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Mario's Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA
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."
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.
My work here is dung.
I would not kill a person, and I would not wear fur. But I would do either in a video game. Video games have not influenced me to murder people or wear fur, because I can tell the difference between games and reality.
Because they're about 11-13 (depending on which region you're talking about) years late on this one.
you managed to get me on your website with the flash game.
But as a card-carrying member of PETF (People for the Ethical Treatment of Fungus), I'm outraged that Mario also stomps on giant, walking mushrooms.
Dressing up as an animal is bad? Are they going to be going after kids for wearing animal costumes next Halloween?
And a better question, has anyone told PETA about the furry community yet?
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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...
Tanooki Mario is over 20 years old.
Why now ?
They collect lots of idiots into conveniently concentrated groups, so we can efficiently ignore them all at once.
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That was fun ... they should totally release that on Steam, maybe even XBL. I'm sure they could come up with some really cool achievements too!
PETA is just a PR equivalent of Internet Trolls. They regularly release outlandish PR releases just so that they can get some publicity. Don't feed the troll. Just ignore them and they will go away.
Not to mention the number of turtles he's fucked up over the years. The man is a monster!
In related new, another bat-shit insane branch of PETA has come out against the so called "Mario Bros" for their anti-turtle behavior, unusual cruelty to Goombas, and seemingly unwavering hatred for princess-kidnapping reptiles. Predictably, the "Mario Bros" had no comment.
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PETA has really outdone themselves this time.
Yeah, side scrolling skinless animal is a pretty interesting concept.
I agree with PETA on a number of issues, but this ... this really is the sort of extreme that will lose more support than gain it.
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They make Cindy Sheehan look positively introverted. They'll hijack anything, offend anyone to get their word out in the press, and even on Slashdot apparently.
Remember, PETA is one of the most prolific animal killers in the country, hires out their animal-killing expertise to pounds across the country, and even kills animals obtained under the pretense that they'll be adopted out.
PETA, yeah, as long as wanton killing is considered ethical.
I get the feeling time will prove Peta is a money laundering operation. They just do crazy shit on the side to make themselves think like they are a legitimate operation. There can't possibly be that many nut jobs to continue funding their actions.
kills 85% of animals it receives.
PETA is launching a soft-port .xxx site and put out a gruesome comic book named "Your Mommy Kills Animals" targeted at children.
I have nothing but contempt for PETA. Even If I were a vegetarian/vegan, I would distance myself from that organization as much as possible.
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I'm surprised PETA has not spoken up on how Mario keeps a gorilla in a small cage. Sometimes this poorly treated gorilla escapes causing all sorts of havoc. Mario has also been known to sometimes take shrooms and abuse turtles, causing much property damage while he steals other people's money. And he acts like it's just some sort of game!
Doesn't give a shit.
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I'm still somewhat surprised that I haven't seen anyone yet point out that the Raccoon suit and Tanooki suit were two different things in Super Mario Bros. 3. The Raccoon suit only gave you a spin attack and let you fly, while the Tanooki suit also gave you the statue ability.
Dont you mean 21-23 years ago?
Mario has been donning the skin of the tanooki since Super Mario 3 (1988). In this game he also donned the skin of a, ghasp, frog!. The horror!
Peta gives a bad name to actual animal welfare activists, you know the ones, the ones that actually find homes for abandoned animals instead of killing them.
Don't give an animal to a PETA "shelter" unless you want it dead.
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Really, it's a shame that Mario teaches kids that it's OK to crush turtles (they're an endangered species). Besides, it might also encourage them to eat hallucinogen mushrooms, and they could end up stomping their heads against the ceiling in the hope of obtaining gold coins.
Fuck PETA and the horse they rode in on!!!!
Why is it that most of the people that I encounter seem to have been shat from the Sphincter of Mediocrity?
So the message is that something fun and lighthearted can be made from the skinning of live animals?
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PETA is about as predictable as the Westboro Baptist Church when it comes to publicity whoring. They just find something that already has built-in media interest, take a ridiculous position, and watch everyone get outraged and generate a lot of attention for themselves.
They'll do something just as asinine next month. Just ignore them, and maybe they'll go away.
Actually, you're only stomping turtles that are trying to kill you. So, that one is pretty okay too. Going down random pipes in search of new levels though, thats the TRUE menace to society.
Lots of people adorn themselves with cow skin on a regular basis.
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or a political statement, really.
As a game where there is no win condition, it just sucks.
As a political statement, it's kind of catchy, but it's difficult to take PETA seriously anymore.
"My God...it's full of trolls!"
"Ask any mermaid you happen to see. What's the best tuna? Kittens of the Sea!"
Mario is not suing anybody.
Oh, come on! They're not trying to kill you, they're just walking around aimlessly from right to left and sometimes back again. It's not their fault that they have the touch of death.
...if these sea kittens are tasty, then kittens must be tasty too.
God help them if they play Skyrim. I swear I'm swimming in wolf pelts, fur boots, and leather bracers.
That's like saying water's wet.
That's all PETA does.
Why the hell are you giving free slashvertisment to these rampant asshats?
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I haven't seen it mentioned that PETA is putting up these billboards next to elementary schools:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/peta-to-kids-would-you-eat-your-dog-for-thanksgiving/
Because, you know, the way to get people to agree with you is to be a complete asshole about it. After all, it worked for Al-Qaeda.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
I will listen to what they have to say when they stop being the world's #1 pet euthanizer. They kill more adoptable animals each year than anyone else, so they don't have a right to claim the moral high-ground.
An image that comes to mind was some chick in a cage with spots painted on her skin, holding a sign that says "I'm a sexual deviant"
What do I know, I'm just an idiot, right?