[misterrob]

That's your judgement. They do social commentary through cartoons. The topics are in your face and not for the faint of heart. Most people in their late 40's and above don't care for them.

[Rummyfan]

I'm 48 and I always try to catch the new episodes of SOUTH PARK.

[quikdrw]

>>>> That's your judgement. They do social commentary through cartoons. The topics are in your face and not for the faint of heart. Most people in their late 40's and above don't care for them.

I'm in my early 40's and I usually laugh very hard at South Park. The "Ginger Kid" episode even made my wife laugh out loud. She finally saw the sarcasm in the show.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

That's your judgement. They do social commentary through cartoons. The topics are in your face and not for the faint of heart. Most people in their late 40's and above don't care for them.

I don't know that age has that much to do with it - my mom is in her 50s and she thinks the show is hilarious - her favorite character is Butters. Mindset matters a lot more than physical age.

[Ingtar]

I turn 47 in a couple weeks. Maybe that is why I sometimes like them and other times do not. I'm not quite young enough. They made their point... as long as the viewer knows what they wanted to put in there.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I'll have to catch to next broadcast--was it as bad as the article makes it out or did the article spin?

Most people in their late 40's and above don't care for them.

At 51, I have to agree with your statement about not being for the faint of heart. There are times when I cringe and say "Cut that off!" but sometimes the message has to be wrapped in what we consider taboo.

[TomGuy]

There are a couple dozen or more cartoons from the 30s, 40s, 50s, etc., that have been banned from television. The decision to ban has come from the owners/developers.

For example, there is one group of cartoons called the 11 Censored/Banned in the early 60s. (IIRC, Ted Turner owns them and he is the one who has kept them from being broadcast since the early 1960s.) They are mostly from the 40s and 50s. They are, for the most part, deemed racial.

Disney keeps Song of the South from being released in the USA for reasons of 'race'. The DVD is available overseas.


Censorship/banning of film titles is somewhat similar to the banning/censorship of printed materials. Society goes through cycles. In the 60s, I remember the title of the novel, Fanny Hill, was only whispered. A couple of decades later it was on college required reading lists.

[metesky]

I'm 62 and I love South Park.

[HairOfTheDog]

Most people in their late 40's and above don't care for them.

I had to come back and see what comment inspired all these old farts to come on the thread and declare their loyalty ;~D

[Buck W.]

I'm in my late forties and find SP hilarious.