‘South Park’ Takes Direct Shot at Identity Politics, Leftists Are Already Fuming

Adult cartoon “South Park” is perhaps best known for two things: An intentionally crude animation style meant to mimic paper cutouts An irreverent attitude that aims to skewer ideas and people all across the ideological…

IJR SyndicatedOct 15, 20233 min read

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Cartman became a black woman, Stan became a Hispanic woman, Butters became a black woman, and Kenny became an Asian woman to round out the dramatic changes.

When Kyle complained about these re-casts not making any sense, the show’s “P.C. Principal” character (“politically correct” principal) told him that he was the problem — an oft-cited retort to many complaints about race or gender swaps in established fiction.

The trailer was largely met with enthusiasm from fans, based on the YouTube responses, but others were less than enamored with this latest teaser from “South Park.”

One example of that comes from the far-left leaning AV Club, which ripped the trailer right out of the gate with their article title: “There’s a new South Park ‘event’ teaser and god, we’re already so tired.”

The content of the article matched the tenor of the title, and a swift glance at the comments on that article show a number of people upset with South Park’s latest parody.

But whatever drama the show’s latest teaser may have triggered pales in comparison to the drama behind the scenes of the long-running adult cartoon.

The reason that this new trailer is touting an “exclusive event” and not a new episode, season or movie, is because of an ugly (and still unresolved) $50 million lawsuit surrounding the show.

The complicated legal battle largely stems from streaming rights issues, with Paramount, South Park Digital Studios and Warner Bros. all involved in the ongoing litigious controversies.

In grossly simplified terms, “South Park” creating new episodes or a new season, or a new movie, could potentially violate the streaming rights deal they signed.

The current workaround are these “exclusive events.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.