Posted on 01/13/2006 3:43:05 PM PST by Panerai
There is something manifestly, monolithically humourless about Roman Catholicism, even among other awesomely po-faced organised religions. Something stern and fearsome and unbending. You don't trifle with Roman Catholics. They've been around longer than you have, chum, and they've got the Pope on their side. South Park on the other hand, has been around for nearly eight years, so roughly 1992 years less than Roman Catholicism. It is an adult animated series which from its first episode gleefully set about upsetting people in the name of satire. And in the name of just being incredibly offensive. But the intelligent, philanthropic, sober point remains like a slender epee of truth thrust through each vile outburst - *we believe in freedom of speech*. And in really nasty poo jokes. But mostly freedom of speech. As any show involving extreme violence, scatology, profanity and jokes at the expense of the disabled will, it's incurred many and vociferous complaints. However, it's always taken them in its stride, and gone on showing scenes of children feeding each other chilli made of their parents.
You can imagine what sort of unpleasant substance meets which rudimentary air-conditioning appliance when two such disparate elements collide. This happened in December, when the South Park season finale 'Bloody Mary' aired on Comedy Central in the US. There's no way to put this delicately - the episode features a statue of the Virgin Mary bleeding from the ass. This miracle brings people flocking to South Park to be healed, until it transpires that in fact she's just having a period. Then the Pope declares that 'a chick bleeding out her vagina is no miracle', and everyone goes home disgruntled.
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At least they mention "Scott Tenorman must die", which has to be the single most offensive South Park ever. I still haven't seen this one, but it won't be long before they show it again with all this controversy. They'll play it up and have the single biggest ratings night ever for South Park.
With pleasure. :)
this crap again? good grief catholics, let it go already.
"And... how much is that, in pubes?"
It's an opinion piece from the UK.
Thanks for the pings. :)
I just saw the "Scott Tenorman Must Die' episode the other evening, here on our local TV, which reruns 2 episodes every weeknight....I am new to viewing SouthPark, so I have to watch it in reruns to catch up...but I will agree, that the Scott Tenorman Episode is really offensive....
So is the episode where people eat with their butts, and poop through their mouths...that one almost made me violently ill...
There certainly is lots to be offended by or be made sick by on South Park...something for everyone..
But there are the episodes I really enjoy, and so of course, I will keep watching, and keep laughing at many of their episodes...
For the last time .... it's all in timing. Catholics rose in an uproar when this episode coincided with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
As one professional psychotherapist once commented:
Sarcasm is cloaked agression!
Think about that statement for just one minute and reflect on how such humor is deliberate with the intent of offending. That was the situation when this episode aired. Got it?
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I don't think the writer of this article is Catholic. At least his broad brush bash at Catholics in the first paragraph makes it appear he's not.
Perhaps bloggers should let it go as well?
They should not be viewed by anyone ;~D
Timmah and Jimmah Join the Crips was a jaw dropper.
We've been warned...
If you don't turn to your other and say "This should not be seen by anyone" at least once per episode, you have no standards at all ;~D
And if you say it with a smile, your sense of humor is still functioning. :~D
Think about that statement for just one minute and reflect on how such humor is deliberate with the intent of offending. That was the situation when this episode aired. Got it?
Got it!
Bumpity bump.
Waaaaah.
South Park takes on everybody.
Christians are not immune.
Bravo...
South Park began in 1992 when Parker and Stone, then film students at the University of Colorado, created an animated short called Jesus vs. Frosty. The crudely made film featured prototypical versions of the kids of South Park, including a character resembling Cartman but called "Kenny", bringing a murderous snowman to life with a magic hat. The baby Jesus then saves the day by decapitating the monster with a halo. Executives at Fox saw the movie, and in 1995, executive Brian Graden commissioned Parker and Stone to create a second short film to send to friends as a video Christmas card. Entitled The Spirit of Christmas, it closely resembled the style of the later series, and featured a martial arts duel and subsequent truce between Jesus and Santa Claus over the true meaning of Christmas. This video was later featured in the episode A Very Crappy Christmas of South Park in which Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, Mr. Hankey and his family "save" Christmas. The video was a hit and was quickly shared, both by underground duplication and over the then burgeoning Internet. This led to talks to create a series, first with Fox, then with Comedy Central, where the series premiered on August 13, 1997.The Jesus vs. Santa video is available for download here. South Park has always been profane. Sometimes I can watch it and thoroughly enjoy it, sometimes I can't.
They don't take on everyone.
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