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'South Park' & Islamofascism
The Claremont Institute ^ | 4/7/2006 | Ryan Williams

Posted on 04/09/2006 2:06:16 PM PDT by Dark Skies

For those of you not familiar with Comedy Central or their flagship cartoon 'South Park,' a brief introduction. The show was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, two film students from the University of Colorado. The rampant liberalism of the film department at Colorado contributed to Parker and Stone's rejection of many of modern liberalism's pieties, and they emerged as right-of-center libertarians. 'South Park'--often crude, vulgar, and depraved, but usually funny--is their outlet for a dissatisfaction with modern political and social hypocrisy and demagoguery. Think of it as 'The Simpsons' for an even more desensitized culture--social commentary for the jaded child of post-modernism.

The show takes place in South Park, Colorado, a sleepy mountain town with four elementary school children as the main characters.

Which brings me to this week's episode. Entitled "Cartoon Wars," the show starts with a town-wide panic while everyone gathers their valuables and heads to the local recreation center for shelter. We find out that Fox is going to air a 'Family Guy' episode featuring a depiction of the prophet Muhammad, causing the parents of South Park to fear for the safety of their families. Fox censors the image of Muhammad, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. The writers of 'Family Guy' insist on airing an episode the next week dispalying the prophet again, and panic sets in once again. Everyone is concerned with showing the Muslim community across the world that they are not part of the audience of the show, thus avoiding any retaliation. The mayor comes up with a plan; in order to ensure that no Muslim will think the citizens of South Park complicit in the heresy, truckloads of sand will be brought in and everyone will line up and bury their heads in it. Everyone is issued snorkels and the burying commences. Granted, it's a little ham-fisted as far as it goes; but hey, I never said it was subtle social commentary.

The episode is part 1 of a two-part series. What will next week hold? Will a courageous citizen point out the need to stand up to thuggish intimidation? Will anyone teach the citizens of South Park that cowardly self-sensorship in the face of tyrannical brutality is the response of a slavish people? Tune in next week for the dramatic conclusion.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cartoons; claremontinstitute; islamofascism; southpark
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To: SittinYonder

LOL!!!!


21 posted on 04/09/2006 2:50:41 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Wormwood

What does Family Guy have to complain about?

Truth is an absolute defense. LOL


22 posted on 04/09/2006 2:52:16 PM PDT by nhoward14 (The missing link is stuffed and mounted in my uncle's den.)
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To: SittinYonder
I see they're too scared to touch Islam, though.

So far they've implied that Muslims are violent, thin-skinned hotheads who have to be feared and appeased. In the next SP episode, supposededly Fox is going to show an uncensored Muhammad. It remains to be seen how South Park will portray it, but they've shown no past reluctance to lampoon any other group. My money is on their following through and showing Muhammad in carton form. Unless Comedy Central does indeed "puss out" as South Park has termed it.

23 posted on 04/09/2006 2:54:30 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: Dark Skies; EveningStar

I'm surprised to see the Claremont Institute giving a thumbs up to SP. They are a tad to the right of the Rockford Institute culturally, and I would have expected more "tsk tsk"-ing from them.


24 posted on 04/09/2006 3:00:13 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: John Jorsett; SittinYonder

Yeah, but they'll never go after Hollywood. They know how their bread is buttered.


25 posted on 04/09/2006 3:05:32 PM PDT by stands2reason
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To: yarddog
I don't often watch "SP" because it is a little too crude for me.

Then be forewarned. Never, ever, ever under any circumstances watch the uncensored versions. (they're the best)

26 posted on 04/09/2006 3:05:38 PM PDT by processing please hold (Be careful of charity and kindness, lest you do more harm with open hands than with a clinched fist)
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To: yarddog
I frankly am surprised they are doing one on the Muzzies, maybe they do have a little courage after all.

You are only surprised because you are ignorant of the creators of South Park. Not only have they done Mohammed, Bin Laden, and (repeatedly) Saddam, Matt and Trey did a whole movie on the Muslims called "Team America".

27 posted on 04/09/2006 3:10:52 PM PDT by stands2reason
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To: SittinYonder
I see they're too scared to touch Islam, though.

FYI, these are the same guys who did "Team America". They don't care one bit about hurting the poor feelings of the stinking Muslims.

