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Wow. No more chef... As Matt Stone points out, it seems almost hypocritical to agree to satirize so many other religions, but duck out when your turn rolls around. It reminds me of Avenue Q's "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist". While the characters are quick to pipe in with a racist joke about someone else's race, they are just as quick to be offended when one is made about their race. Hayes clearly has his right to refrain from involvement with the show, but if he's going to claim it is a general "“growing insensitivity toward personal spiritual beliefs'", he's wasting his time. As the article pointed out at the end, past South Park religious satire has arguably far surpassed the recent scientology episode's level of offense. South Park, over its ten year run, has repeatedly proven the breadth and impartiality of its satire. This, by nature, means that eventually, everyone is going to be the butt of the joke. Hayes just couldn't take the heat.
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Wow. No more chef... As Matt Stone points out, it seems almost hypocritical to agree to satirize so many other religions, but duck out when your turn rolls around. It reminds me of Avenue Q's "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist". While the characters are quick to pipe in with a racist joke about someone else's race, they are just as quick to be offended when one is made about their race. Hayes clearly has his right to refrain from involvement with the show, but if he's going to claim it is a general "“growing insensitivity toward personal spiritual beliefs'", he's wasting his time. As the article pointed out at the end, past South Park religious satire has arguably far surpassed the recent scientology episode's level of offense. South Park, over its ten year run, has repeatedly proven the breadth and impartiality of its satire. This, by nature, means that eventually, everyone is going to be the butt of the joke. Hayes just couldn't take the heat.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/21/television.southpark.reut/index.html?section=cnn_topstories
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