Recently, the famously controversial TV series 'South Park' released an episode which featured, among other things, the prophet Mohammed in a bear costume.
This clearly vile and satanical act prompted a Muslim internet group to issue a "warning" to the show's creators Matt Stone, and Trey Parker.
The warning was as follows, quote:
"We have to warn Matt (Stone) and Trey (Parker) that what they are doing is stupid, and they will probably end up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show." Unquote.
Theo Van Gogh was a Dutch filmmaker killed by an Islamic militant over a movie he made accusing Islam of perpetuating violence against women.
Allow me to begin my rant by saying that South Park is a comedy program. It is meant to poke fun, make light of, and otherwise ridicule, well just about everything, and if you don't find it funny, then don't watch the show. Thinly veiled death threats to it's creators are not necessary.
That being said, any group of people with this little of a sense of humor, is a sad statement in and of itself. People should leave comedy alone and not try to censor it because they don't like the subject material. If you dislike the making fun of something you find to be important to you, the solution is very simple: watch something else.
There are no subjects that 'Aren't funny' or that you 'shouldn't joke about'. In comedy, everything is up for grabs, and if you attempt to bar your entertainment from touching certain subjects, then we start to veer dangerously close to becoming one of those futuristic, dystopian novels we love to read. Or to put it another way, Singapore.
End Rant.
Sir you contribute, to healthy thinking, even when you rant, I Aploud you.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you.