Blame Canada!

Isaac Hayes quit South Park because of that episode about Scientology when Tom Cruise wouldn't come out of the closet. (Watch it here!) Hayes says "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins." Funny how he never said a thing about the anti-Christian, anti-Jew, and anti-Muslim "bigotry" on the show.

Although the obsession with flatulence can nearly ruin a good show, South Park does come up with some witty satire about American society. But - outside of his bias, Hayes does have a point. Often the show seems to be more bigoted than satirical. See, it's satire when they are pointing out the hypocritical nature of the American Christian Right, but it's not satire when they make fun of Jesus. That's just offensive for the sake of being offensive.

I'm not inclined to believe that the South Park creators are "brilliant"; they are simply using exaggeration to point out what is already obvious to the half-educated. The show is geared toward the lowest common denominator in my not-so-humble opinion. No wonder the right loves it so much.