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South Park

2008-12-21T20:39:12Z

PatMF: When does it condemn Atheist?

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'''''South Park''''' is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning animated cartoon series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that is shown on American cable network [[Comedy Central]]. It is controversial due to its use of vulgar and obscene language, biting humor, and questionable depictions of religion and other respected institutions. Shows have touched on [[Catholic|Catholicism]], [[Islam]], [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormonism]], [[Judaism]], [[Scientology]], and made jokes about [[Jesus]], [[Moses]], [[Muhammad]] and other religious leaders. Parker and Stone describe themselves as "equal opportunity offenders" and some episodes have made fun of liberal causes, particularly environmentalism. Other episodes have ridiculed the anti-immigration movement and other conservative causes. Despite this, the show usually does not outrightly condemn any social group; to date, only [[terrorism|terrorists]] and pedophiles have been given such treatment by the show (while Scientology itself has been heavily mocked, the creators have expressed sympathy for those who have been drawn into it).

Of the 1999 ''South Park'' movie, movie reviewer [[Roger Ebert]] said "The film is rated R instead of NC-17 only because it's a cartoon, I suspect; even so, the MPAA has a lot of 'splaining to do," meaning presumably that Ebert believes it should have been rated NC-17. "Waves of four-letter words roll out over the audience," he says.

A frequent criticism of ''South Park'' is that it indulges in shock for shock's sake. Ebert says of the film, "All it lacks is a point to its message. What is it saying? That movies have gone too far, or that protests against movies have gone too far? It is a sign of our times that I cannot tell. Perhaps it's simply anarchistic, and feels that if it throws enough shocking material at the wall, some of it will stick. A lot of the movie offended me." However, he acknowledges, "I laughed. I did not always feel proud of myself while I was laughing, however.... No target is too low, no attitude too mean or hurtful, no image too unthinkable."<ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990630/REVIEWS/906300301/1023</ref>

A month later, Ebert modified his opinion: "I gave 'South Park' a marginal thumbs down (2.5 stars) because of what I called the movie's mean spirit, but I did like its intelligence and energy, and as the smoke clears from the summer of 1999 it's clear to me that this was a movie that took chances and made scathing criticisms of the broken-down [[MPAA rating system]]. I got carried away by my immediate reaction; but at least I was right when I called it 'the most slashing political commentary of the year'."<ref>http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990829/ANSWERMAN/908290306</ref>

''South Park'' has been praised for its often blunt [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] viewpoints on many political, moral, and social issues of the day. For example, in "Chinpokomon" (a satire of the Pokemon craze,) the boys learn that blindly following a trend can be dangerous, and that it's best to just be yourself. In "Super Best Friends," we discover that [[Jesus]], [[Mohammad]], [[Buddha]], [[Moses]], [[Joseph Smith]], and [[Krishna]] are all friends, even though countries have gone to war over them.

There is a form of anti-censorship conservatives known as "South Park Republicans" and "South Park Conservatives". The creators are uneasy about stating their political views (even hesitating to declare themselves libertarians) <ref>Charlie Rose interview, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqtLudQtIGs </ref>, though they note that of all the different groups they mock, [[Hollywood Liberals]] display the most indignance. <ref> Interview on The Hour, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLyVm4Rr2eo </ref>

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== External Links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121955/ IMDB Website]
[[Category: Television Shows]]
* [http://www.southparkstudios.com South Park Official Website]

Comedy Central

2008-12-21T20:37:21Z

PatMF: I decided to take out scrubs, since it isn't a comedy central original

'''Comedy Central''' is a cable and satellite television channel, whose following prominently features adolescents. It features cartoons, including [[South Park]], and [[liberal]] programs including [[The Daily Show]] with [[Jon Stewart]] and [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]] with [[Stephen Colbert]]. It airs from the west side of [[Manhattan]].

==Shows==
[[The Daily Show]]: A liberal-leaning parody news show hosted by [[Jon Stewart]]. 
[[The Colbert Report]]: The sister show of The Daily Show, hosted by [[Stephen Colbert]] who satirically portrays conservative commentators. 
[[South Park]]: An cartoon based around the lives of 4 elementary school children in a Colorado Mountain Town and pokes fun at pop-culture and politics. 
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Comedy Central

2008-12-21T19:22:17Z

PatMF:

Comedy Central

2008-12-21T19:21:07Z

PatMF: I took out the Censorship thing, since the original episode was meant as a joke, and took out "Cult Liberal following" since there was no citation, or evidence to back it up.

'''Comedy Central''' is a cable and satellite television channel, whose following prominently features adolescents. It features cartoons, including [[South Park]], and [[liberal]] programs including [[The Daily Show]] with [[Jon Stewart]] and [[Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]] with [[Stephen Colbert]]. It airs from the west side of [[Manhattan]].

==Shows==
[[The Daily Show]]: A liberal-leaning parody news show hosted by [[Jon Stewart]].
[[The Colbert Report]]: The sister show of The Daily Show, hosted by [[Stephen Colbert]] who satirically portrays conservative commentators.
[[South Park]]: An cartoon based around the lives of 4 elementary school children in a Colorado Mountain Town and pokes fun at pop-culture and politics.
[[Scrubs]]: Originally from [[NBC]], a sitcom about a Doctor and his friends.
[[category:media]]