GLAAD protests 'South Park' f-bomb episode
Ubiquitous
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is coming out against
Wednesday's "South Park" episode that attempted to re-define the word
"fag."
In the episode, the "South Park" boys rally their Colorado town to use
the anti-gay slur to refer to loud and annoying riders of Harley
Davidson motorcycles. Local gays initially take offense, then get on
board with the re-branding too.
GLAAD says they get the joke ... they just didn't find it very funny.
Here's GLAAD:
Though this seems to represent a well-intentioned effort by the
creators of South Park to delegitimize a vulgar anti-gay slur, the
fact is that the word is and remains a hateful slur that is often part
of the harassment, bullying and violence that gay people, and gay
youth in particular, experience on a daily basis in this country. It
is an epithet that has real consequences for real people�s lives. Just
this year, an 11-year-old Massachusetts student named Carl Joseph
Walker-Hoover, unable to endure the unrelenting anti-gay bullying and
name-calling he experienced at school, committed suicide.
The creators of South Park are right on one important point: more and
more people are using the F-word as an all-purpose insult. However, it
is irresponsible and wrong to suggest that it is a benign insult or
that promoting its use has no consequences for those who are the
targets of anti-gay bullying and violence. This is a slur whose
meaning remains rooted in homophobia. And while many South Park
viewers will understand the sophisticated satire and critique in last
night�s episode, others won�t � and if even a small number of those
take from this a message that using the �F-word� is OK, it worsens the
hostile climate that many in our community continue to face.
The episode was the highest-rated outing so far this season for "South
Park," drawing a 1.5 adult-demo rating. GLAAD is urging people to
contact "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as well as
Comedy Central, and share "personal stories of the negative impact the
F-word and other anti-gay slurs have had on your life."
Lawrence�Logic
"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote in message
news:xuKdnUceFf2twWnX...@giganews.com...
> take from this a message that using the "F-word" is OK, it worsens the
> hostile climate that many in our community continue to face.
>
> The episode was the highest-rated outing so far this season for "South
> Park," drawing a 1.5 adult-demo rating. GLAAD is urging people to
> contact "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as well as
> Comedy Central, and share "personal stories of the negative impact the
> F-word and other anti-gay slurs have had on your life."
>
It's funny how minorities claim particular words as their own. The previous
definitions must surely take precedence. When I was younger, people
routinely sucked fags in public. There were even lollies called fags, but
they were banned when they were blamed for encouraging children to smoke.
They're back on the market now but called "Fads". Presumably encouraging
children to smoke is now acceptable as long as poofters aren't offended.
It's similar to Santa not being allowed to say "Ho Ho Ho" anymore because a
whore may find the expression offensive. It's bloody ridiculous!
What about Westward Ho? From wikipedia...
In fiction:
* Westward Ho (play), a 1604 play by John Webster and Thomas Dekker
* Westward Ho! (novel), an 1855 novel by Charles Kingsley
* Westward Ho (film), a 1935 movie starring John Wayne
* Westward Ho, a 1942 film starring Bob Steele
* Westward Ho! (1832 book), a novel by James Kirke Paulding
Places:
* Westward Ho!, a town in the UK, named after the Kingsley book
* Westward Ho!, an alternate name for the course at Royal North Devon
Golf Club
* Westward Ho!, the original name for the University Golf Club (near
Vancouver, BC, Canada)
* Westward Ho (Phoenix), landmark hotel in Phoenix, Arizona
* Westward Ho Hotel and Casino a defunct Las Vegas hotel and casino
* Westward Ho, Alberta
Other:
* Westward Ho, the popular name for a painting by Emanuel Leutze in a
stairway in the Capitol in Washington D.C.
* Westward Ho, a song performed by Westside Connection.
* Westward Ho, the theme song by John Parr from the 1990 film "Go Trabi
Go".
* Westward Ho, a Faroese sloop.
Should all of these be outlawed on the off chance that a woman travelling
from New York to Los Angeles, or Sydney to Perth, might be offended by the
term?
If people could stop being so precious, the world would be a simpler and
happier place.
--
Lawrence
"I got such a raging clue that I almost shot clue goo all over Joe." - Frank
Hardly - 11 October 2006
Alan Ford
> It's funny how minorities claim particular words as their own. The previous
> definitions must surely take precedence.
Oh, absolutely. Like for example, next time you pay a hooker to give you
some pussy, she should definitely bring you a cat.
> When I was younger, people
> routinely sucked fags in public.
Jesus Fucking Christ of the Holy Cankerous Sore, no one here is
interested in your homoerotic stories vaguely disguised as youthful
indiscretions.
> There were even lollies called fags, but
> they were banned when they were blamed for encouraging children to smoke.
Then what did you do when the police confiscated your full-size
windowless van?
> What about Westward Ho? From wikipedia...
>
> In fiction:
>
> * Westward Ho (play), a 1604 play by John Webster and Thomas Dekker
[snip wiki-shit]
> Should all of these be outlawed on the off chance that a woman travelling
> from New York to Los Angeles, or Sydney to Perth, might be offended by the
> term?
No, stupid and morbidly idiotic posts should.
> If people could stop being so precious, the world would be a simpler and
> happier place.
[citation needed]
--
If you don't beat your meat
You can't have any pudding
How can you have any pudding
If you don't beat your meat?
Greg
> Park," drawing a 1.5 adult-demo rating. GLAAD is urging people to
> contact "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as well as
> Comedy Central, and share "personal stories of the negative impact the
> F-word and other anti-gay slurs have had on your life."
This is one group that does not get it that when it comes to "South
Park", Trey and Matt are "equal opportunity" when it comes to creating
a parody of something. They took on Mongols when the town was
surrounded by a recreation of the Great Wall of China, any Mongols
complain about that? How about when they took on Disney and the Jonas
Brothers, any complaints from the Mouse House (especially after HOW
they portrayed Mickey?) They did portray stupidity in many forms as
usual, which ranges from the bikers and their need for attention, to
how the town residents reacted to them. GLAAD is taking this episode
much too seriously, and need to step back a bit and perhaps have a
good laugh!
Greg
Fooogooo
wrote:
>GLAAD says they get the joke ... they just didn't find it very funny.
That's what they get for being fags.