South Park news:
So, recently South Park took on the issue of cartoon depictions of Mohammed in a two-part episode (Cartoon Wars) which concluded last week. In the end, Comedy Central made the decision to censor a scene depicting Mohammed handing a football helmet to the Dad on Family Guy. I found an interesting article about it that you can read here. Ok, so here are my thoughts on the whole thing. Mohammed is a prophet of MUSLIMS. I'm not Muslim. He's not my prophet, and it's the same for a lot of people. It's absurd to expect people to treat your religious icons the same as you do. I am fully aware that there is a big world out there beyond our borders, and that the cartoon that was published in the Danish newspapers caused riots. However, when South Park first depicted Mohammed in the "Super Best Friends" episode it wasn't an issue. The fact that the episode aired before 9/11 shouldn't matter. (Muslims in our own country did not bomb anything after this episode aired... It's called self-control. I'm just saying.) This is the United States of America. In our country we have freedom of speech. All of the rights and freedoms that we have also come with a possible down side. There is always the possibility of offending someone when you have free speech, but that doesn't change the fact that we do in fact have free speech. What Comedy Central did was allow themselves to be terrorized. They were fearful of something that may or may not happen, and they let it change their principles. I don't want to sound insensitive to Muslims, but allowing one group of people, whether in this country or another, to control what American citizens can say or what they can watch is BULLSHIT!! I'm disappointed in Comedy Central... And I'm surprised. I really thought they would let it air. I mean after all the things that South Park has made fun of and done on the show, it's hard to believe that there is a line to cross. Like it was said many times in the "Cartoon Wars" episodes, either it's all ok, or none of it is. I couldn't agree more.
Now, in other South Park news, Comedy Central also recently (well, not recently, it was back in March but I just found out about it) decided not to rerun the "Trapped in the Closet" episode. This is the infamous episode in which our heroes (Matt Stone and Trey Parker) take on Scientology and in which Tom Cruise, John Travolta and R. Kelly are all "in the closet." This is also the episode that upset Isaac Hayes causing him to leave the character Chef behind for his fruity little club. (heehee) You can read more about this here. My favorite part the article is Matt and Trey's statement regarding the rerun being pulled. "So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun!" the self-described "servants of the dark lord Xenu" said in a statement ..."Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies." hee hee. Oh them!
Now to end my South Park news update on a good note. South Park has won a Peabody Award! Congratulations to the entire crew behind South Park, and of course to Matt and Trey. I think that the show is not only funny, but smart and relevant as well. I hope that they continue to do what they do... Making us laugh at ANYONE'S expense.
So, recently South Park took on the issue of cartoon depictions of Mohammed in a two-part episode (Cartoon Wars) which concluded last week. In the end, Comedy Central made the decision to censor a scene depicting Mohammed handing a football helmet to the Dad on Family Guy. I found an interesting article about it that you can read here. Ok, so here are my thoughts on the whole thing. Mohammed is a prophet of MUSLIMS. I'm not Muslim. He's not my prophet, and it's the same for a lot of people. It's absurd to expect people to treat your religious icons the same as you do. I am fully aware that there is a big world out there beyond our borders, and that the cartoon that was published in the Danish newspapers caused riots. However, when South Park first depicted Mohammed in the "Super Best Friends" episode it wasn't an issue. The fact that the episode aired before 9/11 shouldn't matter. (Muslims in our own country did not bomb anything after this episode aired... It's called self-control. I'm just saying.) This is the United States of America. In our country we have freedom of speech. All of the rights and freedoms that we have also come with a possible down side. There is always the possibility of offending someone when you have free speech, but that doesn't change the fact that we do in fact have free speech. What Comedy Central did was allow themselves to be terrorized. They were fearful of something that may or may not happen, and they let it change their principles. I don't want to sound insensitive to Muslims, but allowing one group of people, whether in this country or another, to control what American citizens can say or what they can watch is BULLSHIT!! I'm disappointed in Comedy Central... And I'm surprised. I really thought they would let it air. I mean after all the things that South Park has made fun of and done on the show, it's hard to believe that there is a line to cross. Like it was said many times in the "Cartoon Wars" episodes, either it's all ok, or none of it is. I couldn't agree more.
Now, in other South Park news, Comedy Central also recently (well, not recently, it was back in March but I just found out about it) decided not to rerun the "Trapped in the Closet" episode. This is the infamous episode in which our heroes (Matt Stone and Trey Parker) take on Scientology and in which Tom Cruise, John Travolta and R. Kelly are all "in the closet." This is also the episode that upset Isaac Hayes causing him to leave the character Chef behind for his fruity little club. (heehee) You can read more about this here. My favorite part the article is Matt and Trey's statement regarding the rerun being pulled. "So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun!" the self-described "servants of the dark lord Xenu" said in a statement ..."Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies." hee hee. Oh them!
Now to end my South Park news update on a good note. South Park has won a Peabody Award! Congratulations to the entire crew behind South Park, and of course to Matt and Trey. I think that the show is not only funny, but smart and relevant as well. I hope that they continue to do what they do... Making us laugh at ANYONE'S expense.
1 comment:
Totally! Don't forget that the jews had to take acid showers too... so if you take a shower you're a jew-hating Nazi! Also, as someone who does not believe that Jesus Christ is my lord and saviour, people who do and disrespect me by wearing cross necklaces or by putting Jesus bumper stickers on their car should be bombed. I mean, seriously... it's absurd. Oi!
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