Comedy Central Bans South Park Episode? (UPDATE)

This issue was covered years before this episode was even a thought by matt and trey in the “cartoon wars parts 1&2” episodes which surprises me that comedy central chose to do what they did…the point they were trying to make is that either everything is ok to make fun of or nothing is, and if you choose to stop doing something that is right just because you were threatened, you are no better than the people that threatened you…if comedy central had just whatched these 2 episodes before they made their decision, I think they would have made the right choice instead of the one they did…if it were left up to matt and trey, im willing to bet they would have aired it uncensored, also with something added to address the threats they received…they should have aired it uncensored, and then put the icing on the cake by re-running it every single night for a month. And to the people who are so offended by south park that they are willing to violate the shows first ammendment rights to exist: YOU MADE YOURSELF A TARGET BY GETTING YOUR PANTIES SO MUCH IN A BUNCH OVER A CARTOON THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO THINK LIKE MATT AND TREY ENJOY…THEY DO IT BECAUSE YOU MAKE IT SO GOD DAMN EASY FOR THEM!...if tom cruise and the scientologists had just said “oh well, its just a stupid cartoon.” Like everyone else did, matt and trey wouldn’t have felt so compelled to make an extra 3 episodes making fun of them…if issac hayes hadnt been so groovy with making fun of everything and everyone except his own religion, they never would have made the episode where they turned his character into a child molester and blamed his “gay little club” (the gay little club being scientology) for making him that way. He helped them for years making fun of countless celebrities, activist groups, and litterally every other religion in existence, and cashed all his checks with a smile on his face, but as soon as they wanna poke a little fun in his direction, the show is suddenly “offensive, tastless, and down right immoral”. Basically what comedy central told us is “were perfectly willing to show you christopher reeves snapping a fetus in half and sucking its blood, let someone say that every preist in the world (including the pope) is a pedophile, and say that every other religion is a lie, but we will not under any circumstances allow an image of muhammad, or someone to make fun of tom cruise or scientology on our network.” LET SOUTH PARK AIR!!!

did not you kill kenny every week and others who died in your cartoon the real thing hurts dont it for what isee yall are athiests i dont know but all this playing and jokeing with death and murder athiest or religious u dont want it even spoken towards u for real take the threats with a smile joke about it havent yall been doing that programming it for seasons yall some contradictions

I absolutely despise that show. It's disrespectful and disgusting most of the time. BUT I would never censor it because that's against the spirit and letter of our laws. I just CHOOSE to ignore it.

In the USA we're supposed to have the right to think and choose for ourselves. It's our only defense against open and free exchange of ideas which is also our right. We have the right to choose what to watch and what not to watch on TV.

In the same episode Jesus was addicted to internet porn and Buddha did blow in front of the kids but they werent allowed to even say Muhammad in 201. They even censored the entire end of the fucking episode.

The best part? The creators of South Park did it on purpose. Episodes 200 and 201 are about the stupidity of giving in to threats of violence. Way to knuckle under to threats of violence comedy central.

I wish Larry David would piss on a picture of Mohammad..

Blocking "Super Best Friends" is an intriguing update to this story. Especially since Matt & Trey proclaimed the uncensored nature of this episode in 200, and also in a follow up interview with BoingBoing.

Interesting.

Let's get one thing straight here and it's the only issue worth considering. Mohammed was a warlord, a mass murderer (he personally helped to behead all 900 members of the Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe in one day), a psychotic liar, a bandit, a plunderer, a pedophile, a rapist, a slave owner. He was a 7th century Hitler, Himmler, Attila, Stalin and Mao all wrapped up in one package of psychopathic hatred and murderousness. It's all in the Sira, the OFFICIAL Muslim biography of Mohammed by Ibn Ishaq. Read it and learn. Then you will see that the only response to this repugnant scumbag is ridicule and satire.

The sad thing is, Parker and Stone weren't even doing this to offend Islam with Malice; they're just trying to make a point about free speech which is, in a way, what South Park is all about.

Religious Fanatics of all faiths can suck a big D.

Seriously.

***this comment has been censored by Comedy Central***

Anyone who saw the episode must have made note of the fact that they were not parodying Muhammad himself, but the fact that he cannot be parodied. There was not one single insult to Islam or it's prophet in either of the two episodes. I thought the show was well done and got a valid point across.

I do not understand how an image of Muhammad is automatically a slam against an entire faith. I know this all stems from the Jyllands-Posten controversy of 2005, but the images and their intentions are vastly different. South Park has had an image of Muhammad in a previous episode (Episode 68 "Super Best Friends") with no controversy. Although it was a pre-2005 episode, religious-extremism is also pre-2005!

