That time South Park was PRAISED for using 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 word... 42 times...

[@namecomingsoon9517]

“We dont know how we get there but as long as we end up with Cartman fighting a midget that’ll be sweet” is the most Matt and Trey statement lol.

[@liamnehren1054]

it reminds me of what they told anyone who asked why they were wearing dresses to the Oscars while on Acid.

[@NobodyC13]

With Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness" as fighting music.

[@sven_bender]

Big fan of any South Park video essayist who refers to the DVD commentaries 👍 those things are gold

[@Newdisaster]

@@liamnehren1054😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@roatninthethird]

@@NobodyC13 i love disturbed

[@sihlemaqina8545]

"two words which separately are completely harmless" is some of the best writing I've ever come across...

[@Zxv975]

I had the pause the video to laugh at that one

[@TheExperimentChannel878]

month:April/year:2024/the 5th

[@nono-yw3tv]

When together are also completely harmless.... Wow.... It's almost like words don't have any physical reaction in the real world.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@nono-yw3tvah yes, I’m sure that all wars have been fought without a single word said by either side.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@nono-yw3tvah yes, being told I have a terminal illness will have no effect on my mental health or well being

[@planescaped]

That A being turned over to show "Naggers" in complete silence is such a memorable part of the episode, XD

[@ianfinrir8724]

I love the cameraman looking at Randy like "I wish you would."

[@t_h_e_g_r_e_e_n_o_n_e]

y e a s e

[@Defensive_Wounds]

Silence apart from the squeak of the letter turning...lol

[@APineappleKnight]

It was done so perfectly 😂

[@shalpp]

Well after showing that they're using the touch panel displays lmao

[@adamplaza3935]

„Duh, Southpark wouldn’t get always with this now a days“ Southpark meanwhilejust few years ago: Releases a Game where u set the difficulty with ur skincolour in character creator

[@notreallydavid]

nowadays! Please kick me. All best.

[@adamplaza3935]

@@notreallydavid 🤣 not native and mobiles just sometimes suck ass🤷‍♂️🤣

[@notreallydavid]

@@adamplaza3935 They do. Mine tries to write every kind of shit if I don't take care.

[@jonnyblade3234]

I bear said game with my skin as black as night

[@_lil_lil]

I mean, that's also great social commentary.

[@Lo0serx3]

"jesse jackson is not the emporer of black people" "he told my dad he was" gets me every single time

[@cogs_and_oil3989]

Lol I read this comment as soon as it was said in the video

[@admiralsand]

Emperor

[@prodmoira]

​@@admiralsandshut the fuck up no one likes you

[@aaronproctor3623]

Dude I say it to myself all the time and every single time I full hard laugh. It is the funniest line outside of the full-grown black man who is a vamp kid. His lines kill me too

[@Rick0809v4]

Every time 😂

[@furioustoad7755]

Say it once and it's a racist slur, say it 42 times and it's a statement.

[@littlebigmarc]

And you got 42 likes as I'm writing this comment lol

[@Stephillpotten]

I made lots of statements in game lobbies

[@m1ttyyy]

@@Stephillpotten yo.

[@postbunnie]

Cause 42 is the ultimate answer. 101010 in binary

[@MrStanFungi]

Your honor, it's ok because I said it 42 times

[@ShaneGrogan724]

The real lesson here is that you can't get away with saying it just once, you will need to confidently say it 42 times

[@Matanumi]

Also true

[@sticklyboi]

so thats what im doing wrong

[@spacemanx9595]

Honestly: as a white guy who had to read the part of "N-word Jim" from of mice and men in a very mixed race high school, you HAVE to say it confidently and also I straight up went "Teacher: are you suggesting I read this AS WRITTEN?!?" And looked around at the class. Put the responsibility on the teacher in that scenario and I got away with no ass whooping.

[@someonehavinganidentitycrisis]

​@@spacemanx9595acting is a whole different scenario

[@carlosabram6030]

​@@spacemanx9595contextually reading it in a book it's not the same as saying it as a slur to a person of color. It's weird to me that this is a struggle for white people to understand.

[@6demon6gang63]

"wouldnt get away with this now" brother this episode still plays on tv uncensored in 2024 lmao

[@ihrtcaitt]

as in if it was made in 24

[@SlothSandwhich]

Wasn’t made in 24 tho soo

[@YouTube-SUCKS-69]

@@ihrtcaitt They HAVE gotten away with it on several occasions. So...

[@CriminalonCrime]

I do love how they set it up, "people who annoy you" and the black cameraman looking at the puzzle like "WTF?" and then Randy just blurts it out all excitedly because he thought he had the game in the bag! 😂😂😂

[@alanmurray5963]

I think the cameraman is looking at Randy........like dont u fucking dare 😤

[@CriminalonCrime]

@@alanmurray5963 it was a bit of both probably.😁

[@chrisrj9871]

He should have gone through all the vowels in his mind first - "noggers, nuggers, nagge-- NAGGERS! It has to be that!" - and not jump to conclusions. Something for all people to learn from.

[@villain9482]

The funniest part is that nagger was somehow not the first word he thought of. But a slur for black people. Making me question if Randy is actually racist because he'd had to find black people annoying 💀💀💀.

[@roboticartist2793]

Like, what was he supposed to do? if that black camera man was in Randy's shoes, I'm sure he also would have said that!

[@Rdr_glazer]

As peter griffin said, "they respected me for saying it"

[@newusernamehere4772]

I worked with a white guy who said it around MULTIPLE black guys who respected him for saying it, white guy thought he was god and went crazy because he's not Matt Stone or Trey Parker and could not handle that power.

[@Rdr_glazer]

@@newusernamehere4772 it's true

[@vencedor1774]

Ironic that you quote Griffin on a South Park video.

[@LiShuBen]

​@newusernamehere4772 yeah it's literally the opposite 99% of the time. The kind of person who respects you for saying it is probably the kind of person you'd want to avoid, lol.

[@freakshow7386]

1 minute gang 🤯

[@ivanbluecool]

The cameraman being black was the icing on the cake. Also funny how Stan keeps getting put in this situation thanks to Randy

[@chamuuemura5314]

I’ve watched this show mostly from overseas since being a kid but only recently learned what narcissism (as a disease) is. It sheds new light on Randy’s behavior and its effects on Stan and the rest of the family. I used to always see Randy as a carbon copy of my brother. Now I realize at least one of the writing contributors must have a narcissist in the family and creating Randy as a character is a form of therapy.

[@sorryimsosad]

@@chamuuemura5314only one guy writes the show. They go into a writers room for the first couple days (they make an episode in 7 days or less so when you see a new episode it probably was finished that morning or the night before)then afterwards he pretty much sits at his computer writing the script as well as voicing at least half of the characters along side co creator matt stone. Maybe it is him over exaggerating narcissistic aspects of his dad since they do exaggerate a lot and he did say randy was sorta based on his dad

[@nostalji93]

@@chamuuemura5314 I never wachted SP regularly so I don't see how Randy is supposed to display a narcissist. To me he just appears as a guy with a lot of chaotic engery and a very limited understanding of his world. Sure he lacks empathy, but generally he also lacks logical reasoning because he is a funny cartoon character and not a real human. What narcissitic red flegs do you see in Randys behaviour?

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@chamuuemura5314 I mean, a lot of people have that in their family. If you dont, you are probably the narcissist. Its quite a common thing these days. I just read recently that 53% of gen z wants to be an influencer when they grow up. Thats basically making narcissism your career. And yeah Randy does have a lot of narcissistic traits, but hes not a malevolent narcissist. Hes just stupid and racist.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@nostalji93 He always puts his own needs over his family, doesnt give a shit about what is going on with Stan or his wife, and in the recent seasons he moved them to a farm so he can grow weed so he can get high all day. He also caused covid by having sex with a pangolin.