28 posted on 04/09/2006 3:11:14 PM PDT by wyattearp (Study! Study! Study! Or BONK, BONK, on the head!)
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To: Dark Skies; .cnI redruM; 537cant be wrong; 68 grunt; A. Patriot; A_Conservative_Chinese; ...
This is a nice concise article, especially for those who missed last week's show. The next episode is this Wednesday. I'll be pinging y'all again then. :)

SOUTH PARK PING!

For those who don't know how you got on this ping list: the initial ping list was created by copying member names from past South Park threads.

Please ping me with any South Park related articles. Thank you!

If you want on or off this ping list, please FReepmail me.

This is expected to be a low to medium volume ping list.

South Park TV schedule at Comedy Central

South Park syndication schedule - these are older episodes that have been released to broadcast TV and are therefore heavily edited.

South Park sites at South Park Studios and Comedy Central

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Create a South Park character of yourself at Planearium.de or SouthParkStudios.com.

South Park products available at Amazon and Comedy Central.

Download South Park episodes in bit torrent format at MrTwig or South Park Complete.

Read scripts of South Park episodes at TWIZ TV.

The South Park Scriptorium, a good all around site for South Park information.

The Wikipedia article on South Park.

29 posted on 04/09/2006 3:14:16 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Larry Lucido

You laugh like someone familiar with the rhetoric of a South Park thread ... ;-)


30 posted on 04/09/2006 3:17:06 PM PDT by SittinYonder (That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
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To: wyattearp
FYI, these are the same guys who did "Team America". They don't care one bit about hurting the poor feelings of the stinking Muslims.

Don't give them too much credit. Don't give them any actually. Team America made fun of the french, the un, north korea, hans blix, etc. Sure they were after muslim terrorist but, that was as far as it went. They didn't show muhammed. That would have been a cutting off the head offense. They played it safe in TA. IMHO. Then again, my opinion and $1.25 will get you a cup of coffee.

31 posted on 04/09/2006 3:17:08 PM PDT by processing please hold (Be careful of charity and kindness, lest you do more harm with open hands than with a clinched fist)
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To: stands2reason
Yeah, but they'll never go after Hollywood. They know how their bread is buttered.

Exactly. ;-)

32 posted on 04/09/2006 3:17:41 PM PDT by SittinYonder (That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
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To: EveningStar

Thx...keep me posted.


33 posted on 04/09/2006 3:17:53 PM PDT by Dark Skies
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To: NeoCaveman

Team America......


34 posted on 04/09/2006 3:22:21 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
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To: stands2reason
Yeah, but they'll never go after Hollywood. They know how their bread is buttered.

(I am assuming this isn't sarcasm...)

They actually go after Hollywood a good deal: they had a terrific show dystroying Barbara Streisand, another recent episode going after Tom Cruise, etc.

Also, several times celebreties have come to them asking to do special guest voices (like is often done in the Simpsons). According to one interview, Trey and Matt give them obscure, nothing parts (they wanted one star to be "Turkey #21" for a Thanksgiving episode...they made George Clooney play a gay dog, etc.). So...hollywood doesn't get any respect either, thank goodness.
35 posted on 04/09/2006 3:22:30 PM PDT by MrBlueSky2005
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To: chadwimc

I remember that episode which can out very soon after 9/11.

Osama ends up marrying a camel too.


36 posted on 04/09/2006 3:23:17 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: SittinYonder


Now, Trey and Matt would never have the guts to go after the Mormons...never!
37 posted on 04/09/2006 3:23:20 PM PDT by motzman (Go-Go Mets!)
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To: pbrown

Dirka,dirka, Mohammed Jihad.


38 posted on 04/09/2006 3:24:00 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
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To: SittinYonder
I'm thinking you got enough bites on this one to reel in half a boatful.

Say, did you know that "gullible" isn't in the dictionary?

39 posted on 04/09/2006 3:24:26 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: pbrown
Then again, my opinion and $1.25 will get you a cup of coffee.

You can get a cup of coffee for $1.25?

(Seattle humor)

40 posted on 04/09/2006 3:24:44 PM PDT by wyattearp (Study! Study! Study! Or BONK, BONK, on the head!)
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