Topic: PETA hates Mario for wearing fur *possibly offensive*

http://kotaku.com/5859342/peta-calls-out-nintendo-for-fur+wea...

The link shows bloody images of Mario that only PETA can come up with. You've been warned.

PETA Calls Out Nintendo For Fur-Wearing Mario
The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals are blasting Nintendo and their beloved gaming plumber Mario over what they claim is a message that it's OK to wear animal furs.

In Super Mario 3D Land, which was released this weekend, one of Mario's many power-ups is a Tanooki suit which grants him the ability to glide across the screen after jumps. The suit looks more like a one-piece jumper or costume than it does a fur, but PETA says the game is sending the wrong message to gamers.

"Tanooki may be just a 'suit' in Mario games, but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur," according the the PETA Mario Kills Tanooki website. "By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur."

On the Mario Kills Tanooki website, players can turn the tables on Mario, taking on the role of a bloody and skinned tanuki chasing a surly Mario as he drifts through his familiar world, a trail of blood dripping from his suit.

"Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA's undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free."

What about the penguin suit? Does no one care about penguins?

And the Boomerang Bros. suit! They're animals too!!!

PETA's just a bunch of hypocrites

And he stomps on turtles!

so... stomping turtles is still OK?
_{/me eyes turtlelink >:3}

You have gotta be kidding me.

what i always go wear a racoon after playing mario i cant find any tanookis

Thank you PETA. Someone has to stick up for the animals.

Since he gets it from a leaf, maybe he's actually wearing fir.

a tanooki suit a day keeps the goombas away

EPIC.

PETA hates everything. We get it.

... I take it PETA knows nothing about Japanese culture then... or maybe they should just watch Pom Poko.

Mario Uses a Leaf to turn into a Tanooki. It's magic. >.>

Punny!

Well they have to get their media exposure from somewhere.

Why do people even pay attention to anything the PETA says or does? I'm a vegetarian and I love animals but I don't give the PETA a single peep! The people at the PETA are hypocrites and they aren't even capable of running a brothel!

i don't like wearing fur, but PETA are over-reacting. they need to get over themselves and stop making every little thing into an issue about animal cruelty.

For every good thing PETA does bringing attention to legitimate cases of animal cruelty they bury it in a dozen idiotic publicity grabs.

PETA better sue Sega for creating Eggman since he persecutes anything that has fur on it.
_{In all seriousness, what the eff?}