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| 'Muhammad' now a dirty word on 'South Park' |
| 2010-04-22 |
| Comedy Central caves... Now "South Park" can't even say the words "Prophet Muhammad." After last week's episode of the Comedy Central series sparked a threat (and yes, it was certainly a threat) from a radical Islamic website, the network has cracked-down-for-their-own-good on creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone during last night's continuation of the show's storyline. For those who missed the drama, the show's 200th episode last week mocked the one "celebrity" that the series has been largely unable to depict, the Prophet Muhammad, who was hidden from view in a bear costume. A U.S.-based website RevolutionMuslim.com then warned Parker and Stone they could end up like Theo Van Gogh (the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by Muslim extremists after depicting Muhammad on his show) and even posted the address of the show's production office. The site has since been shut down. Last night, "South Park" continued the controversial Muhammad storyline, but with a key difference: every instance of the words "Prophet Muhammad" was bleeped out, making the episode practically incomprehensible, especially to anybody who missed the previous week. The character of Muhammad was once again also hidden from view, covered by a large block labeled "censored." A Comedy Central spokesperson confirmed it was the network's decision to bleep the words. The Muhammad content is also not available on the South Park Studios website. A message on the site states: "We do not have network approval to stream our original version of the show. We will bring you a version of [episode] 201 as soon as we can." Ironically, "South Park" apparently shows an image of the Prophet Muhammad briefly in its opening credits that has gone largely unnoticed. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #8 Actor A: "hey, you cut me off! Muhammad you!" Actor B: "Muhammad me? Muhammad you to!" Actor A: "kiss my Muhammad, You muhammadhole!" Actor B: "dude, did you Muhammad in here, or is that your breath?!" Actor A: "I'm gonna kick your Muhammad, you mothermuhammad!" Actor B: "Muhammad this! Let's go tough guy, I'm gonna kick the Muhammad out of you!" ...no end to it...Piss be upon him... :) |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2010-04-22 20:58 |
| #7 Actually, some fun could be had by letting the Muslims know that the word Mohammed was censored because it is considered an obscene word, like talking about having sex with a pig, or eating human feces. So as far as Comedy Central is concerned, while they won't censor some obscenities, Mohammed is too dirty for television. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-04-22 19:17 |
| #6 What a coincidence. Muhammad is also a dirty word in my household. Pass me another roll of that koran toilet paper. I feel a burrito jihad coming on. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-04-22 18:38 |
| #5 I can already see the next episode to deal with this issue. It will be all about Muhammad Ali and they will have to bleep it out every time they say his name. |
| Posted by: AuburnTom 2010-04-22 18:22 |
| #4 "Whatta you mean, I can't say 'Mohammad"?" "It's forbidden! Legal says no!" "Dude, there's like a half-billion or so Mohammads on the planet. You mean I can't talk to ANY of them?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-04-22 18:00 |
| #3 I guess that's to be expected but, I really wish Comedy Central would have aired the episode uncensored. What are they really worried about? Look at the clown that went after the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and ended up shot for his trouble. I say stand up to them every chance you get, but, whatever. |
| Posted by: yo adrian 2010-04-22 17:34 |
| #2 And the killer thing is they won't be able to deny it without admitting it! I love those kinds of dilemmas. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-22 16:23 |
| #1 Just keep using Pedo-bear and call him Short Eyes. We'll know what it means. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-22 16:22 |