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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: 'South Park' aims at censors, hits Bush, Jesus |
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Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Mohammed already appear on a South Park episode a few years ago called the "super friends"?
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Banned by Comedy Central from showing an image of the Islamic prophet Mohammed, the creators of "South Park" skewered their own network for hypocrisy in the cartoon's most recent episode.
The comedy -- in an episode aired during Holy Week for Christians -- instead featured an image of Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the American flag.
In an elaborately constructed two-part episode of their Peabody Award-winning cartoon, "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker intended to comment on the controversy created by a Danish newspaper's publishing of caricatures of Mohammed. Muslims consider any physical representation of their prophet to be blasphemous.
When the cartoons were reprinted in newspapers worldwide in January and February, it sparked a wave of protests primarily in Islamic countries.
Parker and Stone were angered when told by Comedy Central several weeks ago that they could not run an image of Mohammed, according to a person close to the show who didn't want to be identified because of the issue's sensitivity.
The network's decision was made over concerns for public safety, the person said.
Comedy Central said in a statement issued Thursday: "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." Its executives would not comment further.
As is often the case with Parker and Stone, they built "South Park" around the incident. In Wednesday's episode, the character Kyle is shown trying to persuade a Fox network executive to air an uncensored "Family Guy" even though it had an image of Mohammed.
"Either it's all OK, or none of it is," Kyle said. "Do the right thing."
The executive decides to strike a blow for free speech and agrees to show it. But at the point where Mohammed is to be seen, the screen is filled with the message: "Comedy Central has refused to broadcast an image of Mohammed on their network."
It is followed shortly by the images of Christ, Bush and the flag.
A frequent "South Park" critic, William Donohue of the anti-defamation group Catholic League, called on Parker and Stone to resign out of principle for being censored.
"The ultimate hypocrite is not Comedy Central -- that's their decision not to show the image of Mohammed or not -- it's Parker and Stone," he said. "Like little whores, they'll sit there and grab the bucks. They'll sit there and they'll whine and they'll take their shot at Jesus. That's their stock in trade."
Parker and Stone did not immediately respond to a request through a spokesman for comment.
It's the second run-in over religion in a few months for the satirists. Comedy Central pulled a March rerun of a "South Park" episode that mocked Scientologists. Isaac Hayes, a Scientologist who voiced the Chef character on the show, resigned in protest over the episode.
"South Park" again got the last word last month with an episode where Chef was seemingly killed and mourned as a jolly guy whose brains were scrambled by the "Super Adventure Club," which turns its members into pedophiles.
Only last week, "South Park" won broadcasting's prestigious Peabody. Awards director Horace Newcomb said at the time that by its offensiveness, the show "reminds us of the need for being tolerant."
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: 'South Park' aims at censors, hits Bush, Jesus |
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Yeah, I just read that too. Go free speech! Comedy Central better watch it or people will start boycotting it on principle, the principle being that South Park attacks everything and everything (the fact that it can).
BTW, again, I love your avatar  |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: 'South Park' aims at censors, hits Bush, Jesus |
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| catman wrote: |
| Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Mohammed already appear on a South Park episode a few years ago called the "super friends"? |
Yep, i believe that's correct. Download the current episode HERE:
http://www.southparkx.net/ |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I've gotten a few pm's complimenting my avatar. Lots of cat fans here. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| I love the language that holy catholic guy uses. Geez. What would jesus do? |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| I think freedom of speech is important, but the clip (I didn't see the whole show) I saw just wasn't funny. I'd have not allowed it to be played for that reason. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: 'South Park' aims at censors, hits Bush, Jesus |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
| catman wrote: |
| Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Mohammed already appear on a South Park episode a few years ago called the "super friends"? |
Yep, i believe that's correct. Download the current episode HERE:
http://www.southparkx.net/ |
Doh. I watched the shows out of order. I thought Smug Alert came after Cartoon Wars. I didn't think Cartoon Wars was supposed to have a Part II. That was part of the gag. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Just watched pt. 1.
With a dare like that, couched the way it was, I can't believe the Comedy Network flinched!
And talk about teetering on the edge of a slippery slope!
Time to watch pt. II... |
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