Hypocrites at "South Park" and Showtime

Catholic League ^ | 14 Mar 06 | Bill Donahue

[Labyrinthos]

What ever happened to common decency?”

What ever happened to changing the channel?

[FormerLib]

"South Park" became an instant hit after its original animated short in the late 1990s depicted Jesus in a fierce battle against Santa Claus over the meaning of Christmas.

Curious that you should say that because that was my first and last "South Park" episode (I didn't watch it all) since I knew that this just wasn't for me.

[Ramius]

Dirka dirka?

[safeasthebanks]

Exactly. Donahue is really showing how dense he is, as, in a way, Stone is on his side in this. Stone is pointing out Hayes' hypocrisy and, as South Park is so adept at doing, using the familiar jargon of the polically correct - "intolerance and bigotry" - to hammer home the point.

Donahue needs to shut his pie hole about Stone (and I'm a life-long Catholic).

[Steel Wolf]

"This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology. ... He has no problem – and he's cashed plenty of checks – with our show making fun of Christians." ... He said he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."

Don't dish it out if you can't take it, Chef. South Park has made fun of every religion on the planet over the last several years, and Hays was OK with it. It's bad enough that he's willing to trash other religions for money, and then duck out when his own ox gets gored, but to sanctimoniously condemn Parker and Stone for being intolerant is off the charts in hypocracy and chutzpah.

[mnehring]

Actually, I think there was a Fatwa against Stone and Parker because of a Mohammad portrayal.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

“What does it take to get the New York-Hollywood gang to stop with their Catholic bashing? Threats of beheadings?”

It'd take revocation of free speech. I'd rather keep the free speech and accept that all religions and philosophies, including agnosticism and atheism, can be ridiculed without fear of legal reprisals or violence. And maybe, just maybe, develop a sense of humor.

[BadAndy]

I wonder how they will kill off Chef?

[xusafflyer]

Don't forget the SuperFriends episode.

[linda_22003]

That ol'Loch Ness Monsta.

[mnehring]

[BallyBill]

Durka Durka !

[Flavius Josephus]

'Dude, we totally love working with you, and this is nothing personal, it's just we're South Park, and if we don't do this, we're belittling everything else we've ripped on.'"

Donohue doesn't get it. South Park only disrespects you if they DON'T smack down on you. Besides, that episode wasn't about disrespecting Mary, it was about the idiots who see apparitions in everything from french toast to highway overpasses. (For the record, I believe in Marian Apparitions, but not most of the idiot claims.)

[Steel Wolf]

Lets see them make fun of Islam.....I won't hold my breath for that one.....effin cowardly slimeballs!

You must have missed their cartoon depiction of the prophet Mohammed, which predates the Danish ones by at least 5 years. Nice try, though.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"South Park" became an instant hit after its original animated short in the late 1990s depicted Jesus in a fierce battle against Santa Claus over the meaning of Christmas.

Curious that you should say that because that was my first and last "South Park" episode (I didn't watch it all) since I knew that this just wasn't for me.

You might have wanted to hang in there - Jesus and Santa work things out in the end, with the help of Brian Boitano.

[xusafflyer]

"I wonder how they will kill off Chef?"

Bring back the succubus!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Hayes should be thanking Stone and Parker for revitalizing his career.

Other than an overrated motion picture music score, (Let's be real: The only reason why "Shaft" was a hit is because of the intoxicating beat; Hayes only sings one or two verses in the entire song) and being the "Duke" in Escape from New York, what else has Hayes done? Without these credits he's just your typical left-wing black activist.

[FormerLib]

You might have wanted to hang in there - Jesus and Santa work things out in the end, with the help of Brian Boitano.

Figures they'd send some homo to save the day! ;-)

[SlowBoat407]

What would Brian Boitano do?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

You must have missed their cartoon depiction of the prophet Mohammed, which predates the Danish ones by at least 5 years.

Was that the Super Best Friends episode, which also featured Buddha, Krishna, and Joseph Smith?