10 May 2010

South Park the last bastion of free thought

.... Since South Parks’ inception, it has pushed the boundaries on topics varying from the debacle of the 2000 election, to stem cell research and now in dealing with the most extreme levels of censorship. Since South Park’s humble beginnings as a shock-value, foul-mouth show, it has become a mouthpiece of social commentary. It has won not only Emmy’s for certain episodes and for the series overall but it has also been banned in Russia ....

South Park recently experienced its 200th and 201st episodes in which all the celebrities South Park has made jokes on over the years were trying to sue the town. Through this, the celebrities’ true intention becomes clear: to discover the power that the prophet Muhammad has to avoid people from making fun of him. [Delphos Herald] Read more [via National Secular Society]