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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 74 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Weird. A real thing that somehow made it through every level... This is truly a remarkable example of the Swiss cheese model in action.

I give you, an eBay listing: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/314945286881

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 61 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I don't see why any level would go "Oh furries are going to love this, and we can't have that" and change the design.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How many NBA mascots would lose their jobs if we were all so uptight about shit like this?

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 57 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I feel unsafe looking at that picture.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Displaying that mascot qualifies as large scale mental abuse.

[–] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 4 points 4 days ago

Agreed, @sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works would be best if you wrap that image in a spoiler.

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

The girl looks uncomfortable being next to it too

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 15 points 3 days ago

If I'm put in charge, that guy is the first to go.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

Giant zombie baby from Dead Alive?

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Based on the photos of the mascots, there's no way they didn't hire a furry to draw those.

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 7 points 3 days ago

It's funny how it's so distinctly "furry" over just "animal mascot" but I can't put my finger on the details that make it so

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

$50 all in w/ shipping to the US‽

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 4 days ago

Jesus take the wheel I'm about to make some poor financial decisions

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago

TIL Swiss cheese model

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 days ago

That's Lizzie! She's adorable!!

She's the Paralympics mascot, and a frilled lizard! Her frill is shaped like Australia!

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would it be a hazard or remarkable or even something special that it "made through"… It's just a mascot, and a good one as well

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Because it's very very obviously a fursona

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

… and?

Why would that be a hazard or remarkable or even something special that it “made through”… It’s just a (furry) mascot, and a good one as well

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's not something that's generally appropriate for a government to post, or anyone in a professional setting.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because…? In what way is a fursona not "aPpRoPrIaTe"? That literally just describes half of all mascots, furry is essentially just an antropomorphic animal. Again, you haven't given any real reason why there would be anything wrong with this, at all.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Because a furry is a sexual fetish/kink and a mascot is not typically a fetish or kink.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I don't see why any level, even knowing "furry" would find these particular designs "objectionable" and worthy of rejecting. They aren't even vaguely fetishized.