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12-29-2005, 10:32 PM
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South Park episode pulled after complaints
Seems that this is a rare thing for Comedy Central to do.
Story from E! (Warning: some possible NSFW text in there)
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Did Comedy Central grant the Catholic League its Christmas wish?
Following the Dec. 7 season finale of South Park, titled "Bloody Mary," the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights slammed the network for its irreverent portrayal of church icons and sought to block the episode from being rebroadcast.
It appears the group may have met with success. A repeat of the finale was scheduled to air Wednesday night, but was pulled from the Comedy Central lineup without explanation.
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Comedy Central did not respond to a request for comment on why "Bloody Mary" was yanked from the schedule.
Screencaps of the episode were no longer available on Comedy Central's press site or on comedycentral.com's South Park section.
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Has this ever happened before? Like South Park actually getting an episode pulled?
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12-29-2005, 10:35 PM
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Just one more thing
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Yeah, that's weird. Of course, it will only make the episode more popular! I know I need to see it now 
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12-29-2005, 10:38 PM
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wasn't it on last night
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12-29-2005, 10:41 PM
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It was pretty bad, well if you are very religous. I'm not that often offended, but I could see how some people would be.
I still am one who thinks if you don't like it turn it off. Don't tell others what they can/can't watch.
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12-29-2005, 10:46 PM
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I turned it off...the turning point for me was the bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary...she was bleeding from her...well, um...rear end...
that was over the line for me...
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12-29-2005, 10:47 PM
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Patient: "Doctor, it hurts when I do that"
Doctor: "Well, don't do that, then"
If you find the show offensive, don't watch it.
Southpark is a show that people KNOW is offensive to begin with. Why should anyone be shocked?
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12-29-2005, 10:47 PM
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oh, that episode. The one where Stan's Dad goes to AA.
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12-29-2005, 11:13 PM
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That was a great episode. I wasn't offended even a little. Stan's dad saying he needed a miracle cure to get over the "disease" alcoholism was great.
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12-29-2005, 11:28 PM
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It was a great episode.
The animal christmas episode always grosses (sp?) me out a lot more.
-John
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12-30-2005, 12:16 AM
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Sounds like I need to head over to BitTorrent...
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12-30-2005, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by timr_42
It was pretty bad, well if you are very religous.
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You mean Catholic. Many religious people aren't Catholic. (I guess they rack disciprine.)
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12-30-2005, 12:54 AM
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I'm not an avid watcher, although I do like to catch an episode once in a while (and the movie - top 5 of all time  ), so I missed this episode.
Now, I wan to watch it more than ever!
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12-30-2005, 03:09 AM
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I can't explain
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have not watched South Park in a long while
but please - they started Christams episodes with Santa battling terrorists and then Jesus with Brian Boytono saving the day. Where could it go from there 
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12-30-2005, 03:13 AM
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All the more reason to watch South Park. 
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12-30-2005, 05:19 AM
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Meh.
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South Park hasn't been my cup of tea since the second season. This sounds offensive and nasty, but if you want to watch, knock yourself out.
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12-30-2005, 05:25 AM
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That episode ROCKED. They made fun of the tards who see Mary in their trees, clouds, and toilets.
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12-30-2005, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnJr
The animal christmas episode always grosses