mad at is the fact that Pikachu is firing lasers instead of lightning, Rollout doesn't work correctly, and Miltank knows Zen Headbutt. Could they have at least spent 5 minutes on Bulbapedia?

 

[b.w.irenicus]

Well I kinda agree with the overall message. But please please:

the game isn't afraid to point fingers at the Pokemon series for desensitizing children to animal violence.

Proof, please? No? Didn't think so.

 

[Charli]

Lol. The person who gets to draw for this tripe must have so much fun. The designs are hilarious.

Also:

 

[wulf3n]

this is why they kill nearly every animal they get their hands on

http://www.petakillsanimals.com/proof
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-anthony-cooper/how-many-pets-did-peta-ki_b_2620660.html
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=8651
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/douglas-anthony-cooper/peta-kill_b_1352462.html

Don't trust everything you read on the internet. Have you checked the sources of these articles? What about the comparison Euthanasia rates with other shelters in Virginia? What about the 8 other Peta branches worldwide?

 

[TomWiley]

Why attack McDonalds? It's not like they don't offer plenty of vegan and vegetarian alternatives.

 

[Church185]

Well I kinda agree with the overall message. But please please:

the game isn't afraid to point fingers at the Pokemon series for desensitizing children to animal violence.

Proof, please? No? Didn't think so.

Here you go! You might have forgotten that PETA released another Pokemon game before this one.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/books-and-arts/108500/peta-vs-pokemon-does-the-video-game-teach-animal-cruelty

 

[b.w.irenicus]

Well I kinda agree with the overall message. But please please:

the game isn't afraid to point fingers at the Pokemon series for desensitizing children to animal violence.

Proof, please? No? Didn't think so.

Here you go! You might have forgotten that PETA released another Pokemon game before this one.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/books-and-arts/108500/peta-vs-pokemon-does-the-video-game-teach-animal-cruelty

Thank you, although I don't see any kind of evidence for Pokemon promoting any kind of anything. Peta argues this, Peta arguing that. Thats it. Its not proof, it's a claim. It's basicly the same as claiming that violent videogames promote and/or endorse real violence.

 

[Church185]

Thank you, although I don't see any kind of evidence for Pokemon promoting any kind of anything. Peta argues this, Peta arguing that. Thats it. Its not proof, it's a claim. It's basicly the same as claiming that violent videogames promote and/or endorse real violence.

I believe we misunderstand each other. When I read your initial comment, I thought you were asking for proof that PETA was claiming that Pokemon causes animal abuse. I don't believe that it leads to animal abuse in the slightest, and PETA is filled to the brim with crazy people.

I bid you good day.

 

[Rylee Fox]

PETA complains about people eating animals, and rallies against it. However I have yet to see them target the animals themselves. When are they going to demand that animals treat each other the way they want humans to treat animals? I'd like to see them try to force a tiger to go vegan.

 

[CriticalMiss]

Why attack McDonalds? It's not like they don't offer plenty of vegan and vegetarian alternatives.

That's not true. Fries are murder! Potato rights now!

 

[Legomaniac91_v1legacy]

I wonder if PETA got the joke that Team Plasma was a parody of them.