In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, some conservatives are pointing fingers at South Park for mocking the conservative thought leader in a recent episode, while Comedy Central pulled the episode from a scheduled repeat Wednesday night.
Charlie was targeted in the culture before he was targeted in real life” and right-wing radio host Jesse Kelly told his listeners: “South Park thought it was funny to turn Charlie into a cartoon joke.
Now his wife is planning a funeral.” The Daily Beast spotted some other comments on social media: “Let’s blame South Park.
These people hate you and want to see you dead.” And: “South Park certainly fomented the hatred necessary to get Kirk assassinated.” And: “[South Park creators] Trey Parker and Matt Stone are responsible for this.” While a popular account called Johnny MAGA dubbed South Park “monsters” for the episode.
One “MAGA” labeled X account wrote, “I don’t blame South Park.
Following Charlie Kirk’s murder, some conservatives blamed South Park for making fun of the conservative thinker in a recent episode, while Comedy Central canceled the show’s Wednesday night rerun.
“Got a Nut,” the second episode of Comedy Central’s satirical hit show for the current season, featured Eric Cartman turning into a right-wing podcaster and quoting Kirk’s strategies, who debates progressive students on college campuses. Cartman demanded, “Who wants to debate the master debater?” He also adopted Kirk’s hairstyle and went to a ceremony where the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters was given out. “”.
In comparison to its treatment of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem in the same episode, the ridicule was mild by South Park standards. Kirk appeared to be ecstatic about the episode after it aired, posting a TikTok (below) in which he called it “hilarious” and wrote, “South Park gets this right.”. We have a positive attitude about being ridiculed,” the founder of Turning Point USA continued. It’s all a victory. We conservatives have thick skin, not thin, so it doesn’t matter if you make fun of us. “”.
However, the show is being criticized by some MAGA conservatives after Kirk was tragically murdered at Utah Valley University while participating in the same kind of college campus debate that the episode ridiculed.
A Turning Point USA employee wrote on Telegram, “Comedy has consequences,” according to the New York Post. Before being singled out in real life, Charlie was singled out in the culture. Right-wing radio host Jesse Kelly informed his audience that South Park found it amusing to make Charlie into a cartoon character. A funeral is currently being planned by his wife. “”.
Other remarks were seen on social media by The Daily Beast: “Let’s blame South Park.”. The media is to blame. . Accuse leftist discourse. These individuals despise you and wish for your demise. And: “South Park undoubtedly stoked the animosity required to have Kirk killed.”. Additionally, this is the result of the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. For the episode, South Park was dubbed “monsters” by a well-known account named Johnny MAGA.
However, a lot of people on the right, maybe even most of them, were quick to point out that they don’t blame the series. “I don’t blame South Park,” one X account with the label “MAGA” wrote. They do not serve as our leaders, representatives, mentors, pastors, role models, or guardians of the community. They’re satire.
Comedy Central did not immediately respond to the cancellation of yesterday’s repeat, and as of Thursday morning, the episode was still accessible on Paramount+. As a polite attempt to avoid escalating or exploiting the situation, it is common practice to pull episodes that inadvertently coincide with a violent real-life tragedy.
It will be intriguing to see what South Park creators Parker and Stone focus on when the show returns next week amid its new biweekly roll-out schedule this season, as the show has been tearing up President Trump and MAGA this season and regularly changes course at the last minute to address current events in their episodes.
In a Reddit thread regarding the episode’s cancellation, fans concurred that it was “the polite thing to do” to not air the episode and that South Park is not to blame for the actual violence. One person wrote, “Probably a smart decision, regardless of your feelings toward him; don’t give either side reason to exploit this.”. Another person said, “You really can’t blame them for not predicting this; I don’t think anyone could have predicted this series of events with him literally talking about gun violence. “.”.
A tiny conservative student organization was transformed into America First, one of the most powerful organizations in Republican politics, by the 31-year-old Kirk. Kirk’s nonprofit political organization hosted a debate on Wednesday at which he spoke. Kirk was fielding audience questions about mass shootings and gun violence just prior to the shooting. Following a single shot, Kirk was seen using his right hand to reach for his neck. The shooter is still on the loose.