[@dajunjiet]

As a black man, I can totally say, randy saying the hard R N word is still hilarious

[@alexandremuise8889]

the first time I was watching this episode, I honestly thought it was the letter I that was missing, just because that's how I thought it would play out, given Randy's bad luck; that's why I found it so funny when it was the letter A. I wonder how many viewers made that same mistake in guessing the letters.

[@brandonsmith1731]

Respect. It's just funny how blatantly stupid it is that makes it so damn funny, I hate that anyone can even get mad at it.

[@erkankka6480]

Cool man

[@datboi42]

🦝

[@bawdysasquatch8846]

⁠@@alexandremuise8889congrats you’ve explained to a black person your train of thought while watching. You’re not racist yayyyy!!!🎉🎉🎖️

[@RanterInShades]

I love the midget plot for pretty much the same reason as the anti-bullying episode, because of the way the episode shows how hypocritical it is to preach a message of rising above hate while trying to get back at someone for making fun of you.

[@npcimknot958]

he's twitter😂😂😂

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Every time I hear Cartman laugh like that I start laughing as well, cant help it.

[@konaqua122]

"how hypocritical it is to preach a message of rising above hate while trying to get back at someone for making fun of you." To stop bullying, just teach your kid how not to be bullied. There's no bully if the kids will stand up against the bully.

[@j_fl0]

@@konaqua122 this is the dumbest thing i've read today, thanks

[@ConnorNolan]

@@konaqua122that’s not how real life works. you can’t always tell who the bully is. Half the time when I’d clap back at a bully I’d end up getting in trouble.

[@foogod4237]

I think one of the other great aspects of this episode that wasn't really highlighted is how Stan keeps trying to "fix" the situation, but every time he does it by _telling_ Token why it should be OK now, but never actually _asking_ Token what he feels would make things better. It's a clear representation of the problem that a lot of people have of coming in from outside and trying to impose their own solutions on a problem, without really attempting to understand or get input from the people who are actually affected by it.

[@sallyjrwjrw6766]

His name is Tolkien

[@superalbbatross]

@@sallyjrwjrw6766 because its similar to token thats the point of the character name, surely this is a understandable mistake that did not need correcting.

[@sallyjrwjrw6766]

@@superalbbatross you must not watch South Park. It was a whole thing

[@Twisted_Code]

"Never actually asking Token what he feels would make things better" exactly. I think maybe there's a bit of the "law of the instrument" in that, as everyone thinks they know what works for their own problems, they try to apply that same hammer to other people's problems, even societal problems that are so much more complex. What's funny to me, in a tragic sort of way, is that it really SHOULDN'T be complex, but it's just so hard for humans to abstain from hatred and cultural biases for some bizarre reason. Why can't we all just get along?

[@EgoFeederz]

@@Twisted_Code Because when you grow up and become wiser you will notice that half of humanity has been lied to and believe the lies, the other half was lied to and took the time to learn.

[@1984Phalanx]

Somehow, Cartmen laughing uncontrollably at the midget was the most wholesome he has ever been. He genuinely had no i'll will towards him, he just couldn't control himself.

[@krisdeltatraveler]

I think Cartman crying over his friend dying even after the horrible shit he has done in the past is even more wholesome. There was literally nothing in that situation that would have benefited him yet he still cried because he genuinely cares for his friends, I think he just hates/doesn't know how to show it.

[@holyheretic3185]

​@@krisdeltatravelerbefore or after he made the shakeys pizza?

[@krisdeltatraveler]

@@holyheretic3185 Can't remember, I stopped watching south park years ago but I still remember that episode

[@HaamRadio54]

i think thats perfect for cartmans character. evil action without any evil intent. hes just messed up.

[@denizenofclownworld4853]

How I feel every time someone tells me their pronouns.

[@Shrewdilus]

That part where Stan admits he doesn’t understand had a profound effect on me. Sometimes our first instinct is to relate to another person to try and comfort them. But sometimes we really can’t relate, and trying to relate to their experiences with our own can end up feeling like we’re invalidating the experiences of others.

[@kitthecat0274]

“I totally understand how you feel about your mom passing away, I just had to put down my dog last week”

[@myrhev]

Or maybe we could all be adults and not give a crap about what someone we don’t care about calls us.

[@thugvida]

Love how well worded this is

[@garrettb.-gtmkm9850]

Reverse psychology is one of the best rhetorical weapons, and South Park has proven this time and time again,

[@-APD2007]

The episode was wrong though because Karen is a racial slur against white women but no one seems to care.

[@jakethebarcode]

@@-APD2007I genuinely can’t tell if this is satire

[@asoggyflipflop]

They did it with the “eat, pray, queef” episode, and as a woman it really did represent how we feel on the subject. It’s a brilliant episode

[@vivecald-vehk6978]

@@-APD2007 Merciful Jesus, you cannot be serious 🤣

[@bigjared8946]

@@-APD2007 maybe that segment of white women should stop acting that way if they don't want to be "slurred"? Black women can also Karen it up fwiw.

[@spoonsmcgee]

This is exactly why it's important to have enough braincells to understand nuance

[@davinsmith7543]

Unfortunately, as the years go by and more people get sucked into all this woke garbage on twitter, people like that are getting farther and fewer in between.

[@Newdisaster]

Totally

[@SirEriol]

Imagine being so ignorant that fricking _Soth Park_ is too nuanced for you. And the sad truth is, most people are.

[@janematthews9087]

Common sense isn't common anymore.

[@Zektb]

@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT I hope you continue to grow and one day learn to love yourself

[@JuicedOnKids]

South Park is comedy with thought behind it. Not just to be edgy for edge sake.

[@Roll1nThund3r]

Meh, 50/50

[@jamj4r]

Fr, it's the whole reason I can't stand Drawn Together especially the movie bc they're just being crass and offensive "bc it's funny" instead of making a point. Worse yet, the creators of that show and movie said that they like and have no ages feelings towards south park after they got cancelled and featuring south park as the main antagonist for their movie was just because they claimed they loved it so much. Nah. It just comes across as bitter. South Park is just a different breed of show and they were bitter about that.

[@supersaiyandio1223]

@@Roll1nThund3r that makes 100

[@brandonscott5544]

N, WORD

[@buttnakedsnake9357]

@@Roll1nThund3r”meh im so smart”

[@its_loosha]

There’s a trend that I’ve seen in the entertainment industry that I’ve called “the South Park effect” The South Park effect is how when a show is controversial for long enough, the amount of controversy that the show receives goes down. It goes from “Did you hear about the terrible thing they did on South Park?” to “South Park did something offensive again, but what else is new?” and that was probably one of the factors that led to the response that this episode got.

[@drumline17]

I don't think that's limited to the entertainment industry. It applies to people irl too. Context is key, knowing your audience is key, and having good intentions is key. When you've established that you're not just doing or saying something for the sake of being provocative or causing harm, you're allowed to be a little more edgy. But there has to be a "good" purpose for it and you have to establish some credibility first.

[@shanerooney7288]

Desensitisation.

[@jojoone1099]

I agree. I didn't get the social commentary that other people are seeing.

[@alexandremuise8889]

seeing as they had at that point already had an episode where Kyle k*lled Jesus Christ, and Bin Laden dies after being ridiculed, episode where Christopher Reeve eats aborted fetuses to regenerate use of his legs and back... an episode where Cartman k*lls the parents of his bully and makes him eat them in a chilly contest. the N word episode is one of their milder ones.

