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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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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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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on Comedy Central October 21st‚ 2009. It marked the 191st episode of the overall series of South Park. Wikipedia reports that according to Nielsen ratings‚ W.T.F." was seen by 1.37 million households among viewers aged between 18 and 49. [1] On the Comedy Central website‚ when I watched it there had been 5.1 million on the website. I will analyze the representation‚ production and audience of this South Park episode in my essay. There are 4 main characters who are boys‚ Cartman‚ Kenny‚ Stan‚ and Kyle
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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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Introduction I’m sure most of you have seen South Park; and I’m sure some of you like it‚ and some of you don’t. Those of you who don’t probably see South Park and other works by Trey Parker and Matt Stone as vulgar and inappropriate for television. I used to be one of those people‚ until I actually watched it without a bias towards it. Trey Parker and Matt Stone‚ I think‚ are very talented film and cartoon creators. They package real and current issues into an accessible and contemporary form;
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South Park as Parody of Society South Park began airing in 1997. The commercials that preceded it gave the impression of it beinganother stupid cartoon; however‚ when I began watching‚ I realized important issues were being covered through the repeated behaviors and actions of its characters‚ through the influences these actions could have on the viewers‚ through the reinforcement and rejections of certain stereotypes‚ through the long-term effects that could result from watching the program‚
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Running head: EFFECTIVE SOCIAL COMMENTARY South Park: Effective Social Commentary Abstract This paper will explore whether the animated show South Park is an effective use of social commentary. We will explore the controversial topics covered by the show and the reactions to those shows from both a liberal and conservative viewpoint. In addition‚ we will look at how topics covered in a humorous‚ cartoon format may be able to more effectively discuss taboo subjects
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Shivam Aggarwal Research Paper Professor Aimee Sands Rhetoric B SEXISM‚ RACISM AND STEREOTYPES IN SOUTH PARK Racial Stereotyping‚ racism‚ gender stereotyping and sexism are some of the strengths of South Park. This TV show was created with a purpose to make racism and sexism funny and acceptable. South Park is a television show that was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. It circumvents the lives of 4 boys namely Eric Cartmen‚ Kenny McCormick‚ Stan Marsh and
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Cartoon Wars South Park is an American animated television comedy series about four third grade schoolboys who live in the small‚ backward mountain town of South Park. The series was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone‚ and has been aired by Comedy Central since 1997. The show is well known for its pop-culture parody‚ outrageous humor‚ and sardonic handling of current events. Family Guy is an American animated television series about a family in the fictional town of Quahog‚ Rhode Island. The
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