South Park Parker & Stone Boycott

[SoCalDemocrat]

Is anyone else tired of Trey & Parkers liberal bashing? Their latest episode that crucifies Al Gore is a good example. Democractic leaders are typically depicted as complete buffoons. However, their most recent portrayal of Bush speaking with reporters actually shows the President as more competent and informed than I've ever seen him IRL. If anyone has seen the episodes you know what I'm talking about.

I think it's time we sent a message to the network and advertisers that we are tired of their one sided attacks on liberal positions and personalities, couched in the guise of free speech. There is nothing balanced about these two.

Am I off base here, or are these idiots just liberal haters?

[KyndCulture]

1. You are WAY off base. Trey and Matt ARE liberals. nt.

[bbernardini]

2. Actually, I believe they're libertarians. As for the Bush thing...

I believe the point of the scene to which the OP is referring re: Bush was designed to point out how mind-numbingly ignorant the media is, not to make Bush look good.

[Warren DeMontague]

That's an insult to both libertarians and liberals. They're right wing

eeeejudts who occasionally make fun of religion.

[Dr Fate]

3. Is that why they kill the poor kid in every episode?

They may be a lot of things, but "Liberal" does not come to mind.

Nihlism or Libertarianism is the vibe I get.

In any event, I dont watch it b/c I dont see what is so funny about fat kids yelling at each other- so I guess I'm part of the boycott! ;)

[LiberalVoice]

8. It used to be funny.

In fact I loved the show for the first few seasons it was on. Now it just seems like the same joke over and over. Got really boring.

[Blue_Tires]

104. agreed

unlike the simpsons, for example, the writers have failed to evolve their craft and step up their wit over the years (hence, the product seems stale after so many years)....

and i don't really see them of either political bent as i see them a pure opportunists (and even i have to admit that there are juicier comedic targets on the political left rather than the right)...That being said, I have not watched it much for the past year and a half after being a loyal watcher since its inception...Despite the immense creative wit of the writers, the show has become hackneyed and peaked a LONG time ago (wow...did 'Bigger, Longer, and Uncut' really come out nearly SEVEN years ago?)...It started out as something fresh and funny, and not afraid to make people uncomfortable; but it's one-dimensional nature has become more exposed with each passing season...I personally could do without the overly snarky and snide tones in the political/social humor EVERY.SINGLE.WEEK---This really diminishes what could have been some very funny episodes, because what Parker and Stone haven't figured out yet is that true satire deals in subtleties...If the simpsons are a scalpel, then South Park is a chainsaw--granted, sometimes a chainsaw can be very useful, but not every single week for the past 9 seasons...

I don't know...in another South Park thread, one astute poster noted that way too much of Cartman's mentality was creeping into the writing...Maybe Parker and Stone got too drunk and complacent off their early successes, like Venus and Serena Williams...who knows?


And as an aside, I never fully understood that whole "South Park Republicans" bullshit....Talk about only watching a few episodes and ignoring the rest! There might as well be 'Saturday Night Live Republicans" for all the times SNL bashed Carter, Clinton, Reno, Gore, etc etc...I just find it strangely funny because all the conservatives I know were trying to get South Park banned when it first aired...Nevermind the fact that I'll bet anyone dollars to yen that whoever it was at Comedy Central that gave the go-ahead for this show way back when, I promise you it was a liberal...

Returning to the point in the OP, no, I don't think a boycott of an animated comedy show is a worthwhile use of time...fwiw, I personally just don't watch anymore....

[LiberalVoice]

108. I'd happily take a rerun of the Simpsons, Futurama, or Family Guy any day.

Great post. :thumbsup:

[BillZBubb]

4. Baloney. They are libertarians (ie idiots).

Ayn Rand is more in line with their sophomoric intellect.

[JVS]

42. And they trashed Ayn Rand too. She was the police chief's inspiration...

to quit reading after he over-came illiteracy.

[Greyhound]

48. That's right you are the only one among us that has a line

on the "TRUTH" and we're all just too stupid to agree with you.

[SoCalDemocrat]

6. Liberals? I can't see that.

How would you place them as liberals? Did you see Team America? These guys rip on every liberal figure available to them.

