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South Park is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.Its frequent depiction of taboo subject matter, unusual (especially sophomoric) humor and portrayal of religion for comic effect has generated controversy, ire from critics, and debate throughout the world over the course of its 26 seasons.
MTV said the South Park creators did not get a special permit needed to broadcast an image of Mexico's flag, and MTV executives said they did not want to risk angering fans by altering the image. The explanation was met with skepticism by Mexican South Park fans, some of whom accused MTV of unfair censorship. [16]
South Park had previously parodied Scientology in a spoof at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. [8] [9] The MTV short was titled "The Gauntlet" and included "John Travolta and the Church of Scientology" arriving in a spaceship to defeat Russell Crowe (as a gladiator) and attempt to recruit the boys into Scientology.
Although it was rarely seen, this half-hour documentary was well-reviewed and helped convince MTV of the viability of the concept as mainstream TV series. They funded a pilot in 2006. In 2012 How's Your News visited both the Republican and Democratic conventions again with support from Matt Stone, [ 3 ] and released an hour long documentary ...
2013 MTV Video Music Awards; ... ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy; Al Jazeera America; ... (South Park) Social media use by Donald Trump;
In Cartman's dubbed video, the band is interviewed on MTV by long-time MTV host Kurt Loder. Loder had previously been parodied in the fourth season episode " Timmy 2000 ." During one of his earlier attempts at tricking Scott into giving back his money, Cartman mentions that rock singer Courtney Love is in South Park, drunk and engaging in ...
[87] [88] MTV said the South Park creators did not get a special permit needed to broadcast an image of Mexico's flag, but the explanation was met with skepticism by Mexican South Park fans, some of whom accused MTV of censorship. [87] "Fatbeard" included prominent references to the April 2009 hijacking of MV Maersk Alabama by Somalian pirates.
Several videos have been perceived as too controversial to play on MTV even in censored form, for varying reasons. In the 1980s, parent-media watchdog groups such as the PMRC criticized MTV over certain music videos that were claimed to have explicit imagery of Satanism. MTV has developed a strict policy refusing to air videos that may depict ...