‘South Park’ Creators Respond ("It wasn't some meta-joke ... Comedy Central added the bleeps.")

New York Times ^ | 04/22/10 | Staff

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The “South Park” creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, have issued a statement in response to Comedy Central’s decision to alter an episode after a Muslim group’s warning:

In the 14 years we’ve been doing South Park we have never done a show that we couldn’t stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn’t some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle’s customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn’t mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too.

[Eric Blair 2084]

That’s what I thought at first too.

I don’t even think it was so horrible and un-PC based on Matt and Trey’s description.

It’s much more exciting to see how far you can push the envelope on broadcast TV. That’s the thrill. It’s the whole point to see how far you can push the envelope of social commentary.

Otherwise you end up like Howard Stern. You could be an irrelevant lib.

[Mr. Blonde]

I wonder if they would go the exact opposite way. Do an alternate universe episode (with everyone in goatees of course) where there is nothing offensive about it at all. Basically a castrated version of the show.

[Mr. Blonde]

Understandable. As I said on one of these threads, I have lost track of all of them by now. Usually Jesus is pretty sympathetic as a character, granted even He takes His name in vain but he is saving the day and under appreciated through the series. It is only in these cases where they are making a point about CC and Islam that he does something messed up. Your response is the correct one, to not watch instead of to get mad about it and threaten people with violence.

[norton]

This is why Islam is incompatible with our system of government and freedoms.

Seems to have been pretty compatible this time.
Not admirable or appropriate, but compatible with the way things are today.

[Eric Blair 2084]

As a fellow Christian you will turn the other cheek as Jesus taught. You won’t blow crap up andthreaten to kill people

As a Buddhist or whichever religious figure was snorting coke you would have a sense of humor and meditate.

Muslim fundamentalist are different.

[eddie willers]

That seems a bit harsh; I would point out that they have received death threats.

Exactly. We metaphorically throw around the phrase "That is not the hill you want to die on"....

But in this case that is a literal and distinct possibility.

[GOPJ]

This is why Islam is incompatible with our system of government and freedoms.

It's also why Islam is incompatible with all things good and decent.

Then again, we all know giving the school bully our lunch money makes him go away... /s

[GOPJ]

Let the Muslims know that the word Mohammed was censored because it is an obscene word, a combination word meaning child molestation, sex with pigs, an eating human feces.

To call someone Mohammed, Muhammed, or any of the other variations of the name, is too obscene to be depicted on TV. And people unfortunate to be named that are laughed at behind their back. No one would ever admit this to Muslims, however, as it is too disgusting.

I’m sure Muslims would be delighted to know that this is why Comedy Central censored the use of that name.

ROTFLMAO

[rbosque]

Good point about the lunch money.

[GOPJ]

Thanks, Combat Economist.