Political Correctness In South Park

South Park revolves around the bizarre adventures of four kids accompanied by numerous recurring characters while using profane language and dark humor. In season nineteen of South Park, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone illustrate the struggle of a town monitoring its political climate as well as maintaining political correctness. South Park portrays political correctness in the most offensive way possible to show the negative effects. In fact, Randy Marsh states “You have to overdo it in today's society Stan. You can't be nuanced and subtle anymore or else critics go "Wow, what was the point of that?" Political correctness is defined by using the least offensive terminology when referring to race, gender, or any potentially offensive topic. Season nineteen breaks the regular structure of the show by focusing on continuity and story arcs. This allows South Park to drive social commentary with its satirical use of political correctness. Season nineteen introduces a new character aptly named PC Principal that fights for political correctness using any means necessary. An example would be from the episode “Stunning and Brave” where PC Principal assaults Cartman for using non-inclusive terms …show more content…
In the episode “Stunning and Brave” Kyle refuses to share the opinion that Caitlyn Jenner is a hero. The entire town shuns Kyle for his belief and refuse to listen to his opinions. This illustrates the effect of society making life difficult if compromise does not exist. Society ostracizes those who differ in opinion without care for the underlying reasons why. By the end of the episode, Kyle publicly agrees that Caitlyn Jenner is a hero, but still believes the opposite. Kyle agreed with the public, yet dismisses their argument at the same time. The hidden message sailed over society’s head since they heard only what they wanted to hear in the first