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November 2nd 2006 14:04

Hell on Earth 2006

TV naturalist Mark Amey, 44, who worked alongside Irwin, backed the sentiments, saying, "My message to people is don't watch the show. It's distasteful s**t. Let's hope none of Steve's fans who keep poisonous animals happen to find the addresses of those behind the show and leave them a nice surprise."

For those who have been living under a rock for the last little while, this of course refers to the latest south park episode aired in the US titled “Hell on Earth 2006”. In said South Park episode Satan holds a huge Halloween party on earth. Also in said episode, the late Steve Irwin makes an appearance… with the stingray still attached to his chest.

Distasteful! Foul! Disrespectful! Or is it?

For those who have watched the (as the media have named it) “Steve Irwin” south park episode, you would know that the cartoon depiction of Steve Irwin was only on screen for a maximum of 30 seconds, and even that is stretching the time friendship. And as far as South Park goes, what was said was actually tasteful and tame.

So why all the controversy? Because the media gets attention from it. But not only that, so does the creators of South Park themselves. That’s right … by causing such controversy, Mark Stone and Trey Parker are getting there point across even clearer then before. Because people who wouldn’t have known about the episode previously have now read about the controversy everywhere before.

But where does this get us? Should we smash our television sets every time something we don’t like and don’t understand comes along (see Cartoon Wars Part 1 episode)? What does this achieve? Absolutely nothing. Freedom of speech just becomes non-existent.

In the wise words of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, “Either everything is free to write about, or nothing is”

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Comment by Kristen

November 2nd 2006 14:14

Silly American

As sick and sad as Steve Irwin's death was, the creators of South Park have a point. You know, I wish people were that passionate about more pressing matters, like the war. People need to stop getting their panties in a bunch over every little thing and wake up to our harsher realities.

Comment by Ahmed

November 2nd 2006 14:28

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I don't mind at all, especially with Steve Irwin, he was the kind of bloke who disliked formalities, if anything he'd see it as a nice little joke, not some sort of terrible distasteful thing, probably would appreciateit even more as a memory of him than anything else.

Comment by Purge Your Mind

November 2nd 2006 23:35

Purge Your Mind

I'm glad I'm not getting flaming for this post, Means there are also some intelligent people out there who understand just because the media gets upset over one thing, they don't have to as well.

As for distasteful in terms of steve irwin, the day he died - not two months later - the DAY he died, I recieved two SMS's containing rather crude jokes about steve. Distasteful (No I didn't tell anyone for a good week or so plus for fear of lynching) however quite funny and clever.

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