It also must be said that RevolutionMuslim represents a extreme fringe group that holds little standing in the Muslim community and with so many news organizations reporting this story, they seem to be giving this misguided group a degree of credibility. The fact that RevolutionMuslim is picking this late night cable cartoon as a target for potential violence is incredibly pathetic and petty. Anyone with true, secure Muslim faith and any degree of intelligence should be able to plainly see and appreciate the irony the episode made as it's focus.

Jeers to the censors and Comedy Central for succumbing to terrorism via blog! I think if the show aired uncensored, people would be more willing to discuss these sorts of things and really find out what is or isn't acceptable.

http://revolutionmuslim.blogspot.com

This is a direct quote from revolutionmuslim.blogspot.com -- a continuation on their stance of the South Park episode. Posted April 21, 2010.

"Speaking out against ending this kind of insult toward the Prophet Muhammad is completely in line with the tenets of the religion. Indeed we find it to be a tragedy that there has been virtually no reaction from the so-called leaders of the Muslim community whom CNN and other organizations tout as representing “mainstream Islam.” We are saddened by the fact that this story is about what we have said rather than the impact it has on the Muslims as a whole.

Thus our position remains that it is likely the creators of South Park will indeed end up like Theo Van Gogh. This is a reality. The story is already getting international attention and the journalism overseas is not as objective as it is here. In fact, we can tell you with certainty that at least one Dutch newspaper has completely made up quotations to make their story more sensational. We are not trying to directly incite violence, but we are trying to explain the gravity of the situation and prevent this from occurring ever again. As stated in the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him) above, if one cannot alter the situation with their hand then they must speak out against it and try to change it that way.

We would also like Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone to understand the tastelessness of their portrayal, apologize and reflect on the words that follow. An apology or at least recognition of bad taste might not remedy the situation, but it would go a long way toward turning this situation from a gaping wound into an ugly scar. Any Muslim that condones this type of behavior or minimizes it does not fulfill the obligation of hating it with his or her heart and thus, as is stated emphatically in the hadith, may fall outside the necessary status of holding onto even the weakest of faith. Many conquered peopled become completely oblivious to the function of their oppressor in enslaving their minds so we seek no harm against them, but do hope that they may be inspired to adopt a proactive stance and work alongside us in the struggle to liberate Islam and Muslims from foreign control."

Anyone who makes a death threat over something as silly as this deserves to be killed. Period.

Here is what I say, any religion that doesn't give women their full rights as human beings is a destructive cult. And if what is done to women, torture, burning, throwing acid on their faces, beatings, and murder is done in the name of GOD, than FUCK THAT GOD.

I am getting awfully sick of the whole thing. Comedy Central, Viacom and NY Times are pussies and are fueling the terrorist fire, they are giving power to the extremists. That is not being a good supporter of freedom.

Obviously freedom bows to fear. That is the message the Comedy Central is sending out to the viewers.

I think the good folks over at comedy centeral should just go ahead and chop of their balls and mail them directly to bin laden now that they've been good and terrorized

controversy >> publicity >> $$

islam iz a cancer on Western Civilization that must be removed...period!

Score one for Islamic extremists.

Were going to need 9 dozen shovels, everyone bury the person's head to your left and they can see that we chose not to see the image of Muhammed on TV.

I think Comedy Central is simply trying to protect Parker and Stone. This islamist group has already killed someone previously and has posted the addresses and whereabouts to Parker and Stone on their website.... anyone have the link?

mohammed can go suck a big fat dick. I want my south park!!!

I LAUGHED! through every bleeped out word. and at how ridiculous this is in a country who boasts it self as one of "free speech"

people need to get over words in a literal sense, and understand their meanings when used in any context.

and our society closes a bit more...

Mohammad's a punk ass chump

the real question here is.... what are the Muslims doing watching south park...

But what is so strange is that it is so inconsistent. As they mention in the article that there is still a depiction that they haven't censored on the web site from the Super Best Friends episode.

Is it not hypocritical to be retroactive, because it was before all the controversy and better left forgotten?

Or is it just because it wasn't made a fuss over it is exempt? That the only reason they censor the others is to CYA beceause it is a lot easier to fold under pressure to protect profits.

And the dumbass muslims of the world fall directly into Matt and Tray's hands.

