"South Park" has made fun of a lot of people and things over the years. It's delivered some truly classic humor and characters.
However, they sparked some comments after a recent episode where the show mocked President Donald Trump. I think most of the people on the right weren't offended by it. On the other hand, I admit that I didn't find it funny. Not because it was critical of Trump, they've done a mocking portrayal of him before, and some of that has been funny. But this was just kind of lame and a reach, with penis humor and Trump begging for sex from Satan. It didn't match their past efforts.
The White House issued a statement saying "South Park" hadn't been "relevant" in twenty years.
Then the "South Park" X account posted a fake, virtually naked Trump, with another attempt at failed penis humor. Again, not the intelligent humor that used to be their bread and butter.
"South Park" also put out a trailer for their August 6 episode including a depiction of ICE, showing agents in cars with their faces covered.
The Department of Homeland Security had the perfect response. They used a still from the trailer that "South Park" posted. This is intelligently done, taking "South Park's" attempt and flipping it back on them, using it to promote "JOIN.ICE.GOV."
That links to advertising for ICE jobs, explaining the benefits of applying, including a signing bonus. It appeals to patriotism with the famous Uncle Sam picture that says, "America needs you."
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That DHS X post was funny, right on target and has more than 12 million views as of this writing.
But instead of appreciating that the DHS was being humorous in response and responding with humor, the "South Park" account was triggered, just like leftists would be, and went with more lame instead.
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"South Park" tried to knock back by saying, "Wait, so we ARE relevant?" That could have been made funny, but instead they added the "#eatabagofd**ks."
For a show that is now relying on penis jokes, that seems...angry and small. Imagine "South Park" being offended by humor and not able to take a joke. They're mad that the DHS is having fun and advertising at their expense. That, and I'm not sure that hashtag has been relevant for about twenty years, perhaps proving the point about relevancy. It means the DHS hit them where they lived, turning their parody around on them, and they can't handle it. Maybe they need some ICE to help with that burn.
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