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PETA promotes awareness about violence on the poor Zerg
Posted: 12.03.2013 02:47 by JonahFalcon Comments: 15
Protoss on Zerg violence. No Terrans in sight.
After extreme animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) decried the depiction of whaling in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the group has sent out pamphlets on behalf of the Zerg. The pamphlet proclaims "Zerglings Have Feelings, Too."

"To paraphrase a great philosopher, the question is not 'Can Zerg reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer when attacked with a Perdition flamethrower,'" states director of marketing Joel Bartlett, "PETA is full of StarCraft players, but we've always had empathy for the Zerg — and for anyone who is killed without consideration because they don't speak our language."

Peta went on to claim the Zerg are "killed or abused simply because the Terrans can't or won't understand them."

What about the Protoss and their attitudes towards the Zerg?
Source: Polygon

Comments

By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
SiyaenSokol
... You ... have ... got ... to ... be ... kiddin ... me ...!!!!!!!!

Holy sh@t!!! I am at a loss for words.
By danfreeman (SI Core) on Mar 12, 2013
danfreeman
What is this... i don`t even...
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
nocutius
Marketing at it's best :)
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
SirRoderick
I-i-i-i.....whaaa?
By Chosen_One (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
Chosen_One
Relax :D It's just a joke, cool one :D And marketing at it's best indeed :)
By Maffia01 (SI Member) on Mar 12, 2013
Maffia01
Well it's nice to know that when they aren't blowing up scientists PETA have a sense of humour.
By djole381 (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
djole381
This is a whole new level of retard.
By leowaud (SI Newbie) on Mar 12, 2013
leowaud
teehee, but its not the 1st April yet
By JPerry06 (SI Core) on Mar 12, 2013
JPerry06
Pretty funny ha
By Jasca_Ducato (SI Core) on Mar 12, 2013
Jasca_Ducato
Guess they're trying to show the gaming crowd they're serious about their beliefs and not just bitchin' on Ubisoft, but still appreciate a bit of humour. I've never played StarCraft and so cannot comment on whether the Zerg are being unjustly treated or not, but I like the statement.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Mar 12, 2013
FoolWolf
About the best PETA ever did, so now please go away and be Ultralisk food!
By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Mar 13, 2013
SiyaenSokol
Good to hear that it is just a joke... I was shocked out of my mind. Well done PETA... you gave me a fright, you caught me.
By Kres (SI Elite) on Mar 13, 2013
Kres
Finally somebody stepped in to put a stop to the slaughter of Zerg. There is hope for our race. And the zerg.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Mar 14, 2013
nocutius
Yea, let's just hope the Zerg are well mannered so they don't play with their food.
By Paceydre (SI Member) on Mar 14, 2013
Paceydre
The only talking the Zerg can do when meeting Terrans is *Burp*. Maybe ask PETA to talk to the Zerg for us. The bad after taste could save us all hehe