What age were you when you realized that South Park was libertarian bullshit disguised as cultural commentary? I think it was the exact moment that Cartman went from obvious antagonist to The Guy That Embodies Stuff Matt Stone and Trey Parker Find Annoying. - ThreadSky

kcclyburn.bsky.social • 1 day ago

What age were you when you realized that South Park was libertarian bullshit disguised as cultural commentary?

I think it was the exact moment that Cartman went from obvious antagonist to The Guy That Embodies Stuff Matt Stone and Trey Parker Find Annoying.

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bowsnonk.bsky.social•1 day ago

for me it was the fact that the message of their episode on atheism was basically "hey, it's all good, as long as you believe in SOMETHING"

abysmalzydrate.bsky.social•1 day ago

i wasn't exposed to it very much when I was young so by the time I sat with I was like

they're just making fun of ANYONE who wants ANY change and that's not helpful

not my cup of tea but my trash tv of choice is ghost adventures so who am I to judge?

sunderedmarches.com•1 day ago

I didn't know the word libertarian then, but I thought it was mean and not very clever from the moment it aired, and I was about 11 then.

My sister's boyfriend from college was real invested in trying to convince me it was clever though

kcclyburn.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was four months ago years old when I learned Team America World Police is a full throated defense of the Iraq War and that celebrities should shut up about opposing it.

sunderedmarches.com•1 day ago

I will admit to not seeing it that way at the time just because it was such a relief to see ANYTHING willing to criticize the Iraq War at any level, but it can definitely be read that way in Parker and Stone's usual "maybe the critics are right but they're annoying and that's worse" way

scottishelena.bsky.social•1 day ago

When they started to make fun of scientists for trying to bring awareness to climate change, you can tell the writters are ULTRA insecure.

horrorfilms101.bsky.social•1 day ago

Manbearpig was when the alarms first started sounding.

kcclyburn.bsky.social•1 day ago

The episode where Cartman develops an anxiety order and uses it to get out of stuff and the moral is “EVERYONE HAS ANXIETY YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL!”

jasonnlewis.bsky.social•1 day ago

What sucks is as a dad in LA, you’re basically just PC Principal without the cool shades. 😒

starshark.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t remember what age I was, but the episode where they said Starbucks got to where it was because they sold a good product got me immediately thinking, “waaaait a minute…”

battynatty.bsky.social•1 day ago

There’s a time and a place for drugs and it’s college

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