PETA angry at Mario...Seriously!

[Robin]

Mario’s fur habit is criticised by PETA

If he wears fur, then everyone else will.

OCCASIONAL PLUMBER AND PART-TIME PRINCESS RESCUER Mario has fallen afoul of animal rights activists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) because he occasionally takes on some fur.

Mario, in case you do not know, is a fictional game character who can be found at various times to be consuming mushrooms, growing in size, killing turtles and wearing what looks like a pelt. It's not a pelt of course, it's a representation that he has taken on some powers that amongst other things make him turn into a statue.

Still, that is enough to annoy PETA and the organisation is looking to make a villain out of the cartoonish hero. "Tanooki may be just a 'suit' in Mario games, but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur," it says on a new web page designed to raise awareness about its campaign.

"By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur. We created our game to help inform people that in real life, Mario would be wearing the skin of an animal who was beaten, strangled or electrocuted, and it wouldn't give him any special powers other than the power of self-deception."

To highlights its campaign PETA has created a scrolling platform game that probably did not need to exist, and is offering people the chance to watch a gruesome video about animal mistreatment. Although raising awareness of such cruelty is important, perhaps Mario was not the best choice as a target.

The Tanuki suit first appeared in Super Mario 3 and can be worn by either Mario or Luigi. Having been around for almost two decades it's a bit odd that it has just appeared on PETA's radar. Most likely the group is hoping to grab a little bit of the attention that the new Mario 3DS game has attracted.

I'm sure all those children playing Mario will think 'yeah that makes me wana wear a dead animal'. Sure its bad to wear fur but this story is up there with people blaming GTA for everything thats wrong with society.

Robin.

 

[hampus_dh]

Grasping for straws.

 

[shmogt]

Lolol it is funny that he wears an animal. People got to relax. It's just like when video games came out and these stick up the ass parents said how the violent ones will screw up your kids brains. Yet for some reason don't answer how violent movie won't do the same thing.

 

[Coxis]

Good times. Super Mario Bros. 3 is the best one in the series, in my humble opinion.

 

[hampus_dh]

I remember when Super Mario 64 came out. 3D was totally new for me and i just stood there amazed at the 3D world lol.

 

[Tommi]

 

[Coxis]

^ win.

 

[tankuroded]

Oh dear... bathplug.

 

[GTShadowKing]

Stupid PETA, maybe they are the reason we never could kill dogs and kats on GTA

 

[Akmuq]

Stupid PETA, maybe they are the reason we never could kill dogs and kats on GTA

The rumour is that their will be animals in GTA V but, because of PETA, you can't harm them, I wouldn't care anyway, but seriously? You can kill humans but not dogs?

 

[GTShadowKing]

Wish they do like RDR and put some wild animals wandering the forests and such. And I want to runover dogs for God's sake and their owners!

 

[OLDSKOOLACURA]

 

[AOS-]

PETA? Mario? Wahhh?!

 

[Sanji Himura]

It is like they don't care about the animals. Jesus did say get the plank out of your own eye first before removing the splinter out of your brother's eye. This staggering kill rate in PETA cared-for animals just goes to show that all they care for is the liberal agenda.

 

[SuperShouden]

It is like they don't care about the animals. Jesus did say get the plank out of your own eye first before removing the splinter out of your brother's eye. This staggering kill rate in PETA cared-for animals just goes to show that all they care for is the liberal agenda.

PETA doesn't care about animals. They care about the millions of dollars they get from suckers every year. People who really care about animals, don't like PETA.

 

[OLDSKOOLACURA]

PETA doesn't care about animals. They care about the millions of dollars they get from suckers every year. People who really care about animals, don't like PETA.

I couldn't have worded it better 👍

 

[88FoxBodyFan]

The thing that gets me is, Mario came out in like '85, and PETA's just now finding out about it? Plus, why aren't they whining about all the turtles he steps on, the frog suit he wears, and I'm pretty sure Bowser and his children are endangered species. Come on PETA! If you're gonna complain about something stupid, at least do it right.

 

[Cowboys965]

That huge kill rate really disturbs me, how can someone be so sick to say that they're helping animals on top of it?

 

[OLDSKOOLACURA]

The thing that gets me is, Mario came out in like '85, and PETA's just now finding out about it? Plus, why aren't they whining about all the turtles he steps on, the frog suit he wears, and I'm pretty sure Bowser and his children are endangered species. Come on PETA! If you're gonna complain about something stupid, at least do it right.

hahahahahhaahaha I forgot all about that

That huge kill rate really disturbs me, how can someone be so sick to say that they're helping animals on top of it?

it hurts my head to think about

 

[highwayman78]

Peta = epic fail I dont like animals to be mistreated but these guys are loony tunes who coudl take them seriously

 

[CrashBandicoot]

What about the hellhounds in call of duty zombies? You have to kill them.

Anyways and why would little kids think about wearing fur is good or bad? It's just A GAME! He didn't kill a real raccoon. besides, I bet it would be too expensive to get a jumpsuit made of raccon.

 

[E28]

Mario has always been a controversial game...

 

[Sprite]

Also what about rabid zombie dogs in resident evil? What about Skyrim and othe Elders Scrolls games, you have to hunt animals to get fur. Surly if they wanted to be in the spotlight that game is selling more than Mario at the moment?

 

[GTShadowKing]

PETA - Pieces (of) Epic Troll Abominations

 

[CrashBandicoot]

Also what about rabid zombie dogs in resident evil? What about Skyrim and othe Elders Scrolls games, you have to hunt animals to get fur. Surly if they wanted to be in the spotlight that game is selling more than Mario at the moment?

Or collect butterfly wings in skyrim

 

[Azure Flare]

PETA - People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

 

[White & Nerdy]

PETA - People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

What's this? I'm agreeing with a brony on something?

Yes I am, acutally. This, this, this, this, this.

 

[Azure Flare]

What's this? I'm agreeing with a brony on something?

Yes I am, acutally. This, this, this, this, this.

Today was good.

 

[Minty]

The rumour is that their will be animals in GTA V but, because of PETA, you can't harm them, I wouldn't care anyway, but seriously? You can kill humans but not dogs?

I know that's false because it implies Rockstar cares....



I just slaughter 6 wolves, 3 deer, and 2 bears in Skyrim. I wonder how long before they complain about that.
Oh, and I used their fur to make clothes and then sold them for gold.


About the subject in the OP, it's just PETA trolling. I feel like they've gotten tired of grasping at what little sanity they had left and decided embrace the bliss that is full-on-bat-🤬-crazy.

 

[CMvan46]

What about Red Dead Redemption which is one heck of a lot worse than hunting in Skyrim.

These people picked the wrong game to go after, seriously it's Mario.