How many episodes feature President Bush depicting him in a similar negative light? How about Dick Cheney? Condi Rice? Charlton Heston?

I'm sure there is at least one prominent Republican leader that they have torched, right?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. And Fox News is fair and balanced.

And I'm the Queen Duchess of Smegma Twelve.

[redqueen]

24. Bwaaaaaaahahaha!

:rofl:









Wait, that *was* supposed to be a joke, right?

[pocket]

27. they are registered REPUBLICANS, and small-l libertarians

They admitted to their party registration while accepting an award from PFAW, of all things.

[AX10]

50. PFAW gave them an award?

:wtf:? Why?

[pocket]

95. Here's a link

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oId=2339

"So it is fitting that tonight we will honor people who have made the most of our freedoms. Neil Young, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kimberly Peirce, and Kevin Smith."

When they recieved their awards they stunned the crowd by stating that they were registered rethugs.

[AX10]

109. Pretty stupid people who though of giving Parker and Stone an...

award for "freedom".

[redqueen]

51. They hate liberals more than conservatives.

In this day and age, that's all I need to know.

[ComerPerro]

112. One of them has even stated that publicly

[Eric J in MN]

34. No they're not. They portray Al Gore

as a lunatic, and George W. Bush as the voice of reason.

[ComerPerro]

111. No. They aren't. Trust me. They are RW Libertarians

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

5. Trey & Parker is the same person - it's Trey Parker & Matt Stone

and frankly it's a ridiculous idea to boycott a cartoon because they take pops at the left.

[Maine-ah]

12. yep

they make fun of everybody.

so either you can make fun of everybody, or you can't make fun at anyone.

[Chimichurri]

9. their last 3 episodes or so were not funny.

The Oprah thing, the making fun of hybrids and the Al Gore episode I was all open to but they just weren't funny. I've been a fan since the beginning but I get the impression they've become isolated and their stuff has gotten a bit stale.

I say make fun all you want just make it funny.

[SoCalDemocrat]

13. They are usually current with their humor

How is eviscerating Al Gore either funny or relevant? With all the events taking place this year, they have alot of material to work with.

Why Al Gore? Are they worried he might announce his candidacy for the (D) ticket?

I'm just really tired of the incessant liberal bashing with no balance. If they want to bash liberal figures, fine, but do the same to the conservatives.

[redqueen]

26. Exactly. There's no balance, and it's VERY telling...

for those paying attention, anyway.

[fujiyama]

65. That's exactly what I thought

The show has done a funny job at times taking on current issues like the Mel Gibson Passion episode and the Terri Schiavo thing.

But Al Gore? Yeah mocking him six years ago may have been funny but he really has been out of the news.

Plus, as others have noted, comedians lose their edge if they are unable to truly make fun of both sides. They fall into Dennis Miller hack territory.

[sendero]

122. They suck...

.. no doubt about it. There is no one more smug and at the same time stupid as a Libertarian. And based on their statements and their "comedy", that's what I think they are.

But, I don't believe in boycotts of that sort - I just dont' watch them. They stopped being funny long ago anyway.

[Buddyblazon]

20. I lmao...

at the Oprah episode.

I don't catch it that much anymore.


But I just have to say...our side needs to thicken up their hides a bit. It seems these days that EVERYBODY is offended by EVERYTHING.

It's one of the knocks the "dark side" gives us. That we're too sensitive.

And I can't say that I don't agree with them sometimes.

[dysfunctional press]

53. i thought that the oprah show was pretty awful...

and was it the first episode that had absolutely NOTHING to do with South Park or any of the kids...? It may well turn out to be their shark-jumping episode.

[Buddyblazon]

22. I lmao...

at the Oprah episode.

I don't catch it that much anymore.


But I just have to say...our side needs to thicken up their hides a bit. It seems these days that EVERYBODY is offended by EVERYTHING.

It's one of the knocks the "dark side" gives us. That we're too sensitive.

And I can't say that I don't agree with them sometimes.

[ChickMagic]

81. They weren't making fun of hybrids

They were making fun of the self-righteous attitudes
of *some* hybrid owners. At the end of the show, they
said that hybrids may be part of the solution.

