Much ado about Nothing. This is what South Park Does...they make fun of things....everyone is so damn touchy. And it is hypocritical for Isaac Hayes to et all upset now. He has every right to, but it is hypocritical.
Hollywood is doomed, as it is the harlot, and home to the teeth gnashers, outlined in the Revelation Testament.
Thier reward is allready planned in the Bible, looking for fairness in Hollywood, is a moot point.
Ops4 God Bless America!
Isaac Hayes will not come out of the closet!!
I'm with Stone on this one. Scientology is an aggressive cult and they should be mocked and mocked hard. Hayes quit because the Operational Thetans told him to.
Outspoken Scientologist Isaac Hayes, an Oscar-winning singer heard by millions in recent years as the "Chef" character on "South Park," has quit the cartoon four months after an episode spoofing Scientology.
"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 said in a statement.
"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued, never mentioning the Scientology episode, but citing the recent controversy over cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad. "As a civil-rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."
In an interview with the Associated Press, "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply, saying, "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."
In a previous interview published by ContactMusic.com, Parker said they avoided animated shows about Scientology for years because they didn't wish to upset Hayes, who gained fame in the 1970s with his song, "Shaft," from the movie of the same name.
"To be honest, what kept us from doing it before was Isaac Hayes. We knew he was a Scientologist and he's an awesome guy. We're like, 'Let's just avoid that for now,'" Parker said. "Finally, we just had to tell Isaac, '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.'"
The episode that focused on Scientology originally aired on Comedy Central in November, and did not include Hayes' name in the end credits.
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It featured a cartoon boy on the show being mistaken for L. Ron Hubbard, the science-fiction writer who founded the religion. A portion of the show had Scientologists explaining the basic beliefs of the faith, including aliens populating the Earth, with a statement that flashed on screen reading, "This is what Scientologists actually believe." (Click here to view that portion of the program.)
The faith has been featured prominently in the media in recent years, with high-profile members including John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Fox News Channel host Greta Van Susteren.
"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.
Hayes looks like a cult-controlled idiot on this. Stone's answer was right on the money.
Donahue has less of a following than what's left following Cindy Sheehan.
This Bill Donahue guy doesn't seem to get it. Stone makes fun of everyone. Just cause he picks on your sacred cow doesn't make him intolerant. It makes him an equal opportunity ball buster. And what's wrong with his point that Hayes is a hypocrite? Isn't it the exact same point Donahue is making about Jillette??
The Catholic League president said "Bull s--t"?
My oh my oh my.
Tisk, tisk.
Is there a religion that SP hasn't made fun of yet? In reality, their supposed mocking of Christianity has really been mocking the antics of 'Christians', not Christianity..
At least Matt Stone is being consistent in how he treats things. It's Isaac Hayes who comes off looking like a chump for participating in a project that mocked the faith of others while considering his own to be sacrosanct.
Stone isn't being two faced. South Park makes fun of everyone.
South Park can definately be considered offensive. But they are equal opportunity offenders.
I have no problem with Hayes choosing to quit the show because he disagreed with one of their episodes. However, I don't think Stone's comments about Hayes are unreasonable either. Hayes had no problem with the show making fun of other religions. He only had problems with them making fun of his.
Hayes has made a considerable amount of money working on a show that has made a habbit of making fun of everyone. Hayes is able to consider the bashing of other religions to be light hearted entertainment, but when it comes to his own religion he has a different standard.
Doesn't sound like Stones comments were unreasonable to me.
It's time somebody with talent came with a spoof on South Park - or of its creators...or both.
What ever happened to changing the channel?
I wonder how they will kill off Chef?
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.
Mr. Donahue might want to re-read what Mr. Stone said before claiming he was being two-faced. Mr. Stone said that Mr. Hayes did not complain about South Parks treatment of Christianity, so to do so about it's treatment of Scientology is intolerant and bigoted. Mr. Stone is not saying he is tolerant or unbigotted, just that Mr. Hayes actions cannot be viewed from a position of high moral ground.
To make fun of one religion while holding as inviolate another religion would be clearly intolerant of one and supporting of another. The creators of South Park have made clear that they will not hold back on any religion. This does not make the tolerant, but it sure removes the title of "hypocrite".