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Topic: Hypocrisy Abounds (Read 6205 times)
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Ironwood
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HaemishM
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Hmmm, a Scientologist with a sandy vagina about religions. Who'da thunk it?
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tazelbain
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Good for them. Hayes wasn't doing much for them lately. He goes in blaze of minor controversy and people are reminded that South Park still on the air.
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Ironwood
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Hmmm, a Scientologist with a sandy vagina about religions. Who'da thunk it?
Here's the thing : You don't understand the history of Sandy Vaginas. I do. (That would make a great Bond name....) |
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HaemishM
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You're a beach cunt then are ye?
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I hope they dedicate an entire season to mocking Scientology.
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Llava
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The show sparked another religious row recently when an episode entitled Bloody Mary depicted a bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary. Um. An ANALLY bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary. Kind of an important distinction there. The thing was farting blood all over people. It was gross, but funny. |
That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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Paelos
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South Park used to be funny until they tried to make every show have some sort of scapegoat or agenda. I mean making fun of things is good which it's clever, but a good percentage of the later stuff seems to rely more on shock humor than actual creativity. Moments of gold are in there for sure, but anybody can blatantly disrespect something and try to pass it off as funny. It really doesn't take much thought.
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Samwise
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I agree, but the Scientology episode was pretty damn solid. It was the least hyperbolic treatment of a religion they've ever done, which I think is why they felt obliged to flash "THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGISTS ACTUALLY BELIEVE" on the screen while they talked about the Xenu incident - it'd be easy to confuse that stuff with the Gilgameks, giant spiders, and holographic Moses sort of thing that tends to accompany their treatment of other religions.
Maybe that's why the Scientologists got so pissed off about it. Theirs is the only religion that could be presented as-is and pass for comedy.
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Yegolev
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Maybe that's why the Scientologists got so pissed off about it. Theirs is the only religion that could be presented as-is and pass for comedy.
Probably true, but also consider they are rather touchy and litigious. I think any mention of Scientology that wasn't claiming it was super-duper would make them angry. And I mean angry in the way that the lawyer advertising on the bus stop bench is angry that you were injured in an accident. The article also failed to mention Clooney portrayed a homosexual pet dog. What is journalism coming to? |
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Furiously
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The article also failed to mention Clooney portrayed a homosexual pet dog. What is journalism coming to?
That's Acadamy Award Winner, Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney. |
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Rasix
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Maybe that's why the Scientologists got so pissed off about it. Theirs is the only religion that could be presented as-is and pass for comedy.
The Mormon episode was pretty funny. Wasn't the story of Joseph Smith that they presented pretty much as-is (despite the lampooning)? |
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WayAbvPar
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Yegolev
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The Mormon episode was pretty funny. Wasn't the story of Joseph Smith that they presented pretty much as-is (despite the lampooning)?
If they weren't all such nice people, I might as my Mormon friends about it. Uh, I mean Latter Day Saints... ish... people. Kooky or not, the kid is right at the end: they are happy and nice, so who cares? |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Ironwood
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but anybody can blatantly disrespect something and try to pass it off as funny. Yes. And it WILL be funny to some people. What's your point ? |
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Paelos
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but anybody can blatantly disrespect something and try to pass it off as funny. Yes. And it WILL be funny to some people. What's your point ? My point is the shift in the show from clever to shock. It's pandering. |
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Shockeye
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The article also failed to mention Clooney portrayed a homosexual pet dog. What is journalism coming to?
That's Acadamy Award Winner, Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney. Oscar-winner George Clooney, sexiest man alive 1997, Batman, portrayed a homosexual dog on South Park. |
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Lantyssa
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The show has been about shock since day one.
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Gutboy Barrelhouse
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Poking fun at a religion created by a Science Fiction author (who was probably high at the time) in the 50s isn't bigotry...it's obligatory.
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tar
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Apparently this episode of south park wasn't/won't be aired in the UK. Operation Clambake have hosted it here (XviD .avi), I believe with full permission of the creators. |
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Ironwood
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What was the reasoning behind that ?
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tar
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No real idea. Picked up the link on some other forum yesterday, probably qt3. I think someone talked about fear of legal troubles but I didn't really look into it. Downloaded the ep and watched it, got funny for a bit about halfway through. The rest was kinda 'meh'. *edit* It was this thread |
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« Last Edit: March 15, 2006, 03:40:45 AM by tar »
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schild
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This is where Shockeye comes in and tells us Jason Lee is a scientologist and I go apeshit.
That's the best SP episode I've seen btw.
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Furiously
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The article also failed to mention Clooney portrayed a homosexual pet dog. What is journalism coming to?
That's Acadamy Award Winner, Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney. Oscar-winner George Clooney, sexiest man alive 1997, Batman, portrayed a homosexual dog on South Park. I bow before you. |
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Yegolev
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What was the reasoning behind that ?
The Queen is a Scientologist, obviously. |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Lantyssa
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I do believe she is Anglican. By default.
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Yegolev
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By default, or by definition?
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Lt.Dan
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The article also failed to mention Clooney portrayed a homosexual pet dog. What is journalism coming to?
That's Acadamy Award Winner, Sexiest Man Alive George Clooney. Oscar-winner George Clooney, sexiest man alive 1997, Batman, portrayed a homosexual dog on South Park. I bow before you. Clooney's agent was so desparate to get Clooney on the show that he offered to do anything. The South Park boys thought nothing would be funnier than having the biggest drawcard in hollywood in a non-speaking, but barking, role. And so George as Sparky was born. |
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Lantyssa
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By default, or by definition?
Yes. |
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Samwise
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Clooney's agent was so desparate to get Clooney on the show that he offered to do anything. The South Park boys thought nothing would be funnier than having the biggest drawcard in hollywood in a non-speaking, but barking, role. And so George as Sparky was born.
Seinfeld was offered the part of "Turkey #2" in the first Thanksgiving episode. He declined. Clonney 1, Seinfeld 0, IMO. |
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Yegolev
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Does Jerry Seinfeld even get dressed these days?
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Strazos
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By default, or by definition?
She is the defacto head of the English church. |
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HaemishM
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Because some things should be shared. link fixed - SamThis is the Scientology South Park episode, the full deal. Apparenlty it was pulled, though supposedly it wasn't because of Cruise. It's funny as shit, even more so because the story they tell about Scientology's beliefs and methods IS ACTUALLY WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
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« Last Edit: March 17, 2006, 02:11:05 PM by Samwise »
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Strazos
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Someone pwned your thread Haemcow.
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Paelos
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Because some things should be shared. link fixed - SamThis is the Scientology South Park episode, the full deal. Apparenlty it was pulled, though supposedly it wasn't because of Cruise. It's funny as shit, even more so because the story they tell about Scientology's beliefs and methods IS ACTUALLY WHAT THEY BELIEVE. SO I PULL OUT MY GUUUUN! LOL that was awesome. |
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