Video game criticism gone too far!

[Ivo]

We've all heard stories about video games (notably GTA) being capable of causing criminal behaviour or otherwise controversial, but this is ridiculous...

Animal rights activists blast star for wearing fur

[but it's Super Mario (and the fur's virtual, too)]

U.S. animal rights group PETA has seen a sinister side to the plumber's latest colourful adventure, Super Mario 3D Land.

In a statement issued via its website, the controversial group protested that Mario at one point appears to 'wear fur' in a costume in the game - actually a magical suit used to give the character special powers.

In almost every previous Mario game stretching back to the Eighties, Mario has worn costumes that turn him into new creatures such as a giant bee, an underwater Mario or a giant version of himself.

But the raccoon-like 'Tanooki' suit that grants him special powers in Super Mario 3D land appears to have ruffled the fur of the strident American group.

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...D-star-blasted-wearing-fur.html#ixzz1dvj9MIlc

The most ridiculous thing about this though is that the Tanooki suit has been around since SMB3 - in the late 80s. Epic fail on PETA's part :roll:

 

[district]

Words do not begin to describe my contempt for that article.

 

[trentside]

So you're not allowed to even show people wearing fur? Given that it's a computer simulation, all the manufacturer has to do is to tell PETA that it's synthetic...

 

[90019]

PETA are idiots, it's nothing new, but they're also a fairly nasty organisation in general.

They're pretty clueless about most things they try to campaign about.

 

[chris89]

It is completely and utterly stupid.

PETA it seems has nothing better to do then attack, film, games etc. If im right they do support and go through kill shelters themselfs for rescued animals.

That suite as others have said has been in the games since Super Mario Bro's 3. Another game they kicked a fussed about was in a quick time event in Battlefield 3 where you have to kill a rat....

One game im supprised they haven't yet moaned about is Skyrim since you can kill elk, deer, foxes, wolves, mamouths and little bunnies as well. (But a incredibly great game though, which i seriously recommend)

Chris

 

[Yew]

Is this the same PETA that has made a porn site to promote animal welfare?

 

[ainsworth74]

Is this the same PETA that has made a porn site to promote animal welfare?

It is indeed the very same.

 

[BalaJohnes]

I agree. The suit has been around since Super Mario Brothers 3 and it wasn't frowned upon then, so why the sudden change in attitude?

Do PETA have no better way to pursue animal cruelty?

Why don't they spend 30 minutes on YouTube and try to catch some really nasty people harming animals? -_-

 

[AlterEgo]

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news...ree-holiday-dinner-1-day-name-change-tofurkey

These people are idiots, if the news is to be believed.

 

[SS4]

Sounds to me like PETA are trying to get back into the headlines after a summer of low exposure, and it worked. Perhaps funds are running low?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

What a bunch of idiots.

One game im supprised they haven't yet moaned about is Skyrim since you can kill elk, deer, foxes, wolves, mamouths and little bunnies as well. (But a incredibly great game though, which i seriously recommend)

Chris

I hope they don't play Red Dead Redemption, that's about a million times worse for killing animals!

 

[Temple Meads]

Animal rights are a very serious issue, but this group doesn't really make the movement seem at all serious, they just look like fools, what's needed is direct action against those who cause (real) cruelty to animals, not whimping out of anything serious and just attacking video games.

 

[AlterEgo]

What is it with animal rights people? They all either seem to be batpoop insane or terrorists, at least in my mind. I'm sure there is a silent majority of animal rights supporters - I agree that it is wrong to cause undue suffering to an animal, but I'm pro-vivisection...

 

[richw]

best ring them up, i hit a rabbit in my car earlier...surely this makes me a very terrible person, if marios outfit upsets them.

 

[NSEFAN]

What is it with animal rights people? They all either seem to be batpoop insane or terrorists, at least in my mind. I'm sure there is a silent majority of animal rights supporters

The same goes for all walks of life; you never hear from the reasonable, rational people because it's the vocal extremists who are constantly seeking attention.

 

[Temple Meads]

I'm personally anti-vivisection, I'm a firm believer that we should not exploit animals for our own ends, keeping animals for laboratory research is akin to keeping a child locked up in a cellar, it's just not on, but sadly I can't see a total abolition any time soon, and direct action against the laboratories and their staff may be the only way.

 

[ChrisCooper]

What is it with animal rights people? They all either seem to be batpoop insane or terrorists, at least in my mind. I'm sure there is a silent majority of animal rights supporters - I agree that it is wrong to cause undue suffering to an animal, but I'm pro-vivisection...

