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South Park: A Political Guide?
MC:
--- Quote from: analogthought on 26 Oct 2007, 21:24 ---Just curious if anyone else had picked up on how incredibly genius the political ideas that are interlaced into every south park episode. I'm calling for someone to write a book on it.
please?
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haha! How about "Common Sense: A guide for the pompus conservitive meatheads in our day" :P
MC:
--- Quote from: AngelofShadows on 27 Oct 2007, 11:00 ---My hunch....even though South Park has improved greatly over the seasons, the fact that it still finds way of pushing people's buttons on issues (saying shit on TV comes to mind) and the earlier seasons (the fact that most people would only referance the way Kenny died, which was played out 5 episodes in if you ask me [IT WAS USED AS A JOKE FOR BOY MEETS WORLD! BOY MEETS WORLD!]) have placed a shadow over it as an immature obscene cartoon. It doesn't help much that it's paired with the Sarah Silverman show and Drawn Together. It does make some good political points, and it is ussually more fair than most poking fun at both the left and right side of the political spectrum, and it's a shame it isn't mentioned in the same lines as the daily show, which didn't get noticed at all until John Stewart took over (If anyone remembers, it was pretty much a stupid celeb show with Craig Killborne (sp?))
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ha! But the fact that South Park pisses people off is the perfect reason to write a political book about it! It does what I wish i could do :P it'd be a perfect voice for today's people who are over-all pissed off altogether.
camelpimp:
LOL DICKS.
go make stuff:
Ha... good title MC. I think it's relevant because the ways they go about presenting the information are far more in your face than even the daily show, etc. They DO speak for an angry generation that's tired of being ignored. The problem/question tho... is whether or not it does more harm than good. I say that because does it allow people who are angry to feel better about things because they feel a voice is being heard... so they then are inclined to be more apathetic towards physical actions that would create change... or is it a "better than nothin' " situation. I think an animated TV show shouldn't be considered a form of activism... and I think some people can see it that way. Unless you're the creators of the show, that is. Does this make any sense, or am I too deprived of sleep to be typing this now?
Kartoon Kween:
--- Quote from: MC on 28 Oct 2007, 14:34 ---
haha! How about "Common Sense: A guide for the pompus conservitive meatheads in our day" :P
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SP makes fun of Liberals as much as - if not more than - Conservatives. A better title would be:
"Common Sense: A Guide for the Pompous Partisan Meatheads in Our Day".
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