South Park warned over Muhammad

[Don]

Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.

A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh".

The Dutch film-maker was shot and stabbed to death in 2004 by an Islamist angered by his film about Muslim women.

A subsequent episode of the cartoon bleeped out references to Muhammad.

The posting gave details about a home Stone and Parker reportedly co-own.

It also listed the addresses of their production office in California and the New York office of South Park's broadcaster, Comedy Central.

"We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show," warned the posting, written in the name of Abu Talhah Al-Amrikee.

"This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them," it added.

Mr al-Amrikee later told the Associated Press the posting was not an incitement to violence. It had been published to raise awareness of the issue and to see that it did not happen again, he added.

A Comedy Central spokesman said the network had no comment.

In the 200th episode of South Park, broadcast in the US and UK last week, Muhammad appeared several times inside a bear suit. Figures from other religions were also depicted, including a drug-snorting Buddha and Jesus watching pornography.

Wednesday's 201st episode saw any spoken references to Muhammad bleeped out, while a prominent banner stating "censored" was used in the programme.

The images of the prophet in a bear outfit were substituted with Santa Claus in the same costume.

Speaking in an interview with the Boing Boing website before the 200th show aired, the South Park team defended the scenes.

"We'd be so hypocritical against our own message, our own thoughts, if we said, 'okay, well let's not make fun of them because they won't hurt us,'" said Parker.

"It matters to me when we talk about Muhammad that I can say we did this... and I can stand behind that," Stone added.

"I don't think it's going to change the world, but this is how it's got to be for our show."

In 2006, Comedy Central banned Stone and Parker from showing an image of Muhammad in an episode that was intended to be part of a comment on the controversy caused by the publication of caricatures of the prophet by a Danish newspaper.

An earlier episode, Super-Best Friends (2001), contained an image of Muhammad but passed without comment.

"It was before the Danish cartoon controversy, so it somehow is fine," Stone told Boing Boing.

"Then, after that, now that's the new normal. We lost. Something that was okay is now not okay."

Muslims consider any physical representation of their prophet to be blasphemous. The caricatures published in Denmark sparked mass protests worldwide.

[Everett]

South park is still on????

[Saint John]

Every fucking Muslim should be tossed out of this country. One less place where we have to look for the enemy.

[Behshad]

Every fucking Muslim should be tossed out of this country. One less place where we have to look for the enemy.

Good luck with that one.
If it was up to you, youd say , lets throw out all the muslims,,,, lets throw out all the blacks,,, lets through out all the mexicans,,, lets through out all the asians and euro-trash,,,,,
before you know it, itd be an empty country, with YOUR ass back in Greece

[Ehwmatt]

Hopefully these clowns will be bobbing on Allah's and Muhammad's dicks in the 7th circle of hell sooner rather than later.

[G.I.Jim]

Hopefully these clowns will be bobbing on Allah's and Muhammad's dicks in the 7th circle of hell sooner rather than later.

Who, the creators of South Park? I wish them no harm, but that show has evolved into gutter-trash bullshit! I flipped onto it a couple of years ago to see the gay teacher getting nailed in the ass by some guy who looked like Judas Priest's lead singer in a hotel room. It was very graphic, very disturbing, nasty and uncool! I don't understand how they get away with showing that shit on t.v.!

I hope that show gets cancelled, but I'm sure everyone else out there loves that shit. It was always a mature show, but it used to be funny years ago. My favorite episode was when they go to the rainforest and Cartman chases the snake with the stick, only to see the snake turn around and come after him. THAT was funny. Sally Struthers episodes were funny. Now? it's just to see what they can get away with (even more than before), and they've lost all humor in my eyes.

[Ehwmatt]

Hopefully these clowns will be bobbing on Allah's and Muhammad's dicks in the 7th circle of hell sooner rather than later.

Who, the creators of South Park? I wish them no harm, but that show has evolved into gutter-trash bullshit! I flipped onto it a couple of years ago to see the gay teacher getting nailed in the ass by some guy who looked like Judas Priest's lead singer in a hotel room. It was very graphic, very disturbing, nasty and uncool! I don't understand how they get away with showing that shit on t.v.!

I hope that show gets cancelled, but I'm sure everyone else out there loves that shit. It was always a mature show, but it used to be funny years ago. My favorite episode was when they go to the rainforest and Cartman chases the snake with the stick, only to see the snake turn around and come after him. THAT was funny. Sally Struthers episodes were funny. Now? it's just to see what they can get away with (even more than before), and they've lost all humor in my eyes.

No, the Muslims. Fuck them.

Family Guy owns South Park. Don't really watch either too much these days, but FG has always been funnier

[Frontiers65]

Family Guy sucks ass! South Park way better. Who wants to watch a show with a dude who has balls on his chin!

[Don]

South Park is a great tool in showing what hypocrites most of us are. People laugh their ass when celebrities or religions they don't like get ridiculed on the show but as soon as it's their own faith or a person they like starts getting abused then it's not so funny.

[Ehwmatt]

South Park is a great tool in showing what hypocrites most of us are. People laugh their ass when celebrities or religions they don't like get ridiculed on the show but as soon as it's their own faith or a person they like starts getting abused then it's not so funny.

That's cause we're too damn PC. I love a good roast of anyone or anything. I laugh my ass off when someone rips on me or someone I like.

[7 Wishes]

Family Guy sucks ass! South Park way better. Who wants to watch a show with a dude who has balls on his chin!

With all respect, I could not disagree more. Family Guy has both intelligent and slapstick humor and everything in between. South Park just tries to offend.

[Ehwmatt]

Family Guy sucks ass! South Park way better. Who wants to watch a show with a dude who has balls on his chin!

With all respect, I could not disagree more. Family Guy has both intelligent and slapstick humor and everything in between. South Park just tries to offend.

South Park at one time had those qualities you mentioned. FG has always had them.

[Monker]

Hopefully these clowns will be bobbing on Allah's and Muhammad's dicks in the 7th circle of hell sooner rather than later.

Who, the creators of South Park? I wish them no harm, but that show has evolved into gutter-trash bullshit! I flipped onto it a couple of years ago to see the gay teacher getting nailed in the ass by some guy who looked like Judas Priest's lead singer in a hotel room. It was very graphic, very disturbing, nasty and uncool! I don't understand how they get away with showing that shit on t.v.!

I hope that show gets cancelled, but I'm sure everyone else out there loves that shit. It was always a mature show, but it used to be funny years ago. My favorite episode was when they go to the rainforest and Cartman chases the snake with the stick, only to see the snake turn around and come after him. THAT was funny. Sally Struthers episodes were funny. Now? it's just to see what they can get away with (even more than before), and they've lost all humor in my eyes.

Ah, I spose you'd be a fan of Ms. Garrison and the take off on 300 and 'her' visits to Les Bos then.

South Park will never get canceled. They are one of the shows that allow Comedy Central to make enough money to stay on the air.

Nothing is safe from South Park, and that's the way it should be.