Headline Roundup • October 10th, 2019
South Park's 300th Episode Gets Banned in China
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LOS ANGELES/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The creators of satirical animated series “South Park” issued a mocking “apology” to China after media reports that episodes of the show were no longer available on some Chinese websites.
Trust the creators of South Park to respond to controversy with… even more controversy.
The long-running satirical cartoon show found itself in a bit of hot water after its most recent episode, “Band in China,” parodied the way that Western media tiptoes around China’s politics and regulations, often kowtowing to the country’s more restrictive policies. Ironically, the response showed life imitating art: China effectively banned all of South Park from its internet. The Hollywood Reporter reports that episodes, clips and even discussions or social media mentions of the show have...
'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone made good on their plan to fire back at China after Beijing banned their long-running animated series over its criticisms of the Chinese government.
Wednesday night's episode on Comedy Central, called "SHOTS!!!," reached a milestone as the series’ 300th – and included a profane response to Beijing.
"F--- the Chinese Government!! characters "Towlie" and "Randy" shout, after Towlie admonishes Randy for selling marijuana to China and tells him about the country’s human rights atrocities.