[@GMDTurbo]

The fact that Randy chose the letters "B O N G" is hilarious to me.

[@tiablue9106]

oh lol I always thought it was supposed to be “bingo” but u only get one vowel so he picked O

[@music79075]

Lmao

[@kylefreeman181]

@tiablue9106 that is the joke. If he had guessed the "I" at some point, he wouldn't have been in that position.

[@dziewiaty]

​@@kylefreeman181I don't care if that was incidental or on purpose, I just discovered whole new layer of a joke for that scene

[@greenknight9000]

Holy shit, I never caught that!

[@cameron7202]

I used this episode for the foundation of a college essay on satire. The creators have just mastered and repeatedly demonstrated the satirical value in their work and have (rightfully imo) maintained that reputation

[@TheIT221]

Did it get a good grade?

[@cameron7202]

@@TheIT221 it did! I could’ve formatted it better so I know I’d do better on a second attempt but I got an A in the course bc of it

[@ReaperCH90]

@@cameron7202 now I want to read it, but I guess it's not worth doxing yourself over that

[@Shadow_Mihai]

​@@ReaperCH90he should just replace all the personal information with the words "chicken tenders"

[@TheKing60210]

Bro Matt and Trey got threatened by literal Islamic terrorists. They dont give two shits about terminally online Twitter users 💀💀💀

[@purplebunz]

Twitter did not exist when they were threatened by Islamists lol

[@asoggyflipflop]

@@purplebunzwell yeah, so they were like “I’ve been through worse” when it did comes around

[@TheKing60210]

@@purplebunz what I'm saying is they don't care what Twitter thinks and like the user above me said. They've been through worse situations lol

[@craigkemery]

@@purplebunzYes it did. Twitter launched in 2006, episode 201 aired in 2010.

[@pitiantifriz]

​@@craigkemeryyeah but it was different back then

[@piperthirtytwo]

this is flat out top 3 of my fav episodes cuz i have black friends and they have answered many questions of mine to better understand certain things of African American culture or sensitive issues that i have been confused about being a nerdy white boy. for example; during my life in the bay area of Cali, i have had to use the bus system a lot. generally i have music pumping through head phones keeping to myself and always felt most comfortable in the back of the bus where regularly i was around black dudes almost every day. one day i met a black dude with a huge ass impressive afro that reminded me of Ludacris and he was in this instance right behind the driver up front. we were the only 2 people left and i had a stop before his at the end of the line. i have for a very long time always had California top shelf chronic on me wherever i go. i went past him one day at my home stop and he said the greatest fucking thing i ever fucking heard before, "Hey dude, you got that cat piss on you?" i was like what?! with incredible intrigue and serious curiosity and he said i can smell your dank from a mile away. now dank is a term i have used for decades and then got it. i said fuck yeah i do dude and he asked if i would smoke him out. said hell yeah come along. then me and Peety became regular smoke buddies from then on. he would lol regularly throw pebbles at my window upstairs from the driveway and i would open the window and said wassup dude? he always asked "you holding?" and always i was, as also always willing to puff. ok all that info was context for the reader. me and him became very comfortable together, and one day i felt that i could ask a difficult question to him when we got on the bus and went straight to the back. i said ive wondered something about why, that after everything in the civil rights movements of the past, especially of Rosa Parks refusing to go to the back of the bus, that now i see present day that more black people are in the back then other sections of seats on the bus? ive always had an antagonistic side of me or rebel way of thinking and said if i was black i would fuckin sit right the fuck up in the front seats every fucking time to just fucking hopefully piss people off. and he replied with an absolute enlightening answer "because now we have a choice." followed by "if there wasn't segregation rules like get to back of the bus, we probably would have chosen to sit in those back seats on our own decision anyway." my mind was fucking blown at the answer and thought that's so much better than me feeling the need to antagonize strangers on the bus. this world had to bury Peety at the unfortunate age of 28 in 2004 and riding the bus as well as having a great smoke sesh without him was fucking like having a piece of my soul being stolen and torn away from me. that i had to go back to just putting on my headphones and keeping to myself. fuck. fuck. i miss that dude cuz he was always happy with a great smile when he saw me. but the ability and easiness to ask personal racial questions and answers that he gave me great knowledge is never lost especially when every time i see Ludacris revert back to a fucking huge ass afro from changing from braids cuz Luda mixes it up all the time. I think about him every time. i am sorry for the novel but i hope you find common ground or can relate to a fucking great part of my life. Im not a believer but God Bless all of you who stayed til the end of my story.

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

Fuckin hell this was a beautiful story

[@famenpamendetsroy]

Glad I read through this, Peety sounds like a G

[@stevester9148]

The true comedic brilliance of this episode was Vannah White turning the letters to the actual answers with her head bent down in embarrassment. Gets me every time.

[@CollinMcLean]

So much of it was brilliant. Randy's initial sheepishness, the look of horror on the Marsh's faces because they know he's dumb enough to say it, the look of anger on every Black person in the audience, Randy just going all in with such enthusiasm thinking "There is no way I'm going to be wrong!", then the defeated squeak of the letter being turned to reveal the A...

[@_-Lx-_]

Yeah, wish Blooms mentioned it here, it's hilarious and adds to the message greatly. The way Randy, the other people in the room, and the viewers all defaulted into assuming it was THAT word when it was just a simple innocent A spelling Naggers. It showcases the unconcious biases many people can have, leaping the gun and drawing tasteless leaps in assumption when it wasn't even something offensive. Like, there's cases where seeing somehing offensive can actually be more telling of your own faults than the thing you saw asumed was something offensive. A prime example of that kinda of stuff happening unironicly is Extra Credit's infamous essay about Orcs where they projected so many shocking horrible things other people watching Lord Of The Rings or such would have even remotely began to consider. They completely exposed all their revolting thoughts on how they view POC in that essay in the most hilarious trainwreck of self incrimination through trying to prop themselves up claiming the were "Defending" Black people. They were the ones who drew connections that weren't there, and that's the commentary wof the openimg scene of the episode via dialing it up to 11 and having an ucommon innocent word.

[@john2g1]

​@@_-Lx-_ I didn't watch the episode so the clips could have been played out of chronological order. That said it appears as though everyone in the audience thought the guy was going to say the n-word specifically because he said I shouldn't say this word. You said a lot of stuff that sounds like you yourself jumped to a conclusion, but like I said I haven't seen the episode so hopefully I am the one wrong. Something to think about... Now to find the LOTR episode because fun fact: people (Black people included) have long questioned the portrayal of the characters in LOTR films. This conversation was brought up again in the movie Bright. Was that an intentional parody of the problems in LOTR? Was that just a shallow and lame racism allegory? Finally, I should also add that people have questioned medieval literature with their black and white knights. It was questioned during medieval times as isn't a recent question. This is particularly true because most African and East Asian cultures historically associated white with death, ghosts, and malice. However, most Western European countries chose to go the opposite direction.

