The TV Show South Park: Momor Or Humor?

If you have ever caught an episode of the TV show South Park, you undoubtedly thought it was a senseless animated show filled with ill humor and offensive jokes. And most don’t blame you. Yet, South Park is more than just pessimistic humor. What some individuals fail to comprehend is the show is actually a satire, meaning they ingeniously poke fun at a wide-spread array of subjects. Conversely, because of this, South Park has been a theme of disagreements as well. The TV show has been critiqued and shrouded in controversy since its was aired on comedy central. Not one person is safe from South Park’s unforgiving gags. The show has made fun of everybody, even went as extreme as pranking the enthusiasts and audiences of the show. Practically every group of people or a well-known individual has been made fun of. South Park has also touched on very delicate subjects. However, …show more content…
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