South Park Censored Over Muhammad

The Peabody Award winning cable television show South Park was censored by Comedy Central, its long time patron network, in April 2006 because Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the series, attempted to depict Muhammad.

In a two-part storyline entitled "Cartoon Wars," the residents of South Park work themselves into a state of hysteria because a parody version of "Family Guy" (found full of nothing but "nonsensical jokes" according to Cartman) has attempted to depict Muhammad, but was censored by black bars covering the figure. When it is revealed that "Family Guy" is planning to show Muhammad again, Cartman, who is tired to being compared to the show, vows to have the episode pulled, which, in turn, will lead the cancellation of the whole series.


[The Entire first part of "Cartoon Wars"]

The South Park storyline is obviously in response to violent Muslim reaction to Muhammad being depicted as a terrorist in a Danish editorial cartoon. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, in their fashionable crude manner, show us the ultimate dangers to Free Speech when we collectively give into threats.

Comedy Central joins the league of pussies by censoring South Park over the second part of the "Cartoon Wars" because the show itself vows to depict Muhammad. Instead of showing the brief scene where the Muslim prophet appears on screen, Comedy Central instead displayed a black screen with the message: "Comedy Central has refused to broadcast an image of Muhammad on their network." The final scene, in reaction to the censorship, is so over-the-top and poignant that you will need to see it for yourself.


[The entire second part of South Park's "Cartoon Wars"]

The joke is ultimately on Comedy Central because the network was too busy being caught up in the current political climate to remember that they have already been routinely airing a South Park episode entitled "Super Best Friends" (2001 season) that depicts Muhammad. UPN has also aired the episode.

The censorship of South Park and the Muslim reaction to the Danish cartoon is absolutely ridiculous. Any country that decides to bow down any time Freedom of Speech is threatened is not free at all. Cartoon Network are run by pussies. Let's find out if Blogspot sucks the same pair of balls.

In one week from today, I will post a blog entry entitled "A Viking Plunders Muhammad" that will include a depiction of the prophet.

Did lightning strike when you read that?

Yeah, it didn't here, either.