[formernaderite]

123. saw the hybrid episode...and it was funny

they even stated at the end, that they agreed that we had to take care of the environment, they were commenting on the "smugness" of those who drive hybrids. It was pretty on mark and hysterical. I happen to live very simply and frugally...I have to drive a pick up for work, and will not be buying a new vehicle any time soon. I've had smug idiots who drive hybrids....lecture me. Unfortunately they were clients, so I swallowed their ignorant and hypocritical remarks, particularly since they lived in 6000 square foot McMansions...but drove hybrids. I call them the Laurie David environmentalists...

Parker and Stone are probably more right wing than left wing...but they're still Libertarians....the big L kind. My son introduced me to the show some years ago...I guess I'll have to catch up on the Gore one.

[bleedingheart]

10. take solace in the fact they will soon jump the shark...

eventually people pooping as they die...and running over kenny will get old...

although I am still fond of the country kitchen buffet ..AARP episode... and the one where they play ninjas and Butters end up getting hurt and they glue fur to him and take him to the vet....

[dysfunctional press]

54. i think that they may have done it with the Oprah episode-

wasn't it the first episode that had absolutely no actual "South Park" content?

[Blue_Tires]

105. even i have to admit

that ninjas episode was tight (along with that little league baseball and paris hilton episodes)

edit: forgot woodland critter christmas


but i will say south park crossed the line with me for good when they went after 'family guy' lol

[gatorboy]

11. I think Trey & Parker have the same problem the NY "liberal" media has.

At one point, they had no problem making fun of Bush and even created an entire show focused on belittling the buffoon. But after 9/11, they dropped the show and felt it better to not make fun of him at a time of war. I think the same thing happened to those like Couric and others in the media who live in New York. After 9/11 they were scared shitless.

And I think they still are. They've talked themselves into believing that Bush really is the only one that can save them from another attack. And still avoid criticising him if possible.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. South Park hasn't been funny for a good eight years.

That's when they ran out of ideas. You can tell because they went from original ideas to doing current events.

Sure, every now and then they have a good idea every now and then- forest critter blood orgy for example. (you'll notice the few good episodes are original ideas, having nothing to do with current events.)

I stopped watching them a long time ago. I'd boycott there advertises, but I don't buy Midget Girls Gone Crazy videos, or knock off Viagra.

Oh, and I doubt Parker and Stone have written for the show in years.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. South Park hasn't been funny for a good eight years.

That's when they ran out of ideas. You can tell because they went from original ideas to doing current events.

Sure, every now and then they have a good idea every now and then- forest critter blood orgy for example. (you'll notice the few good episodes are original ideas, having nothing to do with current events.)

I stopped watching them a long time ago. I'd boycott there advertises, but I don't buy Midget Girls Gone Crazy videos, or knock off Viagra.

Oh, and I doubt Parker and Stone have written for the show in years.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. South Park hasn't been funny for a good eight years.

That's when they ran out of ideas. You can tell because they went from original ideas to doing current events.

Sure, every now and then they have a good idea every now and then- forest critter blood orgy for example. (you'll notice the few good episodes are original ideas, having nothing to do with current events.)

I stopped watching them a long time ago. I'd boycott there advertises, but I don't buy Midget Girls Gone Crazy videos, or knock off Viagra.

Oh, and I doubt Parker and Stone have written for the show in years.

[icymist]

17. I quit watching South Park a long time ago.

The anti-liberal bias did not go un-noticed in my house.

[Downtown Hound]

18. I don't like South Park anymore for this very reason

but boycotting is over the top. It's just going to give them ammo and the freeps will eat it up. The best response is to simply stop watching. People like Trey Parker and Matt Stone get off on provoking a reaction in people. By calling for a boycott you are giving them exactly what they want. If you don't let them get under your skin, then you have denied them the very reaction they were looking to get out of you.

[Downtown Hound]

19. I don't like South Park anymore for this very reason

but boycotting is over the top. It's just going to give them ammo and the freeps will eat it up. The best response is to simply stop watching. People like Trey Parker and Matt Stone get off on provoking a reaction in people. By calling for a boycott you are giving them exactly what they want. If you don't let them get under your skin, then you have denied them the very reaction they were looking to get out of you.

