South Park censors Mohammed joke over threats
We read:
"Comedy Central has given in to radical threats made over a plot line in the hit show South Park.
The US cable network bleeped out all references to the Prophet Mohammed in the latest episode of South Park after receiving a warning from a radical Muslim website.
The episode was a continuation of last week's episode which depicted Mohammed in a bear suit. Comedy Central confirmed to FoxNews.com it had censored the show, and that the episode was not available on its website either.
In addition to bleeping the words "Prophet Mohammed," the show also covered the character with a large block labeled "Censored."
A radical Islamic website had warned the creators of South Park that they could face violent retribution for their depiction of Prophet Mohammed.
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4 comments:
How easily ppl appease without even a gun at their heads, much less the Islamic gunboats in the harbor!
If you know anything about this show... I suspect the bleep and censor block are poking more fun at the stupidity of the "peaceful" Islamic religion.
We ought to call them Cowards Central.
I agree with you Anon 4:02.
In my eyes the idea was to really underline the issue and drive the joke home to even the stupidest of people. The last two episodes were all about insulting religions and the special treatment Islam and Muhammed get in this regard. If they had not wanted to joke about this they would not have made it the main issue of not one but two episodes in a row. And some others that have come before.
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