This season, South Park has drawn attention for repeatedly targeting President Donald Trump and his administration. In an interview with The New York Times, however, co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker clarified that this wasn’t intentional, but rather a byproduct of the times.
Trey Parker Says South Park Didn't Get Political, But "Politics Became Pop Culture"
https://consequence.net/2025/11/south-park-trey-parker-politics-became-pop-culture/
17 Comments
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 291d
Hard to disagree when official White House accounts go around shitposting and officials are calling journalists "your momma".
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 25 pts · 291d
What a cowardly wishy-washy way to say "All art is political, get over it."
calliope@retrolemmy.com · 8 pts · 291d
Oh definitely.
They literally canceled their first show this season because they were too cowardly to run it.
I guess the way they memory-hole that is by pretending they’re not just taking the easy shots they’ve always taken.
VubDapple@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 291d
calliope@retrolemmy.com · 0 pts · 291d
Exactly!
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
Got a source for that claim?
calliope@retrolemmy.com · -5 pts · 291d
Oh sorry, they “just didn’t have time” for the first time in how many seasons? Hours before the episode. Totally believable.
https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2025/09/south-park-swiftly-pulled-the-plug-on-wednesdays-episode-hours-before-broadcast-heres-why.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/south-park-abruptly-cancels-wednesday-s-episode/ar-AA1ML2Bg
It was right after the Kirk shooting.
They also cancelled all reruns of an episode where Cartman dressed up like Kirk, according to the Wikipedia article about the shooting.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 291d
That wasn't their first show this season
wewbull@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 290d
S27 was 4eps. We're on S28 now.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
The Pennlive article has this quote about what hapoened
Doesn't sound like being cowards to me. And if I recall correctly, this definitely wasn't the first time an episode was delayed. Don't know why you think that.
(Can't open the MSN link for some reason. Firefox refuses to open it for me)
calliope@retrolemmy.com · -10 pts · 291d
Sure buddy! Keep defending them, they need you
It’s weird what you all do for famous people. “How dare you call these comedians cowards! South Park is my life!” Yeesh
Literally can’t imagine simping this hard for cartoon creators but there are plenty of you
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 291d
It's weird how you're giving crap to a show/its creators and calling them cowards for... Missing a deadline.
calliope@retrolemmy.com · -11 pts · 291d
I swear to god. Everyone from lemmy.world is an idiot. If I could block all of you I would.
You’re not even trying not to be an idiot. Please go away.
“Won’t anyone think of the South Park creators? :( :( :(“
These fandoms are pathetic. You can’t talk about anything without a superfan coming out of the woodwork to defend their heroes.
Every time, like clockwork.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 291d
That portrait in the back is gold. I added a magat hat and made it a sticker i can use in texts conveniently
tanisnikana@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 291d
Linktank@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 291d
Yeah, make it about race. That's helpful.