Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' (Upset over religious jibes)

WXIA-TV Atlanta ^ | 3.13.06

[mhking]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.

Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.

"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hayes seems to have had little or no problem uttering his "you little crackers" (a line that always gave me,a white guy,a chuckle).

It sounds like he can dish it out,but he can't take it.

I wonder if Isaac is a "progressive".

[stacytec]

When washing brains, it is best to put those close to the dirty laundry through the rinse cycle.

[lesser_satan]

I can't wait to see how they kill Chef off. Perhaps he'll choke to death on his own Chocolaty Salty Balls?

[Jessica24]

He is sooo going to sue them. :)

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[Kimmers]

I say replace him with another great voice, Dennis Haysbert,
the late President Palmer on 24.....

[dollar_dog]

NewsMeat shows Isaac's one-and-only campaign contribution is to {shudder} Hillary.

[LibertarianInExile]

"Exactly. Damn, I like the Chef character... I wonder if Parker and Stone will keep him and just replace the voice, or will Chef be "offed" in some way..."

I can see that being the running gag now.

"Oh, no, he killed Chef!"

;)

[lainie]

Another version of this story:

Scientologist Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park'
Co-creator of show says singer had no trouble mocking Christians
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11812699/

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Yet Hayes isn't threatening to decapitate, bomb, shoot, stab or kill Matt or Trey. Didn't he get the memo? That's apparently what you're supposed to do when your religion is mocked.

Oh, only one religion is allowed to do that? Sorry, my mistake.

[Feiny]

It looks like his account has vanished.
Instead of banned, it now says "Nobody by that name".
Very odd.

[FOG724]

I still get the purple screen.

[Oztrich Boy]

I can't wait to see how they kill Chef off.

Why kill him off? Suggestion made on the other thread that they use a different (distinctive) voice actor every episode Chef appears - Richard Simmons, Fran Drescher et al.

("Issac you were so not essential to the show")

[MikefromOhio]

well it isn't like he was on many of the shows recently.....

I wonder what they will do with the character.....

[kajingawd]

I wonder if Isaac is a "progressive".



All the regressive think they are progressive.

[Bones75]

I'm would venture this decicion came from one of the higher up members of the cult. They wield tremendous power of the minds of their victims.