Posted on 12/09/2005 5:50:13 AM PST by NYer
Catholic League president Bill Donohue remarked today about last night’s episode of “South Park” (it will run again for the next three nights):
“A ‘South Park’ character gets a DWI and is ordered to attend AA meetings. Told about the 12-step program, he concludes that he needs a miracle to cure him. The plot then focuses on a statue of the Virgin Mary who is ‘bleeding out her ass.’ The Vatican dispatches a cardinal to investigate and he is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. He then declares this to be a miracle, which draws even more people. The alcoholic, now in a wheelchair, is also sprayed with blood: he then claims he is cured and jumps out of his seat.
“Pope Benedict XVI goes to investigate. He, too, is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. A reporter says, ‘The pope investigated further and determined that the statue was not bleeding out its ass, but its vagina.’ To which the pope replies: ‘A chick bleeding out her vagina is no miracle. Chicks bleed out their vaginas all the time.’
“Comedy Central is a subsidiary of MTV, which is owned by Viacom. On the board of directors of Viacom is a practicing Catholic and a distinguished public servant, Joseph A. Califano; he served under Presidents Johnson and Carter. We are writing to him today requesting that he intervene in this matter. We want a) an apology to Roman Catholics and b) a pledge that this episode be permanently retired and not be made available on DVD. In the event Viacom does not cooperate, we are asking Mr. Califano to issue his own statement of condemnation. We are asking our members to contact him as well. Remember, they chose to insult Our Blessed Mother on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, and the holy day itself.
“Joseph A. Califano is chairman of the board of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. He can be reached at CASA, 633 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10017; phone, 212-841-5200; fax, 212-956-8020; email, employment@casacolumbia.org.”
Not to mention a healthy dose of mocking the very attitudes displayed on this thread. ;~D
I know they've done mohamed. I just bet they have it in the back of their minds that it could get their throats slit.
The sad part about it is that this type of material is credited with "creativity". This type of material is easy. I picture stoned teenagers writing down their musings.
Then you really shouldn't watch it.
Really.
> Or Latin?
...sanguinem per culum.
They are satirical.
Personally, I don't believe in being satirical using sacred things and some of the other things they do. I don't watch it because of some of that. I don't like the rudeness or the crudeness.
But getting in a huff about South Park means you would have to be in a huff a lot of the time. It's a show that has people from the left and the right who hate it.
I think you missed a couple of episodes, too. No one is exempt from the South Park treatment.
Those guys make a lot of money. You should consider getting into it, since it's so easy.
Because they lack sophistication. Their senses of humor have not matured and they still giggle when someone says "tinkle."
Watching South Park and and complaining about being offended is like going to a strip club and being surprised that there are naked people.
At least they are an equal opportunity basher.
Because it's not childish at all... The guys are funny... and the bonus is they're usually right.
Example: Liberals like to talk about the virtues of stem cell research, Matt and Trey show Christopher Reeve sucking on a fetus during an interview on the Larry King show. They don't beat around the bush. They put put the issues out there and do it vividly so no one can miss it.
I am a big fan of societal niceties, and not really even a fan of vulgarity. But I make an exception for South Park. It's not for everyone... but it is dang good.
That AIN'T right.
I didn't watch it last night. I am a fan, but have been uncomfortable a couple of times so I turned it off. I didn't care for the one where they crapped out their mouths, and this last one probably would have made me change the channel. That is why I have a remote, to change the channel when something is on that I don't like. I do enjoy the saddam ones where he is the devil's boyfriend. I also like their dreidel song on one of the holiday shows. The picture you posted made me laugh again when I started remembering the episode....funny!
You know, it's threads like this that really make me miss Old Cracker.
"You punks!"
~sniff~
Take a number.
I find alot of the episodes hysterical. There's not much that offends me. But this was a over the top.
Guess it all depends on which show or celebrity is doing the satire, huh?
You know what Santa says:
He pronounces that Christmas should be a day for everyone to remember that brave man named Jesus. Jesus rescued Santa from the Iraqis.
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