[MazeRat7]

21. South Park is on target and I will continue to support them until its over

Matt and Trey are known for lampooning everyone. This is what I love about the show.

Nothing is sacred, nothing is off-limits... why should it be?

I can see where that whole pesky freedom of speech thing and all is just not working out for some.. I understand. ;)

MZr7

[redqueen]

25. Please list the figures on the right they regularly lampoon.

As well as those on the left.

Equal sized lists?

Didn't think so.

[MazeRat7]

36. They don't lampoon "figures" but rather "ideas"..... Just like Colbert.

They pick left side figures as the target to lampoon ideals of the right... like Cobert "pretends" to be a conservative talking head in order to lampoon their bought and paid for message. In other words, they make their point about the conservative agenda, but using libs as their foil. How is this not obvious ?

Do you actually watch the shows ? Pretty much every episode takes some "liberal" cow and skewers it in a manner that shows those doing the "skewering" as... well unimformed idiots. This is what I love... multiple levels not suited to the dense.

MZr7

edit: typo

[redqueen]

52. They hate liberals more than they hate conservatives.

The media is already slanted against our side enough as it is.

I can't understand why anyone would want to make it worse by supporting the show.

[Touchdown]

90. So answer the question.

List the conservative "ideas" that they lampoon with the Conservative people they set examples for.

No more arguments, no more questions of asking us if we watch this root canal of a show. Make the list, back up your argument, or concede that you have none.

[MazeRat7]

124. Yawn... if you insist...

What do I remember off the top of my head....

Lets start with the sanctity of Christmas that pugs hold so sacred... this has been target for years complete with Mr. Hankey the Christmas poo.

Then of course there is organized religion in general and their fairy tales- Jesus vs Santa, Jesus vs Satan, Building a tower to heaven, Scientology, pedophile priests, etc. They hammer organized religion pretty hard.

Oh yes, and immigration... "They took our Jobs"... but of course these were "real" aliens from outer space. Dickasaurous's or something similar that were breading like rabbits and working for cheap. Did I mention the part where they were "invited" to stay on earth but then got pissed about it....never mind.

There is of course the fact that cows are smarter than most of the rednecks that live there.

Then there was the time the whole town chose to put their head in the sand so the terrorists wouldn't attack. How telling a commentary is that on our current foreign policy ?

Hummm... what else.

Oh yeah... the time Cartman tried to win the special Olympics by faking a handicap. Thats a pretty telling commentary on "conservative values" I would say.

There was the paris hilton fun and of course the chef final episode - I won't even go there.

Oh yeah, and the fact that our defense department spent billions to create a "smart towel" that likes to get high.....

Like I said, they use Libs as foils and yes they "claim" to hate libs (which I am suspicious about - I think they really hate hyprocricy)... but in doing so they make conservatives look like complete and utter fools.
For those episodes I have seen, when ever they "attack" a liberal figure... what I see is just how stupid the values and beliefs of those doing the attacking look.

Again, that is my subjective analysis... your mileage may vary.

MZr7

edit: fixed a typo.

[Balbus]

125. Well done! Silenced the critics nicely.

[MazeRat7]

129. Well thanks, but I seriously doubt I "silenced" anybody on this board....

Besides... why would I want to? Opinions are likes assholes...everybody has one. Now if we were just more like dogs... (eg never trust anyone until you have smelled their butt).

:)

MZr7

[Uzybone]

106. Its not equal

but you gotta admit, showing W poop all over Jesus and the constitution was funny. Those 2 Muhammed episodes sucked, but it was worth it just to see the end.

[stevietheman]

121. Why do we have to keep count? Are we accountants? Geez. n/t

n/t

[redqueen]

131. Some people tend to notice these things...

things like massive imbalance in the media in general.

No accounting degree necessary. :)

[ComerPerro]

113. They are about as "equal opportunity" as Jib Jab

This crap that they target everyone is bullshit.

True, they make fun of Bush. But only in fun, and not nearly as often or as severly as they target liberals, often for no reason.

[redqueen]

23. They do hate liberals, and I hate them.

Haven't watched them in years, and never will again. They're not funny, they're just stupid.

