CC's decision

From:

http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2006_04_09-2006_04_15.shtml#1144955048
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UPDATE: The Washington Post now has a story that gives some background (tip to Malkin):

When the [Danish] cartoons were reprinted in newspapers worldwide in January and February, it sparked a wave of protests primarily in Islamic countries.

Parker and Stone were angered when told by Comedy Central several weeks ago that they could not run an image of Muhammad, according to a person close to the show who didn't want to be identified because of the issue's sensitivity.

The network's decision was made over concerns for public safety, the person said.

Comedy Central said in a statement issued Thursday: "In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision." Its executives would not comment further. . . .

A frequent "South Park" critic, William Donohue of the anti-defamation group Catholic League, called on Parker and Stone to resign out of principle for being censored.

"The ultimate hypocrite is not Comedy Central _ that's their decision not to show the image of Muhammad or not _ it's Parker and Stone," he said. "Like little whores, they'll sit there and grab the bucks. They'll sit there and they'll whine and they'll take their shot at Jesus. That's their stock in trade."

Parker and Stone did not immediately respond to a request through a spokesman for comment. -----------------------------------

erstwhile

"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

"erstwhile" wrote in message news:Ahy%f.7240$ee6.5883@trndny01...

I actually agree with him on this. I'll bet Cartoon Network is dying to add SP as the flagship of Adult Swim. Even if they weren't, some network would pick up the show, it's a ratings fiend.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure. He wants them to resign "out of principle."

He's playing the role of Cartman perfectly - make them think you want something because of (a), a big noble cause........but really, it's because of (b), your selfish hateful opinion. I wonder if he even knows....

You've got that right! William Donohue is a boorish lout who thinks that anyone who disagrees with him is a Catholic-hater, and he obviously has sand in his vagina because of SP's digs at the Catholic church. He frequently appears on the shouting head shows and always winds up interrupting his opponents, shouting them down, or when all else fails, screaming at them to shut up. While he's not as bad for the image of the Catholic Church as the Inquisition or the pedophile priests, he certainly does it no favors with his ill-tempered rants. If you're interested in some of his opinions on various topics, there's a nice list here: http://mediamatters.org/items/200412210001

Vic

erstwhile wrote:

But what I want to know is, was the decision concerning these two episodes, or were these two episodes specifically written and animated (including the "Comedy Central won't let us show the image" graphic) in response to the decision?

-- Don

Good Point.