Cooking Mama responds to PETA

8:40 PM on 11.19.2008   |   Jim Sterling

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PETA is deranged, scary and weird. Knowing all this, I still had to facepalm when we were told that PETA released its own Cooking Mama spoof. Personally, I had expected (and wanted) publisher Taito to sue PETA's parrot f*cking asses off, but it seems they've brought out the big guns instead.

That's right. Mama herself has entered the fray.

Developer Majesco approached gaming's most eligible MILF to ask for a response to PETA's clumsy attempt at proving a point. Her statement was dignified and classy, as we'd expect from Mama. "I would never put rat in my Ratatouille," said a feisty Mama while beating some eggs. "Like any accomplished cook, I create my recipes to appeal to a broad range of tastes and preferences. My only goal is to ensure you leave the table well fed."

Once again, leave it to Mama to show us the way. If only PETA could be as refined as Mama or have the same sense of humor about things as Majesco, maybe the rest of the sane world wouldn't hate them so much. 

In other news, between the Mama spoof and the Sega monkey situation, is anyone else as uncomfortable as I am with this organization taking an interest in videogames? It's strange, in any case. Still, you can hit the jump for the full response from Taito.

COOKING MAMA RESPONDS TO PETA BY HIGHLIGHTING
VEGETARIAN OFFERINGS IN LATEST Wii™ VIDEOGAME RELEASE -
COOKING MAMA WORLD KITCHEN

EDISON, N.J., November 19, 2008 - Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place. That's why Mama is  taking a stand with oven mitts raised high against the latest PETA objection targeting her freshly released videogame, Cooking Mama World Kitchen, that shipped this week for Wii™ from Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL). Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings.

"I would never put rat in my Ratatouille," said a feisty Mama while beating some eggs. "Like any accomplished cook, I create my recipes to appeal to a broad range of tastes and preferences. My only goal is to ensure you leave the table well fed."

Cooking Mama World Kitchen includes more than 25 vegetarian-friendly recipes including delicious breakfast, dinner, dessert and snack options.  And, while Mama is not a vegetarian, she fully supports the humane treatment of animals, particularly for her canine protégé Max who makes his doggie debut in World Kitchen.