[@_-Lx-_]

@@john2g1 Dude, you're questioning me on episodes and topics you haven't even looked at, everyone was thinking it during the opening of this episode because if the way it was set up and so on the nose yet subverted. Question of "People who annoy you" with the Letters N [blank] G G E R S On an incredibly offensive satircal show that then revealed it to simply be the word Naggers (as in someone nagging and complaining) Plus reflecting and growing from analyizing subconcious aspects of yourself and growing/fixing them would be the opposite of a problem. And Bright is a GODAWFUL MOVIE that was absolutely torn to shreds by everyone I've ever seen talk about it with a terrible recception. It's possible to make race allegory and metaphor well, with something like Zootopia doing super well with the "There's a them now?" scene, Splatoon has it with Inklings and Octolings, and it's possible to use Orcs the same way potentially successfully. I have seen that in media before. But no fantasy race is inherrently based on IRL racial matters, it all relies on intent and how they are utilized. Rockos Modern Life had an episode about coming out of the clostet as a Clown, Clowns and LBGTQ are not at all remotely linked yet it made commentary with the way it portrayed the episode. However you need to actually subtle nuance and be careful/tactful with your approach. Bright is absolutely a shallow lame race allegory, look up any review of that slop, it was bashed for how bad and tasteless it was. Something like Bright is ATROCIOUSLY WRITTEN with the "heros" themselves being absurdly racist to the other characters and never really meaningfully changing made only worse by the terribly written blatent parodies of actual race issues, something like Extra Credit's video on Orc claims Orcs are sterotypes of Black people due to being "Ugly warlike beings" as they show an Orc and a Black woman looking nothing alike in apperence or personality. That video was unaniomously hated and mocked by everyone and had an absurd dislike ratio. They were claiming Orcs as an entire concept were based on Black People and offensive depictions of them in all media due to being "savage brutes" They were projecting. LOTR Orcs aren't racist, they had no real basis on Black people whatsoever, there are no parelels between their history, they act nothing alike, aren't Orcs in LOTR literally Elves corrupted by Sauron or SMTH? There was not intent fot any commentary or characature in them and I have yet to see anyone give a valid example of why they are. Many Black people HATED Bright and Extra Credits, the whole internet basically unanimously agreed they sucked. You're claiming you know what you're talking about when you haven't watched the Acclaimed South Park video in question yet apparently think Bright and Extra Credits, both which reccive immense backlash and criticism for having terrible writing and harmful messages, somehow are sophisticated and have points. Dude, I reccomend questioning yourself here as you're really the exact kinda thing I am talking about, most other people would be able to see it's very questionable what you are and are not considering good race commentary. Dude, I have very socially aware and nuanced Black friends I have talked about these topics and discussed them myself. Such as the censorship of BigBand in Skullgirls being incredibly biggoted and discriminatory as they removed one of the best characters integral Backstory and projected every aspect if his character across most his voicelines to be offensive yet left Peacock (Who has very similar stuff in her backstory, yet even more blunt and gruesome) nearly entirely untouched due to the new company projecting their own bigotry and viewing anything to do with Black People as offensive. Dude, I reccomend reconsidering yourself here and questioning the fact you think Bright and Extra Credits have valuable input, two of the most unanimously despised biggoted attempts at racial commentary in years.

[@john2g1]

@@_-Lx-_ Somethings are open to opinions and somethings are flat out wrong. Let's start with the point I tried to make that you missed. As soon as I saw the clip of the episode I knew the answer was naggers. That said everything was setup (including the thumbnail of this video) to make you think the n-word. I'm pointing out that your comment on people thinking the n-word was moot... Because everything was done to make you think the n-word. That was my point your first comment was moot, feel free to agree or disagree. Next point: I mentioned Bright being problematic specifically because it's common knowledge that Bright is problematic. My whole point is that people have been discussing the portrayal of orcs and other imaginary creatures in media for centuries. Final point; I watched the Extra Credits episode you mentioned. You and so many people missed 2 important things: 1. The premise of the video was inherently evil characters in *games* are bad *game* design. In the first few moments Extra Credits said that the video WAS NOT about comparing orcs to a group of people, but pointed out that that was a problem. 2. The video never said that the orcish features they highlighted applied to Black people. I don't know how to properly explain this to you except to take the 3rd definition that was applied to the orcs... Warlike. Do Black people join the US military at a rate higher than any other ethnicity? No. Have Black people as a group ever declared war on another group or Nation? No. However, there is a stereotype that Black people are inherently more violent than other groups. In a span of 5 seconds you were supposed to use common knowledge and understand how that can be a problem because *that's not what the video was about*! If you needed it spelled out for you that was a companion video in the description. I get that the graphic in the Extra Credits video was confusing. However, you have no excuse for misinterpreting me clearly pointing out that Bright was problematic. Especially since you were free to read the sentence over again before responding.

[@14rs2]

I always find it funny how people who have zero connection to an ethic group are the ones who get the most offended by these things.

[@NeilLewis77]

Well to be fair, things only ever change when straight white men get offended. Which isn't right but it is the way it is. Only once straight white men got offended by people's sexism, racism, homophobia, did things start to change for the better.

[@dwayne3191]

Exactly. Let me have some fun with satire, nigga. Others should stop becoming offended on other people’s behalf, especially Twitter.

[@alexvaughan1013]

I'm on the spectrum and I thought the episode Ass Burgers was hilarious! Same for this joke in Cobra Kai: Johnny: Are you one of those challenged kids? Eli: The doctor said I could be on the spectrum. Johnny: I don't know what that is but get off it pronto.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Possibly cos we're the ones who get judged because others in our ethnic group use it.

[@theycallmealex454]

I think we used to call them pussies at some point.

[@M0V0P]

You can say what you want about the B Plot, but the fight itself with "Down with the Sickness" in the background was just presented perfectly.

[@derekrivera3487]

I love that he leaves in the misspronunciashun of words. It shows a healthy ego, the absurdity of the English language, and the difficulty of video creation and editing, all while comical.. I'm so happy I found this channel

[@nepdisc3722]

"HOW DO THEY GET AWAY WITH IT?!" Because they're right. They're not being ridiculous, PEOPLE are ridiculous. That's been the point of the show arguably from the very beginning: people are ridiculous. South Park holds a mirror up to society and there's really nothing we can do but say "yeah... you're right"

[@ryancarter2959]

Cartman constantly laughing his ass off at Doctor Nelson never ceases to crack me up

[@NobodyC13]

"Hehe, say: 'Uncle.'" "UNCLE!" "Okay, now say: 'Carol Anne, don't go into the light!'" "CAROL ANNE, DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT!"

[@DefyReality-ll2cg]

@@NobodyC13 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lindboknifeandtool]

His nervous system things it’s too funny to ignore

[@deathninja16]

"look how his cheeks got all red, he's like a little strawberry!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@juancarlosfernandezperez6843]

Reminded me of the episode in which he can't laugh anymore after seeing a pair of literal buttfaces

[@Pongocity.]

Sometimes I think people forget that behind every edgy joke in South Park is a lesson that Trey and Matt are trying to portray.

[@overlord915]

It's exactly

[@isaiahromero9861]

Yea it's like breaking bad fans who think Walt was the good guy lol, some people don't have media literacy. Or they're just too young to be watching these kinds of shows let's be honest

[@azure8696]

Yup exactly 💯

[@Pongocity.]

@@isaiahromero9861 yes I think that kids can take this kind of media the wrong way and it can have a negative impact on them.

[@YouTubeIsntTwitterKnockitoff]

@@Pongocity. If you now see that media can impact them, *imagine what learning about science, religion, and politics can do to them when only so young.*

[@AstroTibs]

"It was a different time" may not be the whole story, but by virtue of the fact that the episode came out in 2007, yeah, it was a different enough time that there weren't social media sites ready to explode with people aggressively and proudly not getting the point and not caring about context.

[@e_eyster]

"I get it... I dont get it" still may be my single favorite South Park speech of all time.

[@_-Lx-_]

Yep, very poetic and witty. Sometimes, the lesson to take away is that you don't understand a topic/subject. And aren't qualified to speak on such neccasarily.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

Ahh the irony of two white guys telling white people what black people think

[@DBailey94]

​@@bigbirdmusic8199ahhh the idiocy of thinking every black person thinks the exact same as some sort of hive mind 🤡😂

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@bigbirdmusic8199 Yeah they shouldve asked Isaac Hayes to say it. Oh wait he quit the show because it made fun of scientology.

