South Park: Satire at its Best

In a world where something that is slightly offensive to anyone is censored and is often times discredited it is truly a wonder how Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s animated creation, South Park, manages to stay on air to this day. Comparing it to other shows in its category including the likes of Family Guy, The Simpsons, or Futurama, which is also on the same network as South Park, South Park is much more edgy, much more willing to use foul language, and makes all these other series seem incredibly tame and politically correct to say the least. But while they make a much more raw show, it house some incredibly smart material. Their use of social, cultural, and political satire are like none other and no one is safe from Matt and Trey’s sharp criticism. It is truly a sight to behold each week as Matt and Trey rip to shreds topics that are generally taboo to talk about in usual conversation such as religion, politics, and otherwise serious social issues, while making a reflective statement about the issue as well. Saying that South Park is not Politically Correct is an understatement. Every week it seems that Stone and Parker step over the line once again in bringing their brand of humor to fan’s households. This edginess is truly to be admired. Today there is a constant fear to maintain the status quo and make sure one does not say the wrong thing or step on too many shoes. Matt and Trey take us out of our comfort zones time and time again to remind the world why saying “fuck” perhaps is not the worst atrocity that has ever happened to mankind. Truly it is quite a shock for the first time watching South Park when you first see four young boys in a small town in Colorado begin to speak about stupid god damn this and how so and so is an asshole. To most this colorful use of language is wrong and should be avoided, but this way of thinking is dangerous. The world does not censor itself when one is submerged in it, and it should be applauded that at last someone is