Sunday, November 29, 2009

Southpark Election episode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dr1sgcC6k4&feature=related

This is the only clip that I could find on this episode and it doesn't show the part that I would like to discuss, but it makes fun of the supreme Obama supporters. I am a pretty big South Park supporter so I am sorry if you don't agree with the show, but they are good at making relevant points. This episode was aired just two days after the election so like them or not you have to respect the dedication of Matt Stone and Trey Parker. I am always impressed with the lack of bias South Park shows by making fun of pretty much everything under the sun. My favorite thing about this episode was that they showed how crazy the extreme supporters were of both McCain and Obama. The Obama supporters through an out of control party in the street, while the McCain supporters hid in a bomb shelter. I wanted to talk mainly about how the McCain supporters were portrayed because it relates to my last post. When the McCain supporters found out about the election results they began to panic and by the end of the episode had all moved to a bomb shelter. I feel that this coincides with the point i was trying to make in my last post perfectly. While it is extremely funny and clearly over exaggerated, it does show the dangers of being terrified of the unknown.

1 comment:

  1. i love south park. one reason is because of what you said, they really do an incredible job at not being biased. they do it by always making sure to make fun of everyone so it doesnt seem like they're picking on a single side or person... at least except for michael jackson. haha

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