April Industry Pick - Michael Spicer
May 31, 2019
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South Park reliably takes down both sides of the political extreme, making fun of Trumpesque conservatism and everyone who’s got a liberal arts degree
Surely there has never been a show more adept at using crude comedy to make smart observations about society than South Park. Season 19 is as close to perfection as comedy comes.
This video by Wisecrack, watched over 3 million times, breaks down South Park’s ideas and philosophies using hilarious excerpts from the show. Above all it explains how Trey Parker and Matt Stone expose how ‘otherwise reasonable logic has been caught up in a whirlwind of societal bullshit’.
0.00 - Introduction - How season 19 is a meta commentary on South Park itself
2.33 - Neoliberalism, Gentrification and Ads
5:20 - How Neoliberalism absorbs identity and diversity
8:25 - Rebellion and ‘Interpassivity’ personified by Randy
10:44 - Charity Cannibalism
12.20 - Safe Spaces and Narcissism
14:46 - Why Cartman adopts Political Correctness
15:22 - Conclusion
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March 31, 2020
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