Clearly you're an idiot who just believes the propaganda then, no better than the people you are trying to criticise. The fact that you claim to be pro-vivisection says it all.
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I'm personally anti-vivisection, I'm a firm believer that we should not exploit animals for our own ends, keeping animals for laboratory research is akin to keeping a child locked up in a cellar, it's just not on, but sadly I can't see a total abolition any time soon, and direct action against the laboratories and their staff may be the only way.

This is especially true given that there are so many altenatives available to using animals, and that animal models are often innacurate and even dangerous. Legal drugs taken correctly are one of the leading causes of death in the western world, despite them being tested and shown to be "safe" on animals, as animals are not like humans and have totally different body chemistries. There are things you can give to animals that will do no harm but will kill humans, and things that are safe for humans but kill animals. This is before you get into the real bulk of vivisection which is toxicity testing for chemicals, including household products, and of course cosmetics (it's totally legal to test ingredients). Much of the data obtained from vivisection is useless anyway, yet it's a bottomless pit for money to be ploughed into benefiting no-one but the companies and reseachers involved.

 

[AlterEgo]

Clearly you're an idiot who just believes the propaganda then, no better than the people you are trying to criticise. The fact that you claim to be pro-vivisection says it all.

No, I believe newspaper headlines which tell me that people are sent to prison for conducting terror campaigns against people who work in the animal testing industry.

Clearly in your rage you missed my quote of:

I'm sure there is a silent majority of animal rights supporters

For a bit of context, I take a prescribed drug to help me with a disability, which has been tested on animals.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I'm sure there is a silent majority of animal rights supporters

They ain't a majority and they ain't silent either!

 

[SS4]

Yet nobody mentions the cruelty involved in Halal food?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Yet nobody mentions the cruelty involved in Halal food?

I'll give you that.

 

[AlterEgo]

They ain't a majority and they ain't silent either!

Ah, I think you misunderstand. I hadn't worded that properly. What I meant was:

"I am sure the vast majority of animal rights supporters remain mostly silent" - meaning they aren't extreme unlike the examples I have given.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Ah, I think you misunderstand. I hadn't worded that properly. What I meant was:

"I am sure the vast majority of animal rights supporters remain mostly silent" - meaning they aren't extreme unlike the examples I have given.

I'll leave it as TBH I think a lot of these support groups use that way too liberally when they just want to big up how important / popular they are.

 

[AlterEgo]

Yet nobody mentions the cruelty involved in Halal food?

I think it's quite widely mentioned, isn't it?

I will always try to buy non-Halal meat where possible. A bolt gun is far more humane in my mind than a blade across the throat.

 

[SS4]

I think it's quite widely mentioned, isn't it?

I will always try to buy non-Halal meat where possible. A bolt gun is far more humane in my mind than a blade across the throat.

Not that has reached my ears but I could be wrong. I always try to get non-Halal meat too for the same reason

 

[Hydro]

and direct action against the laboratories and their staff may be the only way.

What a load of utter drivel. You understand what "direct action" normally entails? It's terrorism, pure and simple. Achieving your ends through fear and intimidation. I'm surprised that vivisection disgusts you, but "direct action" is acceptable.

Fighting against the individual components of a much larger machine accomplishes nothing. Policy and culture changes achieve so much more. You do not achieve the latter by throwing paint over people as they leave for work, or clumsily boiling down peroxide in the garage and buying a pound of nails. It's amateurish and thuggish.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Yet nobody mentions the cruelty involved in Halal food?

I'll give you that.

I think it's quite widely mentioned, isn't it?

I will always try to buy non-Halal meat where possible. A bolt gun is far more humane in my mind than a blade across the throat.

Not that has reached my ears but I could be wrong. I always try to get non-Halal meat too for the same reason

It may surprise you to know that research is indicating that halal slaughter can be better for the animal than captive bolt stunning, which is well known to be hit and miss as to whether it works as intended. However, not enough recent, properly conducted research has been done to prove this.

In any case, the RSPCA and the MHS say that nearly 90% of Halal meat has been pre-stunned anyway.

 

[Eagle]

Yet nobody mentions the cruelty involved in Halal food?

The Dutch parliament do.
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So you're not allowed to even show people wearing fur? Given that it's a computer simulation, all the manufacturer has to do is to tell PETA that it's synthetic...

Indeed.

I'd like to see PETA try and picket a furry convention