Throughout this episode, Cartman believes a pandemic of racial tension is beginning to spread, thus, in a World War Z-like manner, Cartman goes to extreme lengths to stop said pandemic from spreading, including bringing down multiple planes and attempting to kill both George Zimmerman and his friend Token (Parker, “World War Zimmerman”). Cartman’s anxieties about racial tension mirror similar real-world perspectives which theorize that growing anger between races will lead to further violence and damage. However, this plotline also reveals how Cartman’s theories are exaggerated and taken out of proportion. Anytime Cartman attempts to keep the pandemic he believes in calm, Token seems uninterested, only becoming invested when Cartman’s attempts continue aggravating everyone (Parker, “World War Zimmerman”). By placing Cartman’s actions from this angle, it can be said that threats of racial tension may be blown out of context to instill fear, even if there is no credible threat to
Throughout this episode, Cartman believes a pandemic of racial tension is beginning to spread, thus, in a World War Z-like manner, Cartman goes to extreme lengths to stop said pandemic from spreading, including bringing down multiple planes and attempting to kill both George Zimmerman and his friend Token (Parker, “World War Zimmerman”). Cartman’s anxieties about racial tension mirror similar real-world perspectives which theorize that growing anger between races will lead to further violence and damage. However, this plotline also reveals how Cartman’s theories are exaggerated and taken out of proportion. Anytime Cartman attempts to keep the pandemic he believes in calm, Token seems uninterested, only becoming invested when Cartman’s attempts continue aggravating everyone (Parker, “World War Zimmerman”). By placing Cartman’s actions from this angle, it can be said that threats of racial tension may be blown out of context to instill fear, even if there is no credible threat to