Screw you guys‚ I’m going home Ever since 1997‚ South Park has revolutionized the cable TV scene as a profane and obscene program that isn’t afraid to mock religious‚ political‚ and cultural topics and not get away with at least offending somebody. Throughout its twelve seasons‚ some of the most prominent events in pop culture have suffered the wrath of ridicule from the show’s creators‚ Matt Stone and Trey Parker‚ and succeeded in making millions of Americans laugh until they cry. The creative
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XXXXXXX English 1302.P10 XXXX Monday‚ February 4‚ 2013 South Park vs. Life Lessons This generation is quite familiar with foul language‚ and violence due to the video games‚ and television shows that kids or teenagers watch. Popular video games that support such violence include: Call of Duty‚ Halo‚ Dead Space‚ and Grand Theft Auto Franchise. Popular television shows that supports vulgar language‚ and/or sex include: Family Guy‚ Futurama‚ and Robot Chicken. After a period of time‚ these shows
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South Park is an adult animated television show that was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Wikipedia). South Park had originated in 1992‚ as the creators had to make a short film for their film class at the University of Colorado (Simple Wikipedia). Nonetheless‚ Stone and Parker created a short film of four boys who created an evil frosty snowman who tried to attack‚ the boys‚ although the boys were saved by baby Jesus (Wikipedia). This short was seen by a producer from Fox‚ who asked the creators
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South Park’s Satire South Park‚ a widely popular animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone‚ debuted August 13‚ 1997 on Comedy Central. Intended for mature audiences‚ the show has become infamous for its crude‚ surreal‚ satirical‚ and dark humor that covers a wide range of topics. This type of comedy is widely successful across a variety of shows‚ due in part to societies conformation to social archetypes‚ which prohibits unacceptable behavior. These shows display characters
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Tabish Habib Media Theory and Criticism Goodwin 10-2-2010 Marxist Analysis: South Park One can’t say enough about the animated sitcom South Park and its controversial‚ yet humorous satire of American media and culture. The show has come a long way from its initial blend of raunchy toilet humor and now incorporates narratives that center around recent events in the news‚ the entertainment world and even critiques cultural norms in America. In the episode “Medical Fried Chicken”‚ Matt Stone and
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TMA03‚ Using the data in the table provided‚ what can you say about the ethnicity of the population in the nation parks of England and Wales? The 2011 Census of National Parks in England and Wales has categorised all of the ethnic groups‚ these are White‚ Mixed/multiple ethnic groups; Asian/Asian British; Black/African/Caribbean/Black British; and‚ other ethnic group‚ and it also illustrates where groups are spread out and are situated in different areas. It provides data where the areas are
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Literature 5 February 2013 Abusing Free Speech? The Satirical Nature of South Park Warning: This thesis paper deals with a controversial and raunchy television show. Some content may be inappropriate for a younger audience (or immature persons.) While many Americans (and certainly other disapproving countries) would view the popular American television show as a threat through its mockery for several reasons‚ South Park employs the right to free speech to its utmost advantage time and time again
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During an episode of South Park‚ one of the worst offenders of the usage‚ Kyle wishes to bring parents and children who have eyes and brains glued to their tiny screens back together by simply watching TV as a family. A concerned Kyle‚ taking to social media‚ implores “The More connected we get‚ the more alone we become. If you want change like I do and feel the same gloom‚ then please follow THIS trend #savethelivingroom.” After a thoughtful pause Butters comments that “it’s kind of gay.” If someone
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slightly offensive to anyone is censored and is often times discredited it is truly a wonder how Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s animated creation‚ South Park‚ manages to stay on air to this day. Comparing it to other shows in its category including the likes of Family Guy‚ The Simpsons‚ or Futurama‚ which is also on the same network as South Park‚ South Park is much more edgy‚ much more willing to use foul language‚ and makes all these other series seem incredibly tame and politically correct to say
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fairly new notion in the study of sociolinguistics (Podesva‚ 2002) and the fact that gay speech is often parodied in the media makes it an interesting topic to discuss. I will be investigating examples of gay speech in the popular television show South Park and compare the way they portray gay speech to the way gay CNN journalist Anderson Cooper speaks. Anderson Cooper has his own show called Anderson Cooper 360 which I will use to listen to his speech patterns. I want to prove a claim coined by Podesva
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