EXTREMISTS SLAY SACRED COW SLAYERS

Nothing and no one is sacred enough to be exempt from Southpark Creators’ mocking. They describe themselves as “equal-opportunity offenders.” Everyone knows that. Everyone, that is except for militant Muslims, who not only don’t find them funny but don’t realize that the more upset they get, the more they egg Stone and Parker on.

Mohammed actually appeared in the Super Best Friends episode, which had Jesus, Mohammed, Joseph Smith, Buddha, Krishna, Sea Man, and the founder of Daoism come together as friends.

Stan says, “So you mean to tell me that even though people fight and argue over different religions you guys are all actually…friends?”

“More than friends, young boy, “ Mohammed answers, “we are super best friends with a desire to fight for justice.”

“We all believe in the power of good over evil…” Joseph Smith adds.

Stone and Parker are known for pushing the envelope, so to speak. They thrive on shock value. The holier the cow, the funnier the laughs, it seems. Tom Cruise, and Kanye West have been previous targets. Jesus is even a regular character. You don’t see Christians demanding censorship.

However they may be treading on dangerous ground this time. An earlier episode in 2001 that starred the prophet Mohammed dressed up as a bear has sparked death threats from Muslims. It was to reappear again in 2006, but Comedy Central censored the episode.

The Islamic group, Revolution Muslim, says on their site, RevolutionMuslim.com [which is now offline],

“We have to warn Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker] that what they are doing is stupid,” a posting on the Web site stated on Tuesday, according to reports.
“They will probably end up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show,” it said.
Van Gogh, was a Dutch filmmaker who made a documentary addressing violence against Muslim women. He was stabbed to death by Muslims in 2004.
“This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them,” the threat concluded.
Despite repeated, nonsensical claims that they did not wish any harm to Stone and Parker, the site allegedly revealed where the “South Park” creators work, and included a sermon calling for punishments for blasphemy against the Muslim religion.

Parker and Stone responded, “We would be so hypocritical against our own message thoughts if we said well let’s not make fun of them because they might hurt us. That’s messed up.”

“It’s our whole world so it matters to us.”

In the end, it seems that it was Comedy Central who bowed to the threats. They edited and took out a majority of the show, including the ending. This angers me greatly. Freedom of the Press, not to mention freedom of religion is a fundamental right of America. We are fighting Islamic terrorists overseas in their land. Now it seems they are fighting us in our land… and winning.

c. 2010