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South Park: A Political Guide?

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Ozymandias:
Believe me, people know about South Park.

MC:

--- Quote from: go make stuff on 28 Oct 2007, 18:26 ---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?

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hah. No I can see where your coming from. Though if people were actully being serious about South Park I'd say it's at least SOME way to show the political pricks how we feel about all their dictatorship. The fact is America used to be for the people... and now it's for the goverment. People are pissed off and have a right to be... to be honest I beleive very strongly that our anger comes for a reason and is best brought out into the open. If people don't move and try to change things than things will never get changed... and things need to change.

MC:

--- Quote from: Kartoon Kween on 28 Oct 2007, 18:42 ---
--- 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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yeah your right. Conservitives tend to stand out more but liberals are just as bad at times.

Ishotdanieljohnston:

--- Quote from: analogthought on 27 Oct 2007, 09:37 ---My point overall... is how often you don't hear about this show in the political ethos. Typically it's centered around The Daily Show, Steven Colbert, and the like. I'm curious why this show isn't included. Obviously the above parties have written books.... so why not one about the politics of south park. In today's social climate... you could be right in thinking that it should be a "for dummies" book.

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Because South Park is smart enough, accessable enough and clear enough to stand on it's own. It really just doesn't need it. You could say the same about the Simpsons, but both shows choose the medium of satire because they don't need some book to convey their ideas.

KharBevNor:
I'm pretty sure, from half-remember interviews and observations of the show, that South Parks creators are basically libertarians. What I'm saying is, the politics of South Park aren't particularly innovative or special, you just never heard of them before.

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