>>118014742Yeah, it pisses me off. American media is so popular overseas that people unironically use South Park as the source of their opinions on American politics.
Old SP at least used to avoid ham-fisted political messages, or they'd dress it up in absurdism. They'd at least space out the anvil-dropping with a few truly absurd premises.
Lately it's been nothing but heavy-handed. They love to gaslight with the whole "IT'S JUST A JOKE MAN" thing, but it's clearly not. That's an excuse they hide behind. They've started to turn the show into overt political propaganda with a few fart jokes or non-sequiturs thrown in so they can keep claiming it's just entertainment. Modern South Park is rapidly approaching John-Oliver-levels of ham-fisted messaging and I don't think Matt and Trey give a shit. They probably think, "Hey, we have this platform now, we earned it, let's use it."
Cartman has become a stand-in for everybody they disagree with.
