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Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA

Posted by samzenpus on from the thin-skins dept.

redletterdave writes "PETA believes Nintendo's iconic plumber Mario takes a 'pro fur' stance" because he 'wears the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers' in the new handheld game released Nov. 13. PETA illustrated its disgust with Nintendo in an online campaign called 'Mario Kills Tanooki.' The page includes a side-scrolling Super Mario-style game called 'Super Tanooki Skin 2D,' where you play an angry, skinless tanuki that must chase a bloody raccoon-pelt-wearing-Mario across a 16-bit world and try to reclaim its fur."

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  1. More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Informative

    As I noted in my submission yesterday, this stems from their anger at Chinese fur farms that often have tanuki. At first it seems like this directed at Mario and Nintendo however I think they're merely using the popularity of Mario to get this message out about the cruelty of Chinese fur farms.

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    1. Re:More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by Riceballsan · · Score: 5, Informative

      Yes and no, it is a mythical creature, and it is also a term used to refer to a Japanese raccoon dog or sometimes badgers, it depends on the location. The fictional ones have balls the size of watermelons.

    2. Re:More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by Riceballsan · · Score: 5, Informative

      PETA is corrupt throughout the core of it. More then just the stupid stunts for publicity, they also greatly harm far more then they help in protests. Peta "Rescues" dogs and cats. In 2009 of the animals "rescued" by peta 2,301 were euthanized and a total of 8 were adopted out.

    3. Re:More Specifically Aimed at Chinese Fur Farms by DCstewieG · · Score: 5, Informative

      http://www.aolnews.com/2010/03/09/petas-euthanasia-rates-have-critics-fuming/

      http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=peta+euthanasia

  2. Someone tell them about Mario 3 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because they're about 11-13 (depending on which region you're talking about) years late on this one.

  3. The definition of a Tanuki. by Zombie+Ryushu · · Score: 5, Informative

    Are these people aware that a Tanuki is a MYTHICAL Japanese Raccoon Youkai (Spirit) with a magic shape shifting abilities that can normally talk like Humans? That is why Mario has his abilities in the game. He didn't skin an actual Raccoon dog, he gained the spirit energy of the Youkai including its Statue ability...