[@afsilver07]

​@@TheSuperappelflapsuffered a stroke and scientologists sent, without his knowledge, a letter on his behalf about not messing with scientology and quitting

[@jezusmylord]

Naggers joke was probably one of the best offensive jokes i ever saw in comedy

[@maybefaith23]

“offensive”

[@KKKYS_NIGA69]

@@maybefaith23 only offencive if your a black person who gets offended by everything and cant see the funny side of life or your a white twitter user with no life other then be offended

[@TenOfZero1]

Great episode, always nice when people can look past the facade and see the message.

[@SquidwardLSDSquirtingOctopussy]

I can't help but think that Matt & Trey intentionally use a certain degree of profanity in their episodes, just to fend of the unwanted, intellectually deficient woke PC crowd. And also to animate their audience to think, by catching onto the subtle innuendos & various subtexts, instead of spoon feeding everything to us, like some shows who pander to a certain demographic would. At least that's how I feel about it.

[@thetruth45678]

Ah yes. The Message. What was it again? Oh, right. You are incapable of true empathy and are inferior because of your ethnicity. Yeah, great message.

[@Winterhe4rt]

The black camera operator peeking around makes this just so much more hilarious xD

[@papkinn]

I really like plot B mainly for the irony of it. Cartman makes fun of a man with dwarfism not realizing or ignoring fact he himself is obese and also made fun of for it. At the end kids didn't come to see Cartman win the fight they came to see "fat guy fight the midget" and so did the viewer, neither of them really won.

[@xxdeadoutxx761]

Naw cartman kicked his ass fr he the real winner

[@LaborHours]

words are like bullets which is why you can ignore them

[@SonOfMeme]

The midget definitely lost harder than cartman though

[@KairuHakubi]

The depressing thing about south park is when they say something really important, and nobody listens, and the world refuses to change

[@KairuHakubi]

@chinsaw2727 yeah that comes up a lot more now. I don't think there's any hope for this generation.

[@JL_Lux]

Because who the fuck is South Park lol why would the world change cuz they said something

[@KairuHakubi]

@@JL_Lux I really don't look forward to youtube showing me every single reply to your bafflingly insipid comment from now on, because that's how the reply system works...

[@songtogalatea]

If you think anything important has ever been said on south park youre retarded

[@Izosu69]

​@@JL_Luxeither you're a pretty ordinary troll or a spoiled ass brat whose a complete incel and degenerate, probably also has a porn addiction and has been an ""ipad kid"" since the age of fuckin 4 or 5 years old. I can tell by the way you type.

[@jonvia]

Gotta love the very random Hunter S. Thompson picture at the coffee shop where Randy does his slam poetry

[@Luckypants2113]

It’s not random at all though. Having never been to a slam poetry event at a coffee shop, I can still say with total confidence that the Hunter S Thompson picture is very accurate. lol

[@Coach_Buj]

The only people who have ever gotten offended by South Park are either 1. Too dumb to understand nuance, or 2. Refuse to admit that the joke is about them and they can't admit their part in the problem

[@KenRyuguji-rg3ft]

Matt and Trey have a talent of pure comedy. They can take the piss out of anything. Their whole stick is “oh really?” South Park will forever be a cultural monolith.

[@Champion919Games]

*shtick not stick

[@domhuckle]

When Southpark harpoons a topic, it stays harpooned

[@marshallw1902]

Lol, no, that monolith title will belong to the simpsons. Y'all blindly praise SP for anything you can't see most of its weak writing and how most take away from what's been made.

[@marshallw1902]

​@@domhuckleand then that harpoon gets ignored for being another flavor of the week and no one will care yet again.

[@Keeperifthecheese]

​@@marshallw1902simpsons died over 20 years ago lmao the absolute glazing

[@CaptainCat101]

I always show this episode to people who aren't really familiar with South Park. I love seeing their reactions to the Wheel of Fortune opening

[@semblanceofsense_8951]

The reaction on my most clean and safe for work friend’s face was priceless

[@StandTallTx]

I did the same thing with my girlfriend and the funniest part is she's a Sociology major.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@StandTallTx does she have blue hair and a nose ring? blink twice if youre being held hostage.

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

​@@TheSuperappelflaphilarious

[@drunkenhobo5039]

@@TheSuperappelflap That's a terrible stereotype. You should be asking if she can repeat the phrase "Would you like fries with that?"

[@AgentOrange96]

This is similar to how Blazing Saddles is critically acclaimed as well despite heavy use of racial slurs and racist themes. Both this South Park episode and Blazing Saddles use these themes to make a point about the damage that racism causes in a satirical manor.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Blazing Saddles is a classic Mel Brooks film. Its a comedy, the lead is black, playing a cowboy, and the director is a jew. People loved DiCaprio's performance in Django Unchained too. That movie had 2 black slaves fight to the death for his entertainment.

[@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289]

Not allowing people to use ALL words is authoritarian...

[@57thorns]

And they do it without censorship, without talking about this "X-word", Xylophone?

[@57thorns]

I think the issue here is that you should not under any circumstances and regardless of who you are use the word nigger when talking about people of obvious African heritage. However, not being able to use the word nigger when talking about why it should not be used and just assume that the phrase "n-word" is know to mean nigger, negro, and other words derived from the Spanish word for black (negro) is infantile censorship. It is like bleeping out curse words, now everyone in the US just use fuck, while the British use a wide variety of more or less creative words. And look and behold. KZbin asks med to censor my text. "Help us keep comments respectful" by pretending that certain words does not exist.

[@AgentOrange96]

@@57thorns I'm mostly careful about using it online even within the context stated where there's a risk of repercussions, but I fully agree with you. Telling people so and so said "the n word" sugar coats it and downplays their racism. It doesn't help make a point. Plus you know what I mean, I know what I mean, why pretend? Except when you don't know what I mean because we're referring to a racial slur meant to be offensive AND a word of comradery amongst African Americans that people seem to think is the same word. And then there's "negro" as you mention which is literally not a racial slur, it's just an antiquated term. (I'm curious if KZbin will give me the same warning for only using that word.) Assuming it's a slur just because it's mostly used by older people is in itself discriminatory. It's all just insane. It's another example of SJW culture making up issues that don't exist that distract from the real issues. (In this case real racism that absolutely exists.)

[@moezdaoudi9501]

It feels good going back and understanding the episodes I was too little to understand since English isn't my first language

[@SingingDragons11]

Matt and Tray just genuinely don’t care if they get cancelled. If the show ever actually get cancelled they will probably just make a musical making fun of it.

[@marshallw1902]

And yet they're too pussy to end the series of their own violation of their own choices in which we have to deal with more half as$ed efforts such as this. They'll make a play, but that play will be overshadowed by better ones.

[@Josurr_Madhawk]

I had heard from somewhere that, at some point, it became their goal to get canceled. They really want to find that line 😂

[@davidg4288]

@@Josurr_Madhawk Matt and Tray trying to get cancelled reminds me of Robert Crumb trying to get arrested for pornography in the 1960's. It just never happened no matter what he put in his cartoons.

[@sarahbaiocchi]

I just can't get over all the irony in this premise: everybody's saying the N word in response to Randy saying the N word, and none of them get abused for it because in this case it's deliberate persecution, and that makes it okay. South Park is soooo good at taking things that are crammed down our throat as partisan topics and making them obviously a human problem, not an identity group problem.

