Meet Mario Greco, a high school teacher and aspiring Canadian politician for the People’s Party. Greco has come under fire from critics for a video game he created in college called “Happy Culture Shootout,” a shooting game in which players attack characters depicted by cultural stereotypes, including mass shootings of LGBTQ people at pride parades.
Canadian publication PressProgress reports that Greco continues to defend the game, which he insists is not violent or hateful. Other evidence, however, calls that claim into question.
“They’re not dying in the game, no one’s dying in the game, there isn’t a single person that dies in the game,” Greco claimed to PressProgress. “They’re beams of light, no one’s dying, they’re being sent to Happy Land because the goal was to end war and discrimination.”
Interesting that the game doesn’t involve “shooting” haters, but rather the innocent. For that matter, interesting that the game involves removing the victims of discrimination to end social tensions. Moving on…
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PressProgress further reports that the outlet obtained a since-deleted video of Greco defending the game taken while still studying at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. In it, he rebukes his classmates, one of whom called the game “the most racist game I’ve ever played.”
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“My friends and I love people of all cultures and we also love humour of all types,” Greco said in the video. “That includes harmless racist jokes. This game was intended to make a joke about how ridiculous cultural stereotypes are so we can all laugh about it together and move on with our lives.”
Greco also claimed his friends thought the queer pride level was “hilarious” and further claimed the game is “not racist in the slightest.”
The game designer fingered those offended by the game as the source of the controversy. “People can believe what they want of pieces of art,” Greco claimed to PressProgress. “These days anything could be perceived as racist.”
PressProgress has called that assertion into question. The outlet further reports that Greco admitted to omitting a Jewish level from “Happy Culture Shootout” at the insistence of an instructor. The site also documented tweets from Greco in which he referred to Critical Race Theory as “cancer,” and another in which he drew a picture of Pepe the Frog, an icon commonly associated with the alt-right on online forum 4chan. The same image also contained a reference to “Kekistan,” a fictional country imagined by alt-right trolls. On his election profile site, Greco also claims he refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19. He has also published photos of himself wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
Mario Greco is currently seeking a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the Vaughan—Woodbridge district of Ontario. The election will be held this September 20.
Vince
You’re shooting people but their not dying. Lol
Shithead needs to be canceled. Minority students have the right to go to school and avoid douchebags like this.
Ken A.
Cancelled! Pffft.
Skip
This absolutely sickens me. As much as the “game” itself, but this hater’s attempts to defend it. One stupid misguided college kid. Then think of the millions like him – not making a news cycle, but quietly fomenting this evilness among their cohorts. And then it spreads . . .
Kangol2
He’s out of college and teaching high school students, isn’t he?
TomG
Wow, and I’ll bet this guy calls himself a Christian when nothing could be farther from the truth.
Bengali
What sane person would call themself a Christian? One of the most corrupt religions in the entire world.
wikidBSTN
Bengali – welcome to the hate club.
whereshouldistart
WikidBSTN…how is Bengali hating? He’s merely stating a fact.
Erik
“WikidBSTN…how is Bengali hating? He’s merely stating a fact.”
Every bigot’s hate speech is ‘merely stating fact’ to other bigots. Bengali’s statement is not fact, is a depraved, bigoted fantasy about a billion human beings. It shows that Bengali is just like Mario Greco, who also, as you should have noticed, trivialize and dismissed his hatred.
Chrisk
wikidBSTN
You may not like it but he is speaking the truth. Although I would say Islam is a bit more
At least worldwide
whereshouldistart
Erik. I was raised in Christianity. One day I realized the only way to become a decent human being was to leave and embrace the atheism that I had been born with, so I’ll stand by my statement.
Kangol2
Why is this man so full of hate? He is a privileged young White man with a good job, political aspirations, and the world before him. Why is he creating a video game that eliminates sexual minorities and why is he spewing racist claptrap and anti-vax conspiracy crap? A related question is why are there so many out there like him?
Erik
Why is he full of hate? For the same reason that Bengali and WikidBSTN are
Makes them feel superior, special, powerful, in complete contrast to the reality of their lives.
whereshouldistart
You’re the one with the chip on your shoulder.
Does it hurt when someone holds up a mirror?
When atheists start a holy war come and see me.
Cam
@whereshouldistart
As always, the same old right wing troll is here to defend violent anti-LGBTQ hate and bigotry, and paint the bigots as the victims.
Your trolling is sad and weak.
Cozmo2
This guy looks like nobody paid any attention to him in high school. So he’s trying to make it up so he’s craving attention.
loren_1955
So sad. Historically, I would expect this from Nazi fascists, certainly not a Canadian. Then again, the ignorance of fascism can appear most anywhere as we are seeing here in the U.S.
Seth
A conservative was a cruel asshole.
Must be a day that ends in y.
v6origal97
His own words from this very story… “harmless racist jokes.” There is no such thing. Bye.
barryaksarben
All these nazi fks dont like to be called nazi fks for some reason. Why is that? They say they are superior , if so they should be proud of it. But they are cowards because they know most people are decent and dont approve of their infantile perception of the world. the one where they only succeed. And in the real world they arent successful so they have to have an explaination for their shortcomings that lets them off the hook. No personal responsibility here in any of them. selfish little children. He belongs in prison not govt
LifeinShaw
Have you looked at his Insta page? Are we sure he’s not gay? Looks like one to me
Joshua333
I mean he’s not even vaccinated against COVID.
FridM
There is no discussion. He should be thrown off of a Trump tower along with his followers (friends) and Trump and friends…many splats!!! Many problems solved. You’re welcome!
FridM
Something better, no splat…. just place them in mental institutions and heavily medicate.
Australia Elijah
I call BS on this game as a “work of art”. As for “harmless racist jokes”? Are you kidding me?? Vile concept, poorly executed & misguided.
David Myers
How is this turd a teacher? Or a candidate for Parliament? This should tell you all you need to know about the “People’s Party”!
squinney7007
He gay
Max
“My friends and I love people of all cultures…” Greco said.
did he mean they love all kinds of foods? because that’s more believable.
OrdinaryJoe
The PPC in Canada is the relatively new extreme right party. Basically, Canada’s version of Trump. In a parliamentary system, you can have any as many political parties as you want. In the current election, there are 6 federal parties.
The right in Canada has been split for a long time between the moderate right and extreme right. In the 80’s, the extreme right split off from the moderate right party and formed a new party (Reform Party). The right split the vote between the 2 parties for every election thereafter and never got into power as a result. So the 2 right parties merged back together. The same thing is now happening again with the PPC. Canada, being a moderate left country, will never elect an extreme right government, so the PPC is actually good in that if it picks up a bit of steam, it will practically ensure that a left leaning party will always be in power.
Just like in the US, the worst of humanity, like this POS, goes to these extreme right parties.
OrdinaryJoe
Just to follow up, the election was yesterday. The PPC failed to get a single seat. This POS got 5% of the vote in his riding and placed 4th out of 5 candidates.
What’s the difference between a toilet and the PPC? The toilet has a seat.
Tombear
What’s snew? I have snew all over my boots!