[TreasonousBastard]

28. Why should they be balanced? Is there some rule...

that entertainment should be liberal? Or have balance?

Don't like 'em? Don't watch 'em.

[readmoreoften]

55. Well that's the point of the OP.

They bash progressives non-stop. Time to stop watching.

[redqueen]

64. I don't get how the "take note that they're against us and stop watching"

point is so hard to miss for so many.

:shrug:

[Coexist]

29. No thank you

They crucify everyone and they are funny.

If a Democrat gets into the White House, you will end up hating Jon Stewart, too. Get a sense of humor, baby!

[redqueen]

66. Do you think the media in general is balanced?

That there are an equal number of comedies, commentators, what have you... skewering the left and the right?

If you think it's balanced then no problem.

If you think that adding to the ratings for the side we're fighting against while they dominate each and every form of media is a good idea, well...

[Coexist]

93. I think real comedians poke fun of everything

and the bold ones go for the 'untouchable' issues.

Neither side (as well as those in the middle) are perfect and deserves a poke once in a while to remind them of that.

[rememberearth]

30. since they started getting too preachy

i have stopped watching.

[Rocknrule]

31. No no no...they shaft Republicans pretty well too

Just look at the "Ladder to heaven" and "Best friends forever" episodes. Plus, their "America, fuck yea" song from Team America was a jab at the jingoistic post-9/11 "patriotism" in America, and let's not forget their show "That's my Bush."

Also, I think the characters represent a wide political spectrum. Kyle is liberal - smart, sensible, knows right from wrong. Cartman is conservative - racist, dumb, immature, sexist, selfish, and completely out of touch with reality. And Stan is moderate - he just tries not to get involved in politics.

[Downtown Hound]

35. That show portrayed Bush as a lovable goofball

An idiot to be sure, but a well-meaning and good-natured one who always ended up learning a lesson at the end and would try and do the right thing. Oh, how I wish that's all Bush really was.

[Mike Daniels]

61. The show would have been the same if Gore had won.

Stone and Parker's concept was a sit-com with the president as the main character. I don't believe it was ever geared for political commentary.

If Gore had won they still would have done the program but just with a different title.

[redqueen]

63. They hate liberals. n/t

[marions ghost]

46. ditto --South Park R Us

South Park reflects America. NOT the America that WE hardcore liberals want to see, of course...no, it's closer to the crazy messed-up Bizarro World that America really is. It's a very cynical viewpoint.

I'm not surprized some Liberals don't see the humor in it, but those who don't appreciate it should at least admit that it reflects the insanity that we know exists all too well. There is Truth there...but for many viewers there is no comfortable payoff. Nobody wins.

[robbedvoter]

32. They NEVER made fun of Bush. Liberals& religion&few other topics

Boycotting by ignoring them is the only logical response.
They DID jump the shark, years ago.

[0rganism]

40. Uh... ever see "That's My Bush"?

They ripped on him real hard, before 9/11/2001.

[robbedvoter]

47. REALLY? That was Rove approved - every script.

The Forrest Gump Priject - to be abandoned days before 911. in time for the project Lincoln/Chrurchill/Napoleon all rolled into one. Interesting timing too! :shrug:
The double W was more merciless that that show!

[ComerPerro]

114. I can't think of any instances where they have ripped Bush as bad

as they regularly rip liberals.

They hardly ever go after any conservatives.

[MrSlayer]

33. They rip EVERYONE.

And they do a damn good job of it. The show is hilarious and I have no inclination at all toward boycotting it for such a stupid reason.

[readmoreoften]

56. Nah. Look at Team America.

The protagonists kill all the progressives in the media. No pot shots at Limbaugh, O'Reilly, etc. Only Janine Garofalo and Michael Moore.

They're admitted republicans and totally biased. And, now, they've gone off the deep end.

It's interesting, when you go off the Republican deep end, your career dies.

South Park is beginning to be a whiny suckfest. Just like Dennis Miller became an even whiner asshole.

[debbierlus]

119. Dead right.

It seems mean-spirited.

It is a way of constantly putting us down. But, if we speak out against their CONSTANT taunts, we do not have a sense of humor.

