Valerie
Platinum Member
- Sep 17, 2008
- 31,521
- 7,390
- 1,170
I got permission from the Mods, and, as you can see from my avatar, I'm staging a little protest cartoon posting of my own, lol.
Last night, South Park paid off on both of last weeks cliffhangers the true identity of Cartmans father, and a power-struggle over the Muslim prophet Muhammad, who will hereafter be referred to in the manner he was throughout last nights episode: as a BLEEP sound when the name was spoken, and as a blocked-out image labeled CENSORED.
This was a satire of a satire: The episode implicitly addressed the controversy that arose from last weeks plot about a group of powerful celebrities demanding to see CENSORED. After it aired, creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were warned by a New York-based Muslim website about the potential danger of what could be perceived as their ridicule of a worshiped figure. Of course, this also paralleled the shows Tom Cruise parody, in which the actor and a slew of celebrities sought to drain CENSORED of his power not to be ridiculed.
(Note: If you go to the South Park website to view the episode, theres a message from the creators saying that numerous additional audio bleeps were added throughout the episode. We do not have network approval to stream our original version of the show. Thus, we are left to guess which are Matt and Treys bleeeeeps and which are the networks.)
'South Park' recap: Episode '201' is 'CENSORED,' also reveals Cartman's father | EW.com
>
Comedy Central bleeped out all references to the Prophet Muhammad in Wednesday night's episode of the animated show "South Park."
The episode was a continuation of last week's episode which depicted the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.
A radical Muslim website threatened the show's creators following that episode.
Comedy Central confirmed to FoxNews.com that it had censored the show, and that the episode was not available on its website.
In addition to bleeping the words "Prophet Muhammad," the show also covered the character with a large block labeled "Censored."
A radical Islamic website had warned the creators of "South Park" that they could face violent retribution for their depiction of Prophet Muhammad.
RevolutionMuslim.com posted the warning following the 200th episode of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "South Park," which included a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad disguised in a bear suit. The web posting also included a graphic photo of Theo van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker who was murdered in 2004 after making a documentary on violence against Muslim women.
"We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show," the posting reads. "This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."
Abu Talhah al Amrikee, the author of the post, told Foxnews.com he wrote the entry to "raise awareness." He said the grisly photograph of van Gogh was meant to "explain the severity" of what Parker and Stone did by mocking Muhammad.
"It's not a threat, but it really is a likely outcome," al Amrikee said, referring to the possibility that Parker and Stone could be murdered for mocking Muhammad. "They're going to be basically on a list in the back of the minds of a large number of Muslims. It's just the reality."
FOXNews.com - Comedy Central Censors 'South Park' Episode After Muslim Site's Threats