PETA's parody on Majesco's Cooking Mama franchise may be the best Flash-based game we've seen from the activist group yet. Following up on its Bloody Burberry and Super Chick Sisters games, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals takes a stab at soon-to-be-released Cooking Mama: World Kitchen, not to mention the main course of most Thanksgiving meals. The game is done in perfect Cooking Mama style - having the player pull out the bird's feathers and then scoop out its innards. Whether you agree with the message or not, it's the medium and style that got our attention.
PETA does give some constructive feedback to Majesco, asking if it could make an all vegetarian-recipe version of Cooking Mama. Considering how important Mama is to Majesco's cash flow, a vegetarian version might be a good marketing ploy. PETA's Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals can be played after the break (Warning: Sound auto-plays and is loud).*
*The "Meet your Meat" video, which becomes available after finishing the game, may be difficult to watch. Don't click the link if you're not interested in seeing what a corporate turkey farm looks like.
No I mean, how what could a group like Peta do? If these carnivorous extraterrestrials are our friends and see humans as their equals, they will have to see other lesser animals as inferior, other wise what argument could you make for them not turning us into live stock? Note that we are assuming they can't make artificial meat or alter themselves so that they can become vegetarians.
As a vegetarian I normally don't stand up much for PETA, but there is a point to this.
Corporate farming in America hurts not only animals, but also family farmers, our food supply, and our environment.
I never try to debate anyone on the merits of killing and eating animals, its a personal choice that I abide by, but there are issues that most sane people can agree on. Corporate farming in our country is largely unchecked, the living conditions for animals is often extremely inhumane and unsanitary which makes what you eat unsafe.
You should watch the video at the end, at least get some perspective on the issue. I'm not suggesting anyone should go vegetarian but maybe examine who you buy your food from.
We evolved over billions of years from single celled organisms to the species we are today. Along that journey, we participated in the circle of life--the food chain--and clawed our way to the 'dominant' species on the planet. We ate meat and plants alike, because that's what we evolved to do. By claiming eating meat is wrong, a person is displaying ignorance (denial?) of their own lineage and giving the finger to the intricate and wonderful process that created US.
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A supernatural power (God) created the earth and created everything on earth, including animals and plants. He gave us the ability to eat animals and, through the ages, humans have followed that example. Food chains are part of the great balance and we are invariably a part of it too. So by claiming eating meat is wrong, a person is giving the finger to the creator which put humans in a specific place and made plants AND animals to nourish human bodies.
Oh hey, Joystiq. What's up? What's going on in this cha-- oh holy shit, you guys are playing Cooking Mama? I love this God damned game! Oh crap, we're making a turkey? Let me at this! I get to pluck its feathers off its dead body! That rules, bro! Oh, sweet Jesus! I'm stickin' my God damned hand into this God damned bird! I'm rippin' its frickin' guts out! This is the best day EVER! Oh my lord, this baby looks like it's shaping up to be one delicious feast!
Stuffing!? Oh, YES! I LOVE stuffing! Let me just shove that right in there-- yeah-- that's the spot-- Hey, buddy! Look at me! Look at where I'm stickin' my hand! Game of the Year, broseph! Pass the beer bong!
I have cut living goats throats with an axe at my grandfathers farm.
Did i care? NO.
Was it delicious roasted with a cold glass of Coke? Yes.
PETA are a bunch of idiots, e.g:
Burlington, Vt. - This morning, PETA dispatched a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of ice cream icon Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace the cow's milk in their products with human breast milk. PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves. PETA points out to Cohen and Greenfield that such a move on their part would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health at the same time.
I'm all for the cause of weening the human race off of animals as a food source, but PETA goes about it all wrong. Shock images and accusations do nothing but anger those that you wish to win over.
Wow! This is awesome!!! It is like GTA meets Cooking Mama!! Who knows where this could go from here. How about Deer Hunter with the processing included? And I always thought Cooking Mama was a little soft, now she is probably slaying demons in a haunted mansion then making dinner for her kids at night!!
Does anyone have the email to contact PETA b/c I want to suggest they get in the video game business. If they would only apply this to some large scale horror games they really might have a niche going!
I got a little outraged about this so I sent the following email to PETA....
To whom it may concern,
First off I would like to say I understand your point of view and complete agree that you have the right to it. For the greater part of my life I have eaten meat and have to say that I wouldn't change a thing. I love meat and really how my food is processed does not bother me or affect my daily routine. Secondly I would like to ask, have you ever thought of going into the video game industry? No this is a serious question b/c the master piece that is Cooking Mama has just went up a couple of rungs on the ladder! I would have to say was a little apprehensive when I clicked the link for your version of the game but I would have to say I was a little impressed. You took what was an innocent video game and turned it into cooking mama meets Resident Evil/GTA. A true blood bath which might sale with the teenage crowd, so maybe you should think about that.
My point is this, believing in an ideal is totally understandable, but pushing that ideal on someone else b/c you don't agree with them and the way they live there life is totally absurd! You guys should be ashamed of yourself for what you have done to a innocent children's game. Matter of fact the last time I remember children were not boiling live chickens or slashing the throats of defenseless turkeys. You have completely construed the view Majesco had when developing this game and quite frankly sicken me!
Damnit.... now im hungry for turkey. Thanks PETA, il be sure to have 2 turkeys instead of one. I have no problem ripping the guts out of a turkey (the heart and gizzard are my favorites :))
Wow, I'm actually a little conflicted on this one. On the one hand I want to support this as a "parody(?)" because it's actually got some quality (they nailed the look and feel of the actual game which is the point of any proper parody) to it and is kinda fun (not sure if decimating avian remains was supposed to elicit joy... but it did) Love that guitar ditty in the background BTW. It's catchy.
