Trash show continues to be trash. Not surprising considering that other dolphin episode
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South Park mocks trans athlete with a transphobic episode
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Trash show continues to be trash. Not surprising considering that other dolphin episode
"But the show makes fun of EVERYONE EQUALLY!"
One of the last things I want to hear in today's political climate are the hot takes of two rich libertarian dudes who accumulated their wealth by acting like 14-year-olds. Anyone who thinks South Park has anything insightful to say is a fucking dunce.
One of the last things I want to hear in today's political climate are the hot takes of two rich libertarian dudes who accumulated their wealth by acting like 14-year-olds. Anyone who thinks South Park has anything insightful to say is a fucking dunce.
South Park's most important legacy will be setting back public opinion on climate change a decade.
You can said that again. And you probably should, given that SP fans aren't exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer.
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Who can forget their great political opinions such as the gays might not be predators why do they have to force gay marriage down our throats?
That whole arc of Mr. Garrison turning into Ms. Garrison and back again was transphobic as fuck when they first aired and has aged even worse since then. The fact that they still act like this is not surprising.
I don't think anyone finds anything insightful from South Park. At least I hope not...Yikes, if so. South Park has always been abrasive and, yeah, a bit offensive and controversial. It's to be expected after all of these years.
I haven't watched the episode, so I can't say if it goes too far or if it's really in poor taste. I'm of the belief that virtually anything can be funny, with the right tone, timing and delivery.
But jokes can go over the edge and come off as being hateful and mean spirited if handled poorly.
Didn't they do a similar thing like 10 years ago where Kyle transitions into a black basketball player? Yeah South Park hasn't been good here.
Unsurprising for anyone who has seen any of their other disgustingly transphobic content. Comedy Central needs to send a message here, there can be no more tolerance for this kind of hate. Take them off the air.
Because of how often the show brazenly shits on Republicans, people (not just here, but in general) tend to forget that Stone and Parker are Libertarians with a lot of their own shitty world views.
I haven't seen the episode yet, so I don't know how far they take it here, but they were pretty openly mocking transitioning a few years back with the Caitlyn Jenner jokes (which most were okay with because it was them singling out one individual with the jokes and not an entire group).
I haven't seen the episode yet, so I don't know how far they take it here, but they were pretty openly mocking transitioning a few years back with the Caitlyn Jenner jokes (which most were okay with because it was them singling out one individual with the jokes and not an entire group).
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They aren't going to do anything. They'll keep giving Trey and Matt a blank check as long as they want to keep doing this.
But the people who dealt with trans people with such sensitivity as comparing us to wanting to become a dolphin would never be outwardly transphobic like this in 2019.
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I'm not watching that trash, but please do gives us context if there is somehow something that makes this all ok. Or is this a thing where the show is somehow right because people are too PC and call trans jokes transphobic?
I mean are we really surprised? It's a generally racist, homophobic, and transphobic show created by 2 dudes who have all of those qualities.
I mean considering that China's biggest issues are all tied into an authoritarian abuse of [state] power, I'm not surprised that some libertarian dudes would have a good take on that but then fail to understand more pernicious abuses perpetuated not always by the state directly, but condoned by it nonetheless. "Live and let live" isn't a workable motto when people are dying.
Generally I like South Park. They do some awful shit sometimes but a lot is good and funny so I kinda look past it.
That said this episode really wasn't redeemable in overall message whatsoever.
Watched this morning. It was bad. Portraying some ridiculous boogie man scenario to make a point discussion and critique should be nuanced is just not a good idea at all.
That said this episode really wasn't redeemable in overall message whatsoever.
Watched this morning. It was bad. Portraying some ridiculous boogie man scenario to make a point discussion and critique should be nuanced is just not a good idea at all.
The entire episode was a bad idea, and disappointing considering South Park has been pretty actively making a point to call themselves out for some of their past shit (on climate change, voting, etc.)
The point of the episode (at least in T&M's mind) did seem to be that Heather is a bad person lying about who they are out of hate, not a representative of an actual transgender person.
But it was poorly done, unfunny, and offensive. Really disappointing.
The point of the episode (at least in T&M's mind) did seem to be that Heather is a bad person lying about who they are out of hate, not a representative of an actual transgender person.
But it was poorly done, unfunny, and offensive. Really disappointing.
The show has always been liberal centrist bullshit, but edgy. This should be not be even remotely surprising. Disgusting regardless.
Fuck I didn't even think about it in that context. That makes this so much worse.
Fuck I didn't even think about it in that context. That makes this so much worse.
What? you mean "le enlightened centrism the show" is bigoted? never coulda have seen this coming, and this is definitely unprecedented, this show has totally never done shit like this before
If that was their point they failed. The point they seemed to want to make was that it's ok to criticize certain cases. But it didn't really show at all Heather wasn't representative. That's the issue.
I was referring to more than just the China stuff though. From what I've read (checked out of new episodes years ago), there's also been good takes recently re:climate change, NCAA, and some other topics I can't remember off the top of my head. Their handling of race issues in both the Zimmerman episode a few years back and The Fractured But Whole was good too.
This isn't to say that they don't have horrifically bad takes or that their bad takes aren't amplified by their platform of course.
it's not even the 2nd that comes to mind immediately. Probably not even the 3rd or 4th.
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Episode was awful. How can you kill the dungeon master?!?
EDIT: Since I've been warned for this post, I want to make it clear I do not condone the transphobic nature of this episode.
EDIT: Since I've been warned for this post, I want to make it clear I do not condone the transphobic nature of this episode.
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So it's like the whole Mrs. Garrison arc except even worse because it plays directly into the whole trans "subterfuge" scare tactics?
I'm reminded of that male to female surgery footage bit they included in the Garrison? episode? I'm not sure the whole "everyone gets made fun of!" sentiment is actually valid when it comes to this subject. Not sure they've ever gone to those lengths for any other topic.