Strange progress, considering when he says, “Piss out your ass right onto Kyle’s mom’s fat fucking Jew face!” that fucking was the only word censored. Or in “Le Petit Tourrette,” when Cartman fakes having Tourrettes Syndrome and crosses four of the seven words off the list.
So, television changed with moments like “It Hits the Fan” when South Park said the word shit uncensored 162 times. But, back in 1997, they weren’t allowed to say the shit they do now, but Matt Stone and Trey Parker never viewed crossing the line as inappropriate.
It’s now about fourth graders and social commentary… also, still fart jokes. It started out as third graders and fart jokes, and after 15 years, it’s a totally different show. It may offend, but in every day life, people don’t speak in censors and there isn’t a black bar to cover up nudity. Coincidence that they’re completely uncensored? No, it’s because the network has giving the artists complete, creative freedom. I think cable should be completely uncensored. You’re not supposed to say them, so that’s what makes them all the more powerful when you do. Censorship is what makes words bad, because they’re tabooed. Another step away from progress.Īs George Carlin said, there are no bad words. That’s why it was so sad to see Muhammad censored in episode “201,” because it was just another addition to this list. Over the years, they have slowly broken down the barriers of censorship, and television is better because of it. This bit was first performed in 1972, so with the help of South Park, this list has gradually declined.