Fox News host wants South Park investigated for blasphemy - Polidicks

[IMG]http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/100615-ent-cartman-hmed.photoblog500.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE=Today.com]In the wake of news reports about the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims," a Fox News host has decided that a bigger and more professionally made production, "South Park," should come under fire. [url=http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/]Todd Starnes[/url], host of "FOX News & Commentary" and author of "Dispatches from Bitter America," spoke on a panel about "Religious Hostility in America" at the Values Voter Summit in Washington this past weekend, and Cartman and friends were on his mind. "We have seen the administration come out and say, 'We condemn anyone who denigrates religious faith.' And they come out in regards to this anti-Muslim film," Starnes said. "Well, that's well and good, but my question is: When has the administration condemned the anti-Christian films that are coming out of Hollywood? Where are the federal investigations into shows like 'South Park,' which has denigrated all faiths? Where is the outrage when people of the Christian faith are subjected to this humiliation that is coming out of Hollywood?" "South Park" has famously taken on religions of all kinds. Scientology is parodied in an episode where Stan is thought to be the reincarnation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, and Scientologist Tom Cruise wouldn't come out of Stan's closet. Mormonism is mocked in an episode where Stan is impressed by a Mormon family's behavior, if not convinced of their beliefs. Cartman constantly makes fun of Kyle, the lone Jew among the four main characters. Catholicism, especially the child-molestation scandals involving priests, has also been targeted by the show. "South Park" also portrayed Muhammad. In its fifth season, the show featured the "Super Best Friends," a superhero group led by Jesus and consisting of Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, Joseph Smith, Krishna, Laozi and an Aquaman parody called Sea Man. The episode first aired on July 4, 2001, before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of that year, and there was little fuss when Muhammad was portrayed. But when the show tried to show a Muhammad character in 2010, Comedy Central altered the episode. In June, a [URL=http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2012/06/22/12360468-muslim-man-gets-11-12-years-in-prison-for-threatening-south-park-writers?lite]Muslim man pled guilty[/URL] to threatening the "South Park" creators over the 2010 episode and was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison. [/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2012/09/18/13941805-fox-news-host-wants-south-park-investigated-for-blasphemy[/url]

they made fun of my religion i want them off the air

[quote=Article]Mormonism is mocked in an episode where Stan is impressed by a Mormon family's behavior, if not convinced of their beliefs.[/quote]Holy hell, did they completely miss the entire point of that episode?

The infidels will burn for their blasphemous ways! [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/South_park_muhammad.jpg/220px-South_park_muhammad.jpg[/IMG]

Now that it's mentioned, I never heard of Muslims getting all up in arms about their religion being insulted before this "innocence of muslims" video, even though they've been insulted and made fun of numerous times over the years.

If you don't like South Park, then you can giiiiiiit out.

they are literally egging on extremists what the shit

[QUOTE=Schmaaa;37744259]Now that it's mentioned, I never heard of Muslims getting all up in arms about their religion being insulted before this "innocence of muslims" video, even though they've been insulted and made fun of numerous times over the years.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy"]Pretty big case in 2005.[/URL]

We'll get the religious police right on it.

"The Muslims are being retarded about something, let's try to be even more retarded"

Jesus fucking Christ, WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE. You should be able to offend whoever you want without having to bring in weird policies and censorship.

A guy was sentenced to 11-1/2 years in prison for making a threat?

I love you Trey and Matt

[QUOTE=Jookia;37744412]Jesus fucking Christ, WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE. You should be able to offend whoever you want without having to bring in weird policies and censorship.[/QUOTE] Which is a worse offense? Crudely making fun of Muslims or crudely making fun of Christians? Can you really say the Muslim video on the basis of some fuckwits in the Middle East reacted stronger than any Christian would? He is not calling for censorship, he is calling for equity, which here would be a simultaneous condemnation of South Park.

ahahahaha once trey and matt catch wind of this they'll make an episode about it

I bet there'll be a South Park episode about this soon. [editline]21st September 2012[/editline] aw for real?

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;37744447]Which is a worse offense? Crudely making fun of Muslims or crudely making fun of Christians? Can you really say the Muslim video on the basis of some fuckwits in the Middle East reacted stronger than any Christian would?[/QUOTE] Neither are offenses. [QUOTE=Elecbullet;37744447]He is not calling for censorship, he is calling for equity, which here would be a simultaneous condemnation of South Park.[/QUOTE] That makes no sense. Nobody's offended by South Park Christian bashing, so why condemn it?

Whoever takes South Park seriously is a fucking idiot.

dude shut up its south park

[QUOTE=Amez;37744670]Whoever takes South Park seriously is a fucking idiot.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0rLfkvl8BI[/media]

[QUOTE=Jookia;37744572]Neither are offenses. That makes no sense. Nobody's offended by South Park Christian bashing, so why condemn it?[/QUOTE] I mean offense as in a cruel thing to do, not as something that should be legally punished. You really think nobody's offended by South Park?

[QUOTE=Amez;37744670]Whoever takes South Park seriously is a fucking idiot.[/QUOTE] that's the thing though, trey parker and matt stone want you to take South Park seriously that's why they put their own opinions in it. a good example would be the recent whaling one where they basically slagged people off for hating whaling while being okay with slaughtering chickens and cows.

Yeah, it's really too bad that there isn't violent outrage whenever religions other than Islam are criticized. What fucking rock do these people live under?

[QUOTE=Elecbullet;37744839]I mean offense as in a cruel thing to do, not as something that should be legally punished. You really think nobody's offended by South Park?[/QUOTE] I don't really care, they probably are. But not on this scale, so why have the same treatment?

[QUOTE=Pat4ever;37744248]The infidels will burn for their blasphemous ways! [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/South_park_muhammad.jpg/220px-South_park_muhammad.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I don't remember a big stink being raised over this. I mean if anything they were showing the guy in a good light, not shitting on religion.

It's South Park. That's like flipping over to Jerry Springer and expecting a thoughtful debate over politics

Whoawhoawhoawhoa. Investigated for blasphemy? Who the fuck do those people think they are; the Inquisition? They need to cut that shit out before Romney tries to recruit them and go around pursuing "heretics". I will sound like an absolute heretic for this (maybe even an apostate), but from where i'm standing, religions are like a kind of LARPing in which the participants serve an imaginary entity of power, fulfilling a personal fantasy in which they submit their will to a higher authority and hope for eternal life. LARPing seems sad enough as it is, but taking LARPing seriously is a whole other level of bullshit. If there were actual gods, actual beings of power that benefited us if we worshiped them, THEN I would see religion as valid and useful; hell, i'd probably worship a god that was relevant to my interests if there was one. But no, that's not how it works, and thus I perceive religion as little more than a pitiable lifestyle choice, though I will admit the holy texts of the various faiths could make for an interesting bit of reading.

Hating on Christians is like hating twillight fans. A waste of time, you will never stop this eternal shitstorm.

No matter how much you rant and rave about how south park is offending you, Trey, Matt and most of Comedy Central will not give a fuck about it

[QUOTE=Schmaaa;37744259]Now that it's mentioned, I never heard of Muslims getting all up in arms about their religion being insulted before this "innocence of muslims" video, even though they've been insulted and made fun of numerous times over the years.[/QUOTE] Yeah I know man. Wait, there was that time with the Danish newspaper cartoon, where they like blew him up and stuff.