On the other hand, it's a reminder of the time my ex wife brought home a turkey she hit with the car and decided to keep in the freezer (yeah, she was pretty red-neck, but I went along with it). Let me tell you, plucking and gutting a Turkey from scratch is no fun, especially when you have no idea what in the hell you're doing. How far from the butt-hole is safe to start cutting? Little tip, watch out for that sack full of grass hoppers. Not the most appetizing aroma. All said and done, we ate the thing anyways... even burned it a little on accident. Where was I...oh yeah. The other thing about this is that it really borders the line between parody and theft. I can't see how Majesco could sit well with this blatant use of their IP, logo and even having their name associated with it. Not unless they have a really good sense of humor.
Would it be hypocritical of me to congratulate PeTA on the production of a fun, quality flash program, yet still want to see Majesco lay the smack down on them with the wrath of a thousand blood thirtsy lawyers? Are PeTA lawyers allowed to be blood-thirsty? Is it wrong to eat a turkey sandwich while watching the video at the end? Did you also know that those turkeys are genetically bred to be too fat to breed? Know how they get new turkeys? Google it and wonder about that job.
Hey, check out what I found...ON THE PETA WEBSITE:
The Internet is rife with Web sites and Web pages depicting cruelty to animals. Some sources are educational, depicting the cruel behind-the-scenes reality of industries that thrive on animal exploitation and abuse. Other sources are merely depicting cruelty for shock value. Often, these sites will also carry videos and images that are gory and/or pornographic in nature. These Web sites are counting on you to be upset by what you see, inadvertently bringing them more traffic—and consequently more advertising dollars—with your complaints to friends, family, and coworkers. The site owners thrive on your angry messages, often posting them for their sympathetic audiences to enjoy.
I don't understand what's with all this hypocrisy... If you say "Hey my opinion must be respected", then why the fuck disregard or even insult other people's opinions, shoving your own down their throat? This is ridiculous. Peta is seriously batshit insane. And for people who protect animals, they sure as heck know quite a lot about how to do nasty stuff to them and their anatomy...
Quote for truth: "If you don't believe in my ways then you're a barbaric asshole with no heart who kills puppies"
Oh this game was awesome! this peta ppl are ignorant! if they say that killing animals to eat is cruel, im against eating vegs bc they have feelings too. have they even wondered how their plants grow? we use animal shit, human shit, animal carcaces, rest of animals and lots more of stuff to make the soil fertile, so they can grow soy beans and make tofu. It doesnt matter what you eat, its all the same in the end. we all came from the same place, and we will all go to the same place.
that worker humped a turkey? and they say gamers have no life...but now i'm stuck. i'm not buying butterball but there's no way we're having thanksgiving without a turkey. *sigh*
I love cook and kill animals to eat, i love to be carnivour
How to Kill a Chicken Killing a Chicken by Muntjac
If you keep chickens for meat or if you need to cull a chicken you obviously want to do it in the most humane way possible. There are sites offering advice that I think are, quite frankly, rubbish so this is how I handle killing a chicken.
First take the bird quietly in the dark with a red lamp so as not to alarm the rest. Tuck the bird quietly under your arm as you are talking to the rest and close the door quietly. This calmness must be continued all the way through so it's best that you do this with no audience at all . Go into the coop quietly whistling softly or even talking this way the birds know its you and don't all scream about flapping and upsetting everything. Take the bird by the legs from the perch and pull it into your side by placing a hand around its body and cup its head in your hand. Walk out quietly and away from the coop up to the house so as not to cause any more disturbance to the rest of the birds and the household
Take your right hand and slide it under the birds butt and grasp its legs with the hand closed take the legs with the thumb pointing away from the body as this is a stronger grip
Killing a Chicken Placing the fingers and thumb of the left had over the chickens neck just above the head. The first 2 fingers ie index and second fingers, close over the head with the neck in between like a V. The thumb then comes over the head closing it into the palm taking a half twist as it closes
Now bring the bird into your chest holding its legs tight into the body and taking a firm but gentle grip on its neck extend and put the weight of the top part of the body onto the neck forcing the head down in one clean movement
Killing a Chicken
The head will part from the body as the neck is broken and your hand will follow on down and away from the bird. As the pressure you applied is released the bird will start to flap uncontrollably at this point the chicken is dead.
T his action is only nervous reaction and it will stop in about 30 seconds. Allow the bird to flap as much as it wants as this action forces any blood to go down to the neck and coagulate there.
You can hang it for a day or two if you so wish, or you can carry straight onto the plucking. Hanging the Chicken
Take your bird and hang it by the feet in a cool place for a day. The blood will pool in the neck end so draining is unnecessary. Plucking the Chicken
Get a bucket of hot water (too hot for your hand) dip the bird in and count to sixty, then take it out start taking the wing feathers out. Next pluck the legs and then the breast. These feathers will all come out easily as the hot water melts the fat that is around the pen of the feather so it nearly falls out. I can pluck a chicken in 5 minutes or so, but I have been doing this for a lot of years.
Once the bird has been plucked that there are a few fine hairs left on the bird, just ignore them.
Ken's Spicy Curry Chicken
Recipe to your meal:
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk * 2 tablespoons green curry paste * 2/3 cup chicken broth * 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained * 1 (8 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained * 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces * 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms * 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces * 3 tablespoons fish sauce * 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
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DIRECTIONS
1. Over medium heat, whisk coconut milk and curry paste together in a large saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes. 2. Stir in chicken broth, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, mushrooms, and chicken. Season with fish sauce and basil. Simmer for 10 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked, yet still tender.
That was awesome! I would never have even considered playing the real Cooking Mama, but yours is like Cooking Mama meets Gears of War! Are there gonna be new levels, like for pork chops? Or maybe seafood?