I just choose to ignore them.

[redqueen]

67. Stupid reason?

This show is influencing how many young, impressionable, uninformed people?

I don't think it's a stupid reason AT ALL.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

37. I'm already boycotting it, in the same way I "boycott" other entertainment

that I do not find "entertaining". (i.e. not funny, amusing, moving, or whatever) Politics nonwithstanding.

[LittleClarkie]

38. Boycotting someone for disagreeing?

Nah.

[Rocknrule]

39. Yea, that's the Freeper way

[donco6]

43. Me neither.

I think the show is pretty funny, usually. And if you can't laugh at yourself, well, you're probably not worth knowing anyway.

[LittleClarkie]

44. It's not my cup of tea, generally

I prefer the Simpsons.

But that doesn't mean I'd boycott them. I could see the point of the Sinclair boycott, because they have a monopoly on the airwaves. But South Park is just an opposing viewpoint.

[redqueen]

72. I can laugh when Jon Stewart mocks Dems.

I can't laugh when I know their show is being used to insidiuosly promote the view that the right is better than the left, and especially knowing their audience is so easily duped.

Not at this time in history. Too much is at stake.

[donco6]

102. And we're depending on a cartoon?

C'mon.

[redqueen]

103. Not depending on it for anything...

Liberals have been demonized in nearly all forms of media for decades.

It's going to take a LONG time before I can take ANY of that shit lightly.

[redqueen]

68. Not for disagreeing... in order to influence public opinion.

Their audience is young, and if you go by statistics, largely uninformed.

Why help the right propogandize to the young in such an insidious way (pretending to be 'balanced') by adding to their ratings?

[rinsd]

83. It's a sad day

Fear of a television show so it must be destroyed.

Wrap it up folks, the right wing has already won when we decide this is the right path to take.

[redqueen]

85. Fear?

Are you freaking kidding me? Are you always this melodramatic?

I don't want to contribute to a show that influences young people this way. It's that simple.

If you like it, and you don't think it's a big deal that the right already has too much influence as it is, have at it.

Just know what you're contributing to.

[rinsd]

91. I'm melodramatic? LOL

Have you read what you have posted in this thread?

Yeah, I'll take a pass on continuing this.

[Zorra]

71. No. Boycotting someone for supporting fascism. n/t

[skids]

41. Great! Let's start by...

...giving them the very controversy they feed off. :eyes:

[redqueen]

69. How does not watching a show give it controversy?

:shrug:

[peacebaby3]

45. Well, I don't have to boycott because I don't watch anyway, People dying

shitting on themselves has never been funny to me.

[AX10]

49. Just turn the channel off.

The less right wing hate, the better.

[Zorra]

57. After "World Police", I figured out which side Parker and Stone

are on.

And it ain't ours.

[warrens]

58. They bash everybody

It's a mean-spirited show, and that's why it's funny.

[redqueen]

70. They bashed Michael Moore, but not Rush Limbaugh.

They bashed Janeane Garofalo, but not Bill O'Reilly.

Does that sound like everybody?

[Ioo]

59. We love then they dish it out to the RIGHT, but when it is our turn...

We get our underpants in a wad?

I am not sure I really feel the Double Standards does us little justice.

[redqueen]

60. They don't dish it out evenly.

Those who love it and are politically active might want to take notice of the lack of evenhandedness.

Will anyone on this site be so brave as to say that it's a good thing that they mock the left more often?

Will anyone be so brave as to say that it doesn't matter?

[debbierlus]

116. They DO NOT dish it out to the right.

That is the problem.

They CONSTANTLY, INCESSANTLY, CONSISTENTLY bash liberals.

They hardly ever bash the right.

They have nothing but disdain for liberals.

Screw them.

[originalpckelly]

62. South Park Republicans...

I was curious and looked these fellas up in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Republican

[redqueen]

73. Matt Stone: "I hate conservatives, but I really fucking hate liberals."

Not too hard to grasp, is it?

I suppose some think that the vast imbalance of viewpoints in the media is just no biggie.

[Zorra]

77. Matt Stone: "..........I really fucking hate liberals."

Repeated, without the BS, for those who may find it too hard to grasp.

