South Park's Attacks On Faith: Irreverence For Irreverence Sake, Not Humor

Illinois Family Institute ^ | May 26, 2010 | Daniel T. Zanoza

[Seven plus One]

...Of course, Stone and Parker will deny this fact. They will say South Park is only satire, not meant to demean or be hurtful to anyone.

You can't say you weren't warned.

[catfish1957]

We can only hope it will soon run its course and pass into obscurity.

After 14 years??...You are pretty funny. It is more popular than ever, and I enjoy every liberal sticking moment.

[Carling]

The "lowest common deoniminator are South Park fans.

Sir Irony, I'm glad you exist. I like South Park. Plus, I can spell. ;)

[strider44]

I hate you Kenny.

[Feasor13]

Agree. One of the best shows on TV that is not afraid to make fun of anyone and everything. They eviscerate liberal sacred cows.

[Clint Williams]

South Park is an infantile, poorly illustrated cartoon which carries an inordinate amount of social significance.

Disclaimer: I have never watched a full episode of South Park.

"Poorly illustrated" is in the eye of the beholder; I'd simply say "simply illustrated" but if the writer prefers "Avatar 3D" animation for everything so be it.

But one could accuse Baloo's comics with being "poorly illustrated" though the only "fault" (it's not) is a keen simplicity.

"Infantile"? Maybe; I do not know. Too crude [different from infantile] for my liking, though it seems they're not afraid to go after various protected liberal species. I have seen bits & pieces of South Park from time to time, but it doesn't hold my interest.

[Eagle Eye]

Its all fun until one’s personal ox gets gored, right?

[LibFreeOrDie]

Oh, please! Go watch “Team America” and break open a six-pack, wouldja?

[Burkean]

Thanks for the correction!

[Secret Agent Man]

I enjoy many things South Park has done, it has no problem skewering liberal sacred cow topics either. Such as global warming, hybrid cars, scientology, hippies, liberal excuse makers, illegal immigration (the goobacks from the future), Algore and Manbearpig, barbra streisand, Bono, the tarp bailout (margaritaville), Richard Dawkins, the BATFE (F Troop) and Janet Reno, the pedophile priest coverups, Paris Hilton (Stupid Spoiled Whore), Disney’s selling sex to kids, Michael Jackson, San Francisco and liberal smugness, the rainforest, PETA, The Sea Shepherd “pirates”, stupid activist groups that don’t make any impact on kids, etc.

Yes they sometimes go after topics and things I would rather they not go after. Taking God’s name in vain isn’t good. Neither is depicting Christ as ineffective or weak. But I would say after watching the episodes that it does not appear to be as biased in the subject matter they will go after, as say the ‘objective media’ or even SNL is - South Park often go after more liberal/leftist ideas and groups. And I believe they do this primarily because the leftist groups and people and ideas they are going after are just more inherently funny and deserving to be made fun of.

[edh]

“Personally, I happen to think that the Good Lord has one hell of a sense of humor coupled with a great appreciation for the absurd.”

Yep. Me too. Though I think the Virgin Mary South Park episode was fairly stupid. Still, “Red Sleigh Down” really drove a point home when it comes to the true meaning of Christmas.

Another movie that wrongfully gets slammed is Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”. That movie sums up everything that is wrong with religious zealots all over the world. I swear, the Jesus I was taught to love would probably crack up laughing at that movie.

Religion is a beautiful thing. It’s flawed human arrogance that perverts it.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's a cartoon.

Get a life.

[Oztrich Boy]

Throughout civilization, there have been those who have attempted to find humor at the expense of others

Pretty much the When, How, What, Why of Humour. Levity is needed to counter excesses of Gravity.