South Park is by far one of the most offensive and insulting
shows that take their ideas from religion, pop culture, politics and other
mediums and there is only one thing that can really be said about the show and
its’ creators… bravo! South Park and its creators have had the balls to take
things that should be forbidden to talk about or make fun of and they have been
able to display comedy that is both inappropriate and yet accepted by most. Like you Christian, I also consider
myself a devoted Catholic and see no wrong in some of the ideas that Matt and
Trey have portrayed on their show throughout the years with religious
references including priest’s relationships with little boys, Mel Gibson’s
Passion of the Christ and Jesus and the Super Best Friends which include characters such as Buddha and
a Moses super computer. Like Christianity, many topics are displayed as a
parody on the show. I don’t think the creators were ever making an extreme and
critical attack on certain issues; they are just taking what might be recent in
the culture of the past and present and giving people a comedic outlook towards
it. The reason that South Park gets criticized so much for what they depict is
that they seem to take extreme approaches where others might not. But isn’t
that how many things have come to be a part of pop culture? Take consumerism
for example. Something becomes popular because one individual decides to create
something such as a certain pair of pants that will make them standout amongst
the rest. Those pants become the next fad and eventually the norm until
something else new comes along. Matt and Trey of South Park are merely leaders
and not followers in today’s present pop culture. By doing what others won’t,
they are allowing new doors to open in which pop culture can progress further
from.
Picture of Jesus and the Super Best Friends: from left to right... Laozi, Joseph Smith, Mohammad (who was portrayed in the older episodes but then censored in the later ones), Jesus Christ, Seaman (better known as Semen), Buddha and Krishna.
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I used to think so then I re-watched "Red Hot Catholic Love" recently and actually paid attention when the bible is described as a book of stories that is not to be taken literally. That would be fine except that the bible is a historical text and IS supposed to be taken literally. That's why there's a field of study called Biblical Archaeology and why the history of Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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