[redqueen]

82. Heh, true... the BS shines through, doesn't it?

Libertarians who hate conservatives? Hah... well, unless they're really *that* deluded... which I suppose isn't nearly as improbable as it sounds.

[killbotfactory]

74. I don't care if they bash liberals

I just expect them to be funny about it. The christopher reeve eating fetuses episode was funny. Manbearpig was not. It could have been, but their desire to bash Al Gore overpowered their funny bone.

[redqueen]

79. Rush tries to be funny, too...

why not give him a shot?

[Johonny]

75. My thoughts

I think it's required to have this thread every week.

I find the show at it's best when it's depicting current social trends.

I find the show at it's weakest when it tries to counter current scientifically based idea.

[fujiyama]

76. A boycott?

Ehhh...nah not worth it.

SP is an odd show. For me it's a hit or miss. Sometimes they can be very funny and other times the show can be just plain stupid. And shitting/farting jokes get tiring after a while.

[redqueen]

78. Boycott = don't watch.

If you enjoy supporting people who admittedly hate liberals more than conservatives, and not only that, but adding to their ratings so they can influence their young audience with their slanted views, have a blast.

[rinsd]

80. I was gonna say who cares but "couched in the guise of free speech"?

No wonder the right can portray the left as wimpy and whiny.

All this bitching about a badly done, stale TV show.

"I think it's time we sent a message to the network and advertisers that we are tired of their one sided attacks on liberal positions and personalities, couched in the guise of free speech."

And this takes the cake. Free speech only counts when you agree with it? No one can be allowed to make fun of our idols? You have to be shitting me.

[redqueen]

84. Thanks for echoing right wing talking points! Well done!

It's not JUST a TV show. The media is more powerful than you give it credit for. Do you really not see how shows like this, that pretend to be balanced, influence their young audience?

Free speech is great... fine and dandy... no one is saying that they shouldn't say what they want. But if you don't watch Hardball, or O'Reilly, why would you watch this trash?

[rinsd]

89. Echoing right wing talking points?

In what way? Because I say its only a TV show. Uhhhh it is. If you think its part of some grand wurlitzer, well I don't even know what to say to such paranoia? My issue was that somehow the OP seemed to feel that SP is hiding behind free speech when they bash people. That IS free speech.

"It's not JUST a TV show. The media is more powerful than you give it credit for. Do you really not see how shows like this, that pretend to be balanced, influence their young audience?"

Yes, how dare they make fun of our idols. And this "you're not a good progressive if you watch" shame campaign is just a bunch of pathetic star bellied sneechs crappola.

[redqueen]

92. "No wonder the right can portray the left as wimpy and whiny."

Yes, because we bother to tell others that they're supporting an insidious propoganda delivery service, we're whining.

Nice framing.

[rinsd]

94. Nice spin

Complaining about how one's political beliefs are portrayed in a cartoon is actually a noble warning to others, not thin skinned whining.

Ari Fleischer couldn't have said it better.

[redqueen]

96. You should apply for a job with the corporate media.

You're good at this!

[rinsd]

97. No, no no. you're much better than you give yourself credit for.

[redqueen]

98. Thanks and have a nice day.

:hi:

[Junkdrawer]

86. They can lampoon whomever they want, BUT at least make the...

lampooned recognizable. They put the words of a freeper in the mouth of Al Gore and then call it satire.

There are now a bunch of 11 yr olds (and their mental equivalents) who think Al Gore is stupid and doesn't know how to pronounce "I'm serious".

[Quantess]

87. If you don't enjoy a show, don't watch it.

Isn't that the standard remedy? Don't like it? Then don't watch it.

They bash nearly everybody. I suppose their lives would be in danger if they bashed *, otherwise they probably would.

[ChickMagic]

88. I thought the Bush/Gore thing was funny

They switched their personalities making Gore dumb
and Bush smart. Everyone knows that Bush is a doofus
and that Gore is very smart. That's what made it
funny to me.

[Zynx]

127. I don't know what they could possibly see in Bush.

When they made fun of Bush for Saddam's chemical weapons labs in Heaven they were much more on the mark.

