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'South Park' creators trying 'Mormon Musical'
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These two make fun of everyone. If you watched any episodes you would know they mock jews. They also mock atheists, gays, catholics and everyone else frequently.
South park actually uses some of the most cutting edge animation technology. That is why they can have shows about current issues. Unlike say simpsons that is a year behind current issues.
trey and matt generally have nice things to say about mormons. They make fun of them a bit but they more make fun of people who are afraid of you mormons and I am guessing that will be the premise of their new musical.
Watching half an episode or part of a movie does not mean you understand it. I used to hate south park until I watched a couple seasons and got what they were going for and loved it since. It is a pretty intellectual show if you want it to be. Studies have shown that the average comedy central viewer has more education and is generally smarter than people who watch fox news channel.
The good work of the LORD will trump all evil!
All that bullies and persecutors want in life is a rise out of those they try to down-trod so if you take my advice above, the bullies and persecutors lose interest if there is no response.
My first amenment right to free speech is to reserve mine for something important and worthy of speech, not waste it on garbage.
I hope I always stay bigoted against sin.
This vulgar, course premise disgusts the finer nature of all decent people - all mothers and fathers who want strong families and strong society.
Boycott this folks. Don't pay a dime and this folds faster than a flimsy Anti-prop 8 argument.
Actors, writers, producers, and so forth tend to be creative people who make their own rules, yes. And a number of them (please don't stereotype by trashing them ALL) fit the traditional definition of "immoral," granted. Others don't--I guarantee it. But on the whole, I don't know that I'd want to live in a world that had no art, literature, drama, creativity, independent thinking, or all-around free agency. Would you?
In the world we currently live in, the "South Parks" and "Jerry Springers" of our creative culture are the cost of enjoying "Les Miserables" and "Phantom of the Opera." Until society and human nature change for the better, the bitter comes with the sweet. Interestingly, though, the best and most meaningful of the sweet sticks around to be enjoyed by future generations. People rarely develop a lasting taste for the bitter.
This too shall pass.
Coming from someone who is afraid to go to RES & of Utah fans is very interesting.
Ute fans are just expressing their 1st amendment rights... aren't they?
Seriously, there is not enough good satire these days. We need more people like Lewis Black, Carlos Mencia, Denis Leary, Colbert, Parker & Stone, Seth MacFarlane, & the brains behind the WWE, Monty Python and the Simpsons.
You need to get over this idea that being made fun of is bigotry, hatred, or intolerance. It's joking around. Thats all, and in the case of South Park it happens to be funny. It's not like this play is calling on everyone to refuse service to mormons or to kill them or whatever.
It's a joke people! Lighten up.
I mean, how bad has their movie Orgazmo really hurt the church.
How many people have even heard of Orgazmo.
"Ridicule the Mormons" moves quickly to "Hate the Mormons" and soon becomes "Banish the Mormons" and eventually morphs into "Exterminate the Mormon vermin".
Yes, we've seen it all before. Funny how history repeats itself. Our society sure doesn't seem to be making much "progress".
1) As Shakespeare put it, many a truth is said in jest, and
2) Just because ONE person thinks something is funny doesn't obligate anyone else to laugh at it.
Comedy usually dances on the line between what is and isn't socially acceptable. But sometimes the comedian hits a nerve too deep--a taboo--and can't back out. (Michael Richards losing control, remember?) Sometimes the truth hurts, too, even if said in jest.
So you might think the South Park Mormon send-up is hilarious. That'd be your taste. But I get the idea that you wouldn't want someone else's tastes imposed on you. So you probably shouldn't be telling offended people that they have to laugh at what you see as funny, either. That only invites trouble.
Understand why YOU think something's funny--and also understand why someone else might be offended rather than amused. (And no, the "uptight" label's a far-too-dismissive shortcut around REAL sensitivity.) Just my two cents.
Our religion is filled to the brim with quirky, unique and fun things. We have a unique culture and we should embrace it.
I don't think it will be a South Park version of Sons of Provo
The "gay" crowd is reaaaally mad at Mormons, I do not expect it to be very funny. I think at very least Mormons should 'boycot' their musical.
While it is true: Every time you kick "Mormonism" you kick it upstairs; you never kick it
downstairs. The Lord Almighty so orders it."
- Brigham Young
Let's not be tooooo wimpy. I mean actively defending the faith we should.
No.
It isn't rocket science to perceive their motivation.
They've made a lot of money on their irreverence to date, and now, given the hot topic of "Mormonism and Prop 8", they're using that money to make a social statement by bashing Mormons. It's the PC thing to do now, especially in circles like Hollywood, and it's a current example of "acting with primal rage".
The hypocrisy is staggering (but okay if you're "in the right").
Who can't see that? Answer: People who don't WANT to see that.
Apparently, since we aren't allowed to demean, belittle and talk condescendingly down to black people, women, and gays anymore, you all have had to settle for maligning a well-meaning religious group, a group, I might add, that would be among the first ones there to help you if disaster struck your community.
Hope you enjoy your round of persecution and malice. I'm sure the Ku Klux Klan will move aside for you.
Isn't that kinda like the definition of abnormal?
My guess is that this South Park musical play or whatever will suffer a similar fate--except for the devoted SP fans, of course, who will see it as the greatest and funniest drama ever written.
>>1) As Shakespeare put it, many a truth is said in jest<<
Bingo! There is at least an ounce of truth in every pound of sarcasm
You make me sick! Lighten up! You no more represent the spirit of Christ than the world you are reviling. You all truly believe you are better, just because you were baptised. Now its safe to spew bigotry towards other groups and be immune from criticism yourself? Why are you wasting your time riviling those who are only joking about you? Don't you have home teaching to do? Put down your banners and arms, you are not being 'persecuted' or anything. There is alot to make fun of, you have banners all over utah valley advertising movies making fun of yourselves. I think if I showed one of your lame movies to one of my friends they wouldn't think it was funny, but you do. Why waste your time being bitter over someone else choices? tend to your own garden.
Your responses to small jokes when you have cover of anonymity gives away your true characters. Grow up, what would your leaders think? I have nothing against the church, but its self righteous members really give it a bad name.
I can hardly wait to go see this musical. I'm hoping they'll include senator Buttars in west jordan as part of the storyline.
Either way, I wouldn't care to see it myself, but thats personal. I taught a lot of Nigerians on my mission, and they have a saying in Nigeria that stuck with me:
"When you see children throwing rocks at a tree, you know that tree must have good fruit."
Look, this is no skin off my nose. I have never seen an episode of South Park in my life and have no intention of doing so. I personally don't care and will lose no sleep over it. However, as I have observed, many that think that humor must ridicule and demean to be funny appear to me as insecure people trying to reassure themselves. Somehow taking a dig at somebody from the middle of a large group gives one a false sense of intellectual honesty and self-congratulation. Unfortunately, every person from that sophisticated group of the "undeceived" must eventually go home and ask themselves why they don't feel any better.
The rest of the 6.4 billion people don't need to lighten up. We aren't freaking out over what a tiny, inconsequential group says about us. It is you who are freaking out about someone making jokes. I agree: YOU ARE NOT BEING PERSECUTED SO LIGHTEN UP! I think anyone who knows one of the throngs of accountant, business Mormons in this world would agree that pulling the sticks out of your uptight, G-rated asses would make you and those you call wicked a lot more pleasant.
Lighten up. Learn to laugh at yourself. Don't take yourself so seriously. (How does it feel?)
Rob McKay
An Anglican
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