Here’s how 'South Park' creators are responding after White House blasted show over Trump story line
The Guardian reports South Park co-creator Trey Parker isn't quavering after producing a season premiere with a nude President Donald Trump lumbering through a desert and bedding Satan.
“We’re terribly sorry,” Parker said Thursday, when asked for his response to White House anger over the episode. He followed his claim with a long, pokerfaced stare.
Earlier that day the White House bashed the Wednesday episode, which showed a litigious president seemingly immune to all consequences, but deeply resentful of his small genitalia.
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“This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention,” said White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers. “President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
Audiences are talking about Trump’s realistic deepfake streak through a hot desert, however. Parker did not say at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, where he spoke with other comic creators including ‘Beavis and Butthead’ creator Mike Judge, if he was inspired to produce Trump’s deepfake by the president’s recent repost of a deepfake video of Obama being arrested in the Oval Office.
Parker said an episode depicting a hormonally or genetically stunted penis declaring ‘I approve this message’ did get some pushback from producers during recording, according to the Guardian.
“They said, ‘OK, but we’re gonna blur the penis,’ and I said, ‘No you’re not gonna blur the penis,’” Parker said.
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The episode took aim at Paramount’s recent $16 million settlement with Trump, which the Guardian reports happened just hours after Parker and co-creator Matt Stone signed a five-year deal with the company for almost 100 times that amount at $1.5 billion. The episode portrays Trump suing the town of South Park for millions, forcing community leaders to consider curtailing building roads and funding schools.
“Do you really want to end up like [late night comedy host Stephen] Colbert?” cartoon Jesus warns the town.
Read the full Guardian report at this link.
