{"id":2021563,"date":"2025-09-14T18:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2021563"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:35:05","slug":"south-park-admits-guilt-by-removing-its-charlie-kirk-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/south-park-admits-guilt-by-removing-its-charlie-kirk-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"South Park Admits Guilt By Removing Its Charlie Kirk Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the wake of the brutal assassination of college campus debater Charlie Kirk, I vociferously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/south-park-blamed-charlie-kirk-223933916.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:defended South Park against attacks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">defended <em>South Park<\/em> against attacks<\/a>, which, a month before, released an episode lampooning the slain conservative. They\u2019ve now made a fool of me by making moves that suggest they feel some level of guilt over his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Comedy Central has responded to Kirk\u2019s death by pulling the episode. The second episode of season 27, \u201cGot a Nut,\u201d is no longer available to watch there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The episode is still available for streaming on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/paramount-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paramount+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Paramount+<\/a>, which suggests some internal confusion about how to handle the situation. It\u2019s also unclear who asked for the episode to be pulled from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/comedy-central\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Comedy Central;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Comedy Central<\/a> in the first place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u201cGot A Nut\u201d remains available on Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pulling the episode makes absolutely no sense. Doing so is basically an admission of guilt in a situation where there\u2019s nothing to feel guilty about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The episode features Cartman doing a simple parody of Charlie Kirk. It never calls for or suggests violence against him. Charlie Kirk even liked the episode, considering it such an honor to be parodied by <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/south-park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:South Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">South Park<\/a><\/em> that he briefly changed his X profile picture to a screenshot of Cartman doing his best Kirk impression.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/d42c_RU6XbKdBEZ0Q_aMww--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/34e158ed78e2229de2d0d17dff6920b9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately, by pulling the episode from Comedy Central, Paramount is sending a clear message that even though they did nothing wrong, they think they did. If the company that made the episode thinks there\u2019s something wrong with it, it becomes much harder for people like me to continue defending it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So far, neither of<em> South Park\u2019s<\/em> creators has commented on the incident. Trey Parker and Matt Stone offering condolences would go a long way towards eliminating further controversy. On a human level, they\u2019ve just lost a fan of their show, and that\u2019s something to feel bad about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>South Park<\/em> is set to return with a new episode on September 18. Trey Parker and Matt Stone produce new episodes on the fly, in response to current events. It\u2019s possible this upcoming episode may address the situation directly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the brutal assassination of college campus debater Charlie Kirk, I vociferously defended South Park against attacks, which, a month before, released an episode lampooning the slain conservative. They\u2019ve now made a fool of me by making moves that suggest they feel some level of guilt over his death. 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