Dave Land wrote:
On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:23 AM, The Fool wrote:
Hyprocrisy.
One more good reason not to watch South Park. I was deeply insulted when
a friend that I *thought* knew me better said that he thought I'd enjoy
that show.
Really? I would claim it as one more good reason *to* watch South Park.
Sure, South Park can be crude and juvenile at first glance, but below
the surface: who else out there is doing as much biting socio-political
and religious satire? (The hypocrisy in question was in the form of a
voice actor's choice, not in terms of South Park itself which remains
something of an equal-opportunity satire show.)
The episode in question completely angered many Scientologists. If you
watch it, though, it really isn't all that scathing (nowhere near as
mean and vicious as South Park has been to several varieties of
Christian doctrine, such as more recently: the Mel Gibson school of
violent worship). In fact, the worrying thing is that most of what is
scathing about it is actual "Scientology doctrine" repeated in the midst
of the episode. It's just sad that Scientology is so inherently funny.
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