South Park and Religion

[Katzpur]

As someone who doesn't exactly "appreciate" organised religion, I don't see anything wrong with the way religion is shown in South Park - in fact I think it's hilarious.

Intentionally misrepresenting someone else's beliefs and ridiculing those beliefs is, in my opinion, not satire at all. I don't find any kind of humor that degrades someone else to be "hilarious." That goes for ethnic jokes as well as religious jokes. I do, however, find true satire very, very funny -- even religious satire, and I can laugh at my own religion's cultural oddities. I'm just not amused by lies.

 

[nutshell]

What many people don't know is that Trey Parker (and possibly Matt Stone) were Mormon. Their films (Cannibal: The Musical and Orgasmo) both poke fun at the The Church Of Latter Day Saints.

FYI: The proper name of the church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Not The Church of Latter Day Saints.