Individuals shouldn’t take South Park too seriously, in the end it’s just a sarcastic show, and everyone is subject to the shows mocking wittiness. When the subject of religion surfaced, the episodes Cartoon Wars Part 1 and Part 2 were the most scandalous episodes when it came to the insulting of religion (Herrmann). This time though these episodes mimicked the religion of Islam. What made it so provocative was the representation of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Bourguet) When “Cartoon Wars Part 1” aired, it was seen with some disagreement, since it indirectly implied that Muhammad would be depicted. When the show was concluded, it was left on a suspicious note, anticipating audiences to stay tuned to see if Muhammad was truly depicted or would he not be. When “Cartoon Wars Part 2” trailed the episode, Comedy Central concealed the scene that Muhammad was depicted. The creators, Stone and Parker believed it was ludicrous due to the fact that Muhammad was depicted in a previous episode titled “Super Best Friends”, where numerous spiritual prophets were represented as an alliance of
Individuals shouldn’t take South Park too seriously, in the end it’s just a sarcastic show, and everyone is subject to the shows mocking wittiness. When the subject of religion surfaced, the episodes Cartoon Wars Part 1 and Part 2 were the most scandalous episodes when it came to the insulting of religion (Herrmann). This time though these episodes mimicked the religion of Islam. What made it so provocative was the representation of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Bourguet) When “Cartoon Wars Part 1” aired, it was seen with some disagreement, since it indirectly implied that Muhammad would be depicted. When the show was concluded, it was left on a suspicious note, anticipating audiences to stay tuned to see if Muhammad was truly depicted or would he not be. When “Cartoon Wars Part 2” trailed the episode, Comedy Central concealed the scene that Muhammad was depicted. The creators, Stone and Parker believed it was ludicrous due to the fact that Muhammad was depicted in a previous episode titled “Super Best Friends”, where numerous spiritual prophets were represented as an alliance of