[@Skydv2005]

Nope. You got it wrong.

[@sarahbaiocchi]

@@Skydv2005 In what way? Because I didn't explicitly state that I recognize the most basic and obvious angles before I went for the nuances? The obvious stuff was in the video, man. 😅

[@Sireington]

@@Skydv2005 unless you’re trolling, just saying someone is wrong doesn’t prove your point

[@Beowolf-jy5rc]

Randy (i think that's the lead's name) was also seemingly the only character who didn't want to say it, and knew it was bad, and he made it clear he didn't feel like it was a good idea but in the video it seem's no other character had that restraint. edit: i have been corrected it is randy, not stan.

[@sarahbaiocchi]

​@@Beowolf-jy5rc I think you might be talking about Randy, the adult? Stan is the kid. Good point. I feel for Randy. Although part of that is probably that I was bullied pretty hard as a kid for being socially awkward and kind of weird, so when I see him surrounded by mockery and scorn for one dumb thing he said/did, I barely even hear the N word. Alls I see is a bunch of people caught up in the trending jerkishness. The bit with Stan and Token was pretty funny, as well. "I need you to understand that you'll never understand. Then I'll feel understood." 😂

[@CT5555_]

The guy poking out from behind the camera has always been my favorite part of this episode.

[@ThatGuySurveyor]

Fantastic video essay, loved that you included reporting from the time that's real journalism even if you weren't trying to do that.

[@ECartmanist]

I'd pay to see the recording sessions for this episode.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Sounds like fun on a bun.

[@weathermansam2]

@@crystalgemgirl731 found bender

[@crystalgemgirl731]

@@weathermansam2 Just a Futurama fan, I couldn't help it.

[@cogahan]

3:25 The black camera man looking at the wheeel of fortune will forever be my favorite joke in the episode

[@alexandremuise8889]

me too, it hints that he was also guessing the missing letter was an I and not an A. I'm betting the majority of viewers made the same wrong guess, myself included. Which only added to the comedy as it forced me to laugh at myself and how lucky I was to NOT BE RANDY in that moment.

[@matthewchristopher16]

Imagine discovering South park on tiktok

[@GrayD_Fox]

That’s why it’s being banned, so people don’t post clips out of context

[@rioriorio17]

@@GrayD_Foxthere are much more sinister reasons it’s actually being banned

[@gaston8951]

Lol explain yourself ​@@rioriorio17

[@jamesteegardner2273]

​@@rioriorio17 Yup! South Park makes people think, and "the powers that be" don't want us poor plebs doing too much of our own thinking!

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

Relax, Take Deep Breathes, Put Your Head Between Your Legs AND KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE!

[@Melanie-Shea]

I’ve never seen your videos, but your style reeks of EmpLemon in the best way possible. Love it.

[@elishevaw.4158]

Im a black woman and this is one of my favourite episodes, especially stan’s revelation at the end and him coming to an understanding with Tolkien. Showed this episode to my mum and dad (also both black) for the first time this weekend and they too praised the episode. My dad especially loved it

[@imapirate186]

Your family is based

[@machomanalexyt5736]

The fact that they changed his name to Tolkien from Token is gold

[@lordvader6838]

@@imapirate186& yours isn’t?

[@imapirate186]

@@lordvader6838 how did you get that implication?

[@thecringecounter5091]

​@@machomanalexyt5736dude its always been Tolkien i dont see the issue here

[@SpencerJ289]

“He told my dad he was” still cracks me up 16 years later.

[@balakay_boi]

This the thing I love about Matt and Trey. They are smart and use this show to get a message across through comedy, they wouldn’t go throwing a word around like this for basic comedy. This is why people arent mad because its a message, a very engaging way to get it through. I also love how they victimised a white guy in the episode, such a smart way to showcase the double standards as well as putting white peopl in the shoes of African American people

[@soulsharts]

Huh?

[@castonyoung7514]

At the same time, I think part of the reason people didn't get as mad might have been because they had already put off the haters who would have had outrage over it from watching the show long before it was cool to have a temper tantrum over these things. To give another example of what "these things" are, the situation brings to mind, the people who got mad at Chevy Chase. He didn't like how his character in Community was becoming more racist rather than growing with the rest of the cast, and when debating his lines when speaking to people of color, he said something along the lines of "well I might as well slap them on my lap and call them both N...s". Word got out that he said this, and people online started spreading the word that Chase was nearly as racist as his character on the show and should be removed. Even using the word to try and defend people of color isn't enough, but I suppose South Park could have done something else that puts naysayers like that at ease. However, when it comes to the people at this extreme, their reasons for reacting were never rational, so why should we assume they have enough reason to stick with their own logic? If a person says that Chevy Chase should be banished from the U.S. for saying the N-word, failing to understand that a person can say the N-word without hating all blacks, then why should we assume that they can understand why they think Chase should be banished? A lot of these people were probably only getting mad at Chevy because other people were getting mad. Of course, Chevy Chase was just one example I'm sure there are many other cases of people acting irrationally from hearing the word. And many more cases of people speaking the word and being rightfully upset about it. And despite presumably being utterly dead throughout my childhood, it's clear that even today there are many actual racists. That being said unless they are actual racists there's no need to be outraged. Tell someone off if they make an insensitive joke, ridicule them, but don't go saying they are a horrible person who needs to lose their job and never show their face again. Grow up, forgive, and forget.

[@mortophobegaming6454]

as a man who was bullied all his life over something he has no control over (just like blacks don't control the color of their skin) i totally get it. what i learned was the importance of not letting it affect you. not allowing people who don't know you to judge you. they can say anything they want, they don't know your individual unique story, they dont know you, they're unable to judge. therefor their words have no power. and if some policy maker generalizes something you take it to court.

[@cashglobe]

South Park is the greatest comedy show of all time. It's not even close in my opinion. Their ability to create endless hilarious moments through meta and/or subliminal social commentary is such genius.

[@heroinmom153]

Right? I hope it goes on as long as Trey and Matt live. It'll always be relevant.

[@spencerlane415]

Its been between South Park and It’s Always Sunny to me

[@itsumayo]

Your vids just got me through writing a 5 hour essay. I’m eternally grateful dude

[@dRoy64]

Being a "N-Word" myself, I think South Park did a fantastic job discussing how the term is used by members of both races. One common instance of it is the humiliation Randy endured. Additionally, I think South Park was making fun of both those who go by the notorious "N-Word" and others who use it to justify excluding other individuals. This is another reason why a lot of people like South Park: although it may appear corny and/or obnoxious at first, if you give it a chance, they genuinely offer some insightful commentary.

[@MakriaMicronation]

0:16 whistle

[@glock1753]

LMAOOO

[@Rizzy726]

Bro lowkey has that Herbert the pervert in him 💀

[@RelentlessStabbingGoBrrr]

Holy shit Kromer in south park real???

[@SuperLuigiSixty4]

The cameraman slowly peeking out from the camera is one of my favourite South Park gags of all time.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Cartmans laugh in this episode is so infectious, I start laughing with him every time

[@deathninja16]

Short jokes always make me laugh. my favorite is "how's it feel to be the last guy to know its raining?"

[@fenderpleb2942]

@@deathninja16 i've never heard that one, that's funny as hell

[@heyzbeauz]

This is one of my favorite episodes, and you have explained exactly why.

[@arthurmartin4616]

Can definitely see why good writing could make a gigantic difference in how episodes like this are received.

