Quote: (10-29-2015 07:54 AM)Rush87 Wrote:
I come from a family of SJW's. Real left wing male feminist types. They love Southpark. They whole heartedly believe that they are poking fun at the right.
I guess that's part of the reason the show is so successful. It effectively convinces everyone that they are making fun of those who don't agree. Running that perfect tight rope of perception.
This actually explains some observations I was making of the recent episodes, I was actually confused, glad you made this comment.
Some in this thread are quick to point out how they make fun of the left, feminists, SJWs and trannies.
But are they really?
The tranny issue was left 50/50, with people accepting Randy being Lorde but at the same time Cartman stopped pretending to be one. Bonus points for making fun of Bruce Jenner though.... ok 60/40.
In the Canadian migration episode, yes they made fun of the SJW mentality of open boarders but they did so with Canadians, kept it very neutral. They also poked fun at Donald Trump both directly as the Canadian south park character portraying him and indirectly via Mr Garrison (his extreme view on immigration i.e. fucking them all to death).
Also why do they portray all the PC guys as ripped college aged dudes when we all know these white knights in real life are complete losers. Seems to cater to these types that watch it make them feel all big n shit.
In the fat acceptance episode it turns from making fun of fat people to making fun of the idea of safe spaces and online harassment. So while yes they attack something very close to SJW's it doesn't end up attacking them for being fat, that's kinda lost in the whole progression of the episode by including basically everyone who's insecure about something (Randy, Vin Disel etc...). Once again sparing them from an episode completely aimed at shaming them.
I'd still say they poke more fun at PC culture as a whole (since the whole season seems to be dedicated to it), they are too pussy to go all out with it. They still have time to redeem themselves, will see how it continues.