I was debating whether or not to put it into Cynth's "Why are we fat?" thread, but decided to make a separate one. If you think otherwise, by all means.
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I'm sure some of you have heard of the upcoming downloadable PlayStation Network game called Fat Princess. If you haven't, read on. Melissa McEwan of shakesville recently discovered the game and took offense at the concept.
Here's what she had to say:
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My friend Erica emailed me about the hottt new PlayStation game you've got in production, Fat Princess. It looks and sounds just adorable—
Frantic and fun, Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. There's a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with food to fatten her up and it's going to take most of your army working together to carry her back across the battlefield.
—but the only thing I can't figure out is why anyone would want to rescue a fat princess in the first place, since everyone knows that fat girls are unlovable human garbage at whom any sensible bloke would sooner hurl invective than cast a longing glance.
I sure hope there's a clever dénouement like the Fat Princess magically becoming thin once she's rescued! 'Cuz that would rock, yo!
Anyway, congrats on your awesome new game, Sony. I'm positively thrilled to see such unyielding dedication to creating a new generation of fat-hating, heteronormative assholes. It's not often I have the opportunity to congratulate a cutting-edge tech company on such splendiferous retrofuck jackholery. Way to go! The Fat Princess of Shakes Manor salutes you.
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I knew that with the word "Fat" in the game's title and the concept of overfeeding the princess to astronomical proportions it would only be a matter of time before somebody (without a doubt somebody overweight) took it close to heart. Apparently, we only had to wait a few days after its announcement. Are we at a point where words and concepts should be censored to remain politically correct? The game sounds ridiculously fun and I really hope that this blog post of hers doesn't generate any media attention.
Does anybody think she actually has a point? I've been trying to come up with one and really can't.