[@quinnlevy8996]

That's what I fucking love about south park. It can use racist humor, sexist humor, homophobic homor, etc (the list goes on pretty much indefinitely) without its messages actually being controversial. Like, whenever I watch a South Park episode, I look for the ways it could be properly attacked and I never *quite* find it. Like, you can tell it dances on the line. Like, it fucking tangos, mambos, discos, congo lines, waltzes, every sort of dance on the line, but it never *quite* crosses it

[@hambone.fakenamington]

my sleep white noise is south park episodes, i just let them play all night and when i wake up i keep them playing while i get ready for work. This one was starting this morning when i was doing my make up so it’s so strange that you just released this a couple hours later. It’s a good ep, great idiotic Randy antics and Stan’s lesson at the end is important for people to hear so blatantly spelled out.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Bojack?

[@beomgyupinkytoe4376]

i do the exact same thing omfg 😭 south park to go to sleep and wherever it ends up in the morning i watch while getting ready

[@heroinmom153]

Bro I do this exact same thing with south park lol

[@shanerenfrow3275]

Another Bloom W video. I showed this episode to my fiancé to show him that South Park actually gets real asf sometimes.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

7:20 For me, it’s like Bart owning a factory in “Homer’s Enemy” - just as you’re wondering what the sand hill it has to do with the A-plot, suddenly they’re tied together pretty poignantly in a few lines of dialogue.

[@sigiligus]

So when South Park says it 42 times in 25 minutes they get a standing ovation. But when I say it 42 times in 25 minutes, suddenly I’m “racist” and “am not allowed back at Chuck E Cheese.”

[@mraintnevacare]

L joke

[@member-berry-bonbons1124]

Did you just completely overlook the message SP was going for?

[@TheWeirdcoreMan]

@@member-berry-bonbons1124 I think the comment is satire

[@member-berry-bonbons1124]

@@TheWeirdcoreMan good lord I hope so

[@tahjkuemmerle]

42 likes for the 42 times

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

Honestly I think it’s one of Trey and Matt’s best. Not only is it very funny, it also has a lot of important things to say about racism, accountability, pandering and ignorance. I don't know how Trey and Matt made one of the best episodes in tv history in tackling the topic of racism without it coming across as forced or pandering, but they did it.

[@Panikdemet]

Agreed

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Its definitely up there with the WoW episode and the one about climate change. The day before the day after tomorrow.

[@Mattfreeman89]

My personal favorite is the biker episode with egregious use of the word "faggot/fag", used to similar nuanced effect.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@Mattfreeman89 oh yeah that was a good one, i watched it with my dad and he still shouts "fag" at the tv when we see bikers in a tv show or when we are in the car and they cant hear us hahaha

[@Mattfreeman89]

@@TheSuperappelflap your dad is a legend.

[@kc2522]

I very much enjoyed your ‘frustration’ pronunciation moment 🤣 starting at 6:03

[@ThomasBoyce5000]

Bloom, I hereby endorse and issue you your hood pass. Expires: whenever

[@keerf255]

THANKS NI

[@thetaminus2334]

​@keerf255 somewhere out there in the spaces, there's a station who just had that one "special" assistant blow up.

[@keerf255]

@@thetaminus2334 I hate to say this, but I'm betting money that's a Sseth reference you're making. Some nonsense involving a clown. Is that correct?

[@thetaminus2334]

@@keerf255 what's there to hate?

[@jimbob371]

Randy Getting kicked out the store for using the nword, by a guy who then proceeds to use the nword is ridiculous lol

[@hackfeatherstep9955]

Your videos have made me rewatch South Park from the beginning I’m almost done season 1 it’s been a blast

[@Malphorus]

Wait, the one black kid, as far as I know, in SP is literally named Token? God damn. lmfao

[@Grants_jams]

No it’s Tolkien

[@alexandremuise8889]

originally that's how it was spelled... there's one episode where they were in a band and he signed it like that. then they changed the spelling in the Lord of the Rings episode as a tribute to JRR Tolkien.

[@Grants_jams]

@@alexandremuise8889 nah it’s always been Tolkien you’re just racist

[@phenixqc3197]

@@Grants_jams its was reveal in a episode in 2022 you just stupid

[@KFC_Manager]

Buddy you just started watching?

[@SkyBlade79]

I know it seems a bit obvious and trite now, but as an edgy teenager, Tolkein and Stan's revelation at the end legitimately changed my entire opinion on the topic. It was really powerful to me

[@Kikrafis]

Being a black guy in america i support matt and trey. But holy shit its not that deep. People who let words control them are THE problem and should be ignored. Morgan freeman pointed out exactly how to fix this shit and people keep pretending its not the answer

[@danrandlehandle]

But we can’t just act like things are okay for everyone though. It’s not the word, it’s the implication and history of it. You’re right words shouldn’t control you but when there’s so much baggage attached to that word it’s not so simple

[@oldylad]

@@danrandlehandleyeah but it isn’t your baggage is it? It is almost no one alives baggage

[@jockin]

​@@danrandlehandle We cant punish people and taking away their careers when some low minded people cant fathom that words can be used in different context. Sure, if someone in a negative way calls someone the n word that is a "fair" treatment but simply saying the nword like randy did in a gameshow where its not directed towards anyone or singing the n word in a song shouldn't do anything. The whole point of black people using the n word is to change its meaning to a positive meaning between those affected yet keeps the negative meaning to those who aren't affected which entirely defeats the point of changing a word. There have been words that in the past was very controversial and negative yet today is no harsher than saying hi, and that's simply because words can and will change. People can and will always interpret spoken / written words different but that is no means to attack someone who used a word in a non negative way.

[@danrandlehandle]

@@jockin It's not hard to just NOT say the word. it's so simple

[@jockin]

​@@danrandlehandle it's not hard to NOT punish a girl for posting song lyrics. And it's not hard to simply understand how fucking language works and not start attacking someone who cited or sang it in a non malicious way. It's not the right of saying the nword I'm arguing for but the backlash that I'm very against. But that will be very hard when a majority of those people simply wont grasp language and some people want to find a way to be offended.

[@baranpourtahmaseb-sasi1421]

I like how the censor algorithm blocked the thumbnail, thus emphasizing the irony explored in the episode.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

yes

[@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething]

Weird, not censored for me

[@IAmTheRealHim]

@@BillyOrBobbyOrSomethingyou see the I?

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

​@@IAmTheRealHimNo, because it was never there to begin with. That's part of the joke.

[@NeroLeMorte]

Got em

[@joneschad2810]

They got away with it cuz it was and still is hilarious. Im in tears from the clips, going to watch the full episode now.

[@stevemc01]

Gonna be honest, that Twitter hot take was the exact opposite of the reality: South Park made it cool to ACTUALLY CARE. They bring up big issues and paint it in stand-alone offensive imagery that overall encompasses a critical plot point relating to society. It's the cleverest social commentary show in TV history.

[@_-Lx-_]

Yep, as Bloons deconstructed how wrong that claim was in his video a few months ago. South Park is not a fence sitting apathetic show often at all, they have only ever done such a few times from my knowledge like the really bad episode where Big Gay Al said people were within their right to fire him from bias against him if chosen.(Yeah, that episode sucked frankly) The vast majority of the time they have a pretty passionate stance from one side or another, they mock all sides but they care deeply about most things they say. They don't sit in limbo apathetic. They usually care far more about the things they talk about more than the vast majority of media that covers those spesific topics. I can't name any other show that cares as freaquntly about the matters it adresses as South Park.

[@stevemc01]

@@_-Lx-_ I can actually name a few shows that DO make it cool to not care. …and yeah. South Park ain’t it at all… (And plain stupid ones like that one with domestic Hitler)

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

50

[@gapple1733]

I've never watched South Park, so I don't know why the algorithm blessed me with your channel, but I'm going to subscribe, and I'm off to go binge South Park.

[@ivanbluecool]

Meanwhile boondocks is praised for having an episode that never says it once. Love these shows

[@newusernamehere4772]

Wait did that really happen? Was it a silent episode? Dubois spinoff? What season? I'm googling this because i either dont know or completely forgot

[@newusernamehere4772]

I can't find any evidence on this lol

[@mrjoe9305]

@@newusernamehere4772in the boondocks if they don’t say the n word it’s not the boondocks

[@ejs7861]

a pimp named slickback..... B..... Ninjas.... slickback and kid used that word 😂😂😂 dont spreas fake news... "its a ninjas on purples suit"

[@ejs7861]

​@@newusernamehere4772"no ninjas, i am A PIMP name slickback" 😂😂😂

[@jono_jpg]

Amazing work, as always.

[@neah2k11]

As with everything context is important. The word itself isn't offensive but the context is. Richards used the word to angrily lash out making it hurtful. The episode used it as part of a commentary on society so it isn't seen as offensive. I think we should all practice discernment in situations like this. Take personal feelings out and decide if someone is willfully looking to hurt with their words or actions. Only then can we decide if something is offensive.

[@lynniewood]

Its also important to listen to what the people in the effected community actually say about the situation, not just your own feelings about it. Too many people get outraged on behalf of other people when they really don't know what they're talking about and the people effected don't actually care.

[@lalolanda3996]

that's something I never understood about American culture. even more considering that American culture brags so much about freedom of speech and so. I don't get why you can't say the word "nigger" without aiming it to anyone. I.e.: "calling someone a nigger is very disrespectful" instead of "calling someone a n-word etc"

[@neovongola8015]

As someone who developed English as his third language the concept of being able to call a white person white one, yet unable to describe a black dude as black was wild. I’ve been in any heated arguments with, and you guessed it, white women about it. In my home country you’ll be referred to as whatever you most common trait is, most of the time if you’ve never developed a nickname. A new student who came from Cuba quickly became our black guy, until we came up with ninja as his nickname…because he would hide in the shadows, get it? Furthermore, I can freely use whichever words I want in Spanish and German, yet if I ever use the one word in English I suddenly become inherently evil, which I find outlandish

[@ilmaurizetazetaerre]

I appreciate how you managed to spoil the bare minimum of the episode to make the argument

[@chicagocolson]

Bloom having a hard time with "Frustrations" got that subscribe hit. lmfao.

[@tonsoffun49]

The frustrations part had me dying. Real life moment for us all.

[@staticplays1871]

As a black person I find this hilarious. Its really about context.

[@KaneLivesInDeath]

This is one of the most informative and funny videos you've made, along with the 200/201 and the Ultimate Iceberg videos. I love how fans of the show go into each episode's meaning.

[@peter-r3o3v]

this was a great episode. It showed the ridiculous nature and behavior of both sides of the argument

[@billcipher119]

Still one of my favorite episodes of South park I don't think people should be mad about a episode that happened years ago if is trying to be funny

[@Indivus]

I think there's a double criticism in this episode, both on the hurt the word itself brings when used as an insult, and a more obvious criticism on the absurd consequences one can face for uttering it once.

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

Anybody can say it any time they want. Of course there are consequences to it, there are consequences to telling a far right Christian republican that you are transgender, usually negative ones at that. If a community at large is willing to chastise you for your choice of words, you can either learn more about why or stay in the same lane you were in when you said it. And I ain’t perfect, I was a super edgy teen in a conservative and racist town (seriously my high school has made national headlines for it) but to not grow and change would have alienated me and made me a more closed-minded person. I don’t think anyone would seriously try to ruin my life knowing I was able to change for no other reason than respect and self-improvement.

[@CollinMcLean]

Did Randy actually face any consequence? For the most part people just kept reminding him that he said the N-word on tv and he hated being reminded of the moment at which point he and a bunch of other weirdos decided to petition congress to make it illegal to be reminded of it. It felt more like a commentary on pandering and false advocacy. Randy tried to do a ton of stuff for black people but he did it to rehabilitate his image rather than because he felt of genuine regret for what he said. He cared more about his image.

[@elLooto]

@@CollinMcLean Yes he did. Its called "Ostracism." This social punishment very powerful, which is why it is the intended outcome of cancel culture. It has even been used judicially as a punishment for crimes.

[@Panikdemet]

It can be argued that the second criticism is the fragility of white people when their privilege is challenged.

[@Chris-rg6nm]

Well no context matters too, he was answering it for "people that annoy you".

[@ryanslaier7161]

I still adore the resolution for Tolkien and Stan. That sometimes the answer is "you wont understand". And that's fine. It isnt about relating. It's about listening

[@theWebWizrd]

I think that notion and takeaway is actually both wrong and dangerous. Firstly - doesn't this video present how the major plot line in this South Park episode, and what made it get so much positive attention, is about Randy's experience getting called a slur and how it mirrors black people? If the story of the episode and the satire comes from Randy suddenly getting to feel how black people feel, the moral can't be that it is impossible to understand or relate. In fact, the episode tries to accomplish the opposite - to make people relate. That is what those interviews liked about it. Moreover, we can't accept that some people can have an opinion on something and some can't, especially based on physical characteristics. That is just the same thinking as why women (and black people) didn't got to vote - that they didn't have any experience and thus no insight into politics or ruling a nation, so their input was worthless. Both lines of thinking complete nonsense, except that it makes sense to approach someone else with humility.

[@_-Lx-_]

Agreed, Also, I see you're using the correct spelling of his name that it has always been typed as, LOL. That was another great episode/scene of a similar concept. And a hysterical retcon.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Its about trying not to fake empathy or pity, that is condescending and pisses people off

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@theWebWizrd I mean, giving women the right to vote was a pretty bad idea, we can see that now. And I do think its okay to say that I, being white, dont know how it feels for a black person to be called the hard R word and so I should probably stfu about it. That doesnt mean I cant have an opinion. Just that I shouldnt shout it from the rooftops and if the topic comes up let other people speak first and then maybe say something if they ask me. Thats just being polite. Just like, if something comes up about lets say, bullying in school, or autism, I feel like other people should be polite and let the autistic people that got bullied in school talk first and then maybe give their normie opinions if they are asked. And yes the point was to make people relate. Randy at the end of the episode understands how black people feel when someone uses that word because he has experienced it. But Stan hasnt experienced that. So he doesnt get it.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@_-Lx-_ What are you talking about? He was always called Tolkien. Did you really think his name was Token? People like you are part of the problem.

[@ThatBoyyLeroy]

Just want to say this video was very entertaining from start to jump and you gained a new subscriber fam🖤 love the format you’re doing and keep up the great work!!

[@androgynousmaggot9389]

3:00 short answer: context! You can not make a point you're trying to make without using THE point! As another example, if you want to depict some racist villain, he can not be a polite person! He has to use slurs and do "villainous" stuff!

[@mickeygreens9969]

Season 11 is such a GOAT season. Imaginationland, Licecapades, Cartman Sucks, Night of the Living Homeless...just hit after hit.

[@joshuaW5621]

It might be my favourite season.

[@Adog00]

Ah yes, With Apologies to Jesse Jackson😂 loved the side plot of Cartman making fun of the little dude.. main plot is great too😂

[@lowpolyduck]

Bro just pulled a Matt and Trey and got away with saying "These people"

[@morgen3369]

To me the message of the cartman bit at the end was that no matter how you try to change and make people understand how your action can hurt them, some people just will forever be assholes, won't give shit about whatever you do or feel and keep doing it.