[Yollam]

99. I have always hated them, however...

...they and their show FEED off of righteous indignation and boycotts by outraged "squares".


They would love nothing more than to be boycotted by a by a bunch of tree-hugging Gore-lovers, their viewers and sponsors would not desert them, nor would Comedy Central. It sucks, but it's true.
The best way to kill the dumb POS show South Park is to ignore it. Don't think about it or talk about it to your friends. Eventually, its shark will be jumped.

[rniel]

100. I saw try the Simpsons instead

if you want good commentary on american culture.

And Spongebob Squarepants if you just want to laugh.

Ren and Stimpy if you like twisted gross out humor.

[kiki]

101. Not to state the obvious...

...but it's not a news show. South Park doesn't have the strapline "Fair and Balanced", and is allowed to say whatever it wants. Like any other TV show, you can "boycott" it by not watching it.

Having said that, you are free to write to them and express your opinion, which in my case would be:

As a long-time and somewhat fanatical South Park viewer, I'm pretty disappointed - not in the political viewpoints you choose to express, but in the fact that you seem to have given a free pass to the right wing, when they are so deserving of your attention. I mean, come on - with this collection of lunatics, crooks and all-round fuck-ups you have in the Whitehouse, the best you can do is pick on a presidential candidate from six years ago? What happened to the fearless duo that, when making the SP movie, increased the indecency factor with every complaint from the censors?

And let's not forget the scene a few episodes ago where Bush lectures the press core on the First Amendment. President Bush, champion of the First Amendment? You really have got to be kidding. I can't believe you'd be easily led enough to actually think Bush would ever act in this way, so I can only conclude that you don't want to be honest about him.

It's interesting that whenever you guys show Bush, your representation of him is utterly unrecognisable compared to the real thing. Apparently you've chosen to show Bush as a neutral (or, in the case of the aforementioned scene, sympathetic) character, which is your right, but it's telling that the only way you can do it is by pretending he's a completely different person.

Every day, the headlines and newscasts are filled with some of the richest targets for satire in US history, but you seem terrified to take them on. While this won't surprise some, I have to say I expected better.

I think it's time you got reacquainted with a couple of old friends - your balls. Or you could borrow Mrs Garrison's. She's not using them.

[Scout]

107. Don't watch the show ... can't even stand the previews...

just looks too stupid to waste time on it. :shrug:

[philosophie_en_rose]

110. Not for Politics, but because they ARE NOT FUNNY ANYMORE.

Al Gore? Come on! Even a freeper wouldn't find that funny anymore.

And, seriously, all the shitting on the show is not funny. It's disgusting.

[debbierlus]

115. WAY AHEAD of you! THEY ARE NOT LIBERALS

They are libetarians.

And, they hate liberals. They bash them CONSTANTLY.

This would not bother me one little bit, if they did the same to the Republicans.

But, they don't. They bash & bash & bash & bash & bash & bash & bash LIBERALS.

They NEVER go after Bush. EVER. Where is the episode on Cheney shooting a guy in the face?

You won't see one.

They are pathetic.

[Warren DeMontague]

117. I've been boycotting them since the SP movie and/or that Xmas poo episode

which were about the last funny things they did.

Where's Mike Judge when you need him?

[deaniac21]

118. Today comedy is the most important battleground in politics!

[stevietheman]

120. I'll start a counter-boycott if you do.

By the way, it's Parker and Stone.

They hit everyone! And that's fine with me.

It's an effing sitcom!

[Balbus]

126. They're equal opportunity offenders.

I know the equal part bothers some people but I'll continue watching.

[Beelzebud]

130. They were up until this season, I agree. But this season, they shifted

right-wing. It's not my imagination. What republican/conservative issue, or person have they bashed this season?

[Beelzebud]

128. I still love South Park. But when they have a shit episode I'll say so!

This newest season, besides the Chef Dies episode, was simply not up to par with all their other seasons. I've been a fan of South Park since day 1, but they really better improve by next season, or that will be it for me.

It's not anyone's imagination. They have moved very right-wing with this newest season. Before this season, I was the usually the first guy to say "they are equal opportunity bashers". But this season they seemed to have just turned into Eric Cartman.