Besides,

South Park did keep Muhammad in a bear costume so that none of his cartoon skin would show

"Stan, Jesus doesn't matter when Muhammed is involved"
-Randy Marsh

really? I watched it there a few days after it came out. Comedy Central is caving into Islamic threats. You know what needs to happen right? people in the US should take any random image whether it be a bear mascot like in south park or steve urkel and put the name Mohammed underneath it. Apparently it doesn't matter what the image is of, if it has Mohammed's name near it that's an automatic death sentence on the streets. Anyone want to put the text "Mohammed" underneath the Comedy Central logo???

That's weak, I mean it's fucking COMEDY CENTRAL, why would they take the comedy out? Because someone was offended? That's right! Comedy is never offensive.

Don't they make enough money to hire body guards?

All of this political talk is ridiculous. Trey and Matt from South Park are not the ambassadors of white people, the USA, or non muslims. They are creating art, and it is not anyone's right to stop that art from being broadcast.

Just like crazy muslims have the right to threaten the south park creators, crazy television writers have the right to show mohammed if they choose.

I was under the impression that the south park contract allowed their work to be broadcast under any circumstances and that very strict rules regarding the network and their involvement in south park were in place. It seems they showed the episode the one time, censored, due only to contractual obligation.

South Park makes fun of everything and everybody so why not Muhammad.
I take the threats against the creators of South Park personally because this is what we do in America and we like it that way. In America we can choose not to watch anything we consider to be offensive. So if Muslim radicals don't like it don't watch cause you ain't changin nothin over here.

Comedy Central snap out of it! Muhammad ain't payin the bills.

This is unfortunate. The episode that aired was indeed an incomprehensible mess.

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http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/04/south..

from The Hollywood Reporter, April 22 :

''Now "South Park" can't even say the words "Prophet Muhammad."

After last week's episode of the Comedy Central series sparked a threat (and yes, it was certainly a threat) from a radical Islamic website, the network has cracked-down-for-their-own-good on creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone during last night's continuation of the show's storyline.

For those who missed the drama, the show's 200th episode last week mocked the one "celebrity" that the series has been largely unable to depict, the Prophet Muhammad, who was hidden from view in a bear costume. A U.S.-based website RevolutionMuslim.com then warned Parker and Stone they could end up like Theo Van Gogh (the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by Muslim extremists after depicting Muhammad on his show) and even posted the address of the show's production office. The site has since been shut down.

Last night, "South Park" continued the controversial Muhammad storyline, but with a key difference: every instance of the words "Prophet Muhammad" was bleeped out, making the episode practically incomprehensible, especially to anybody who missed the previous week.

The character of Muhammad was once again also hidden from view, covered by a large block labeled "censored."

A Comedy Central spokesperson confirmed it was the network's decision to bleep the words....''

These cowards are not singular. The collapse of Western will and courage is all around us.

This is why Islamic supremacists issue threats and practice intimidation in the first place: because it works. These Hollywood dhimmis are only making sure that this sort of thing will happen again.

i am not an expert, but somehow i dont think that the muslim religion would allow watching south park in the first place...is someone calling up these extremists and telling them when a particular episode will be on? shouldnt they be more worried about duct taping explosives to their chest? i think the religious radicals out there should be spending their spare time doing something productive, not watching south park

Dang, forgot to watch it yesterday. Hope they still re-air it.

Although, if what you say is true, it is hilarious how they punked the Right-wing Muslims into defending Santa Clause instead of Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him.

South Park Studios have removed the old episodes depicting Muhammad as well. The reason I watch South Park is because they provide social commentary about all groups. This is ridiculous.

comedy central, what has happened to you?

if the christians, aehtiests, jews, buddhists, hindus, and beliefs of all indegenous peoples were offended by your writings would you even have a show to produce?

of course all other civilized peoples of the world aren't likely to suddenly decide to threaten death against 'non-believers' like these extremists. I'll even bet those extremists who will place a sword between us are most likely in pretty deep 'poopies' with the "Big M''!

perhaps we should send comedy central a pair of nuticles, [prosthetic testicles given to the castrated]?

I guess the terrorists have won

It's hilarious that freedom of speech and critical debate have no place in the eyes of religious fundamentalists...

South Park take the piss out of everyone and everything, get used to it!
If you can't laugh at yourself even one bit there's probably a chemical imbalance in your brain

If these were Christians who threatened the show they would be in chains, but apparently we have a different set of rules for the muslims. That is not discrimination how?

people need to chill out!!!!!

fuck religion x1million
fucking assholes every one of them

Muhammad... Muhammad...Muhammad...

isn't muhammad the most popular name in the world.... i guess all those people just lost their name to censorship....

so now is muhammad a bad word...... i just got done watching the episode and that is fucking ridiculous...it pisses me off that comedy central is so scared that they had to bleep half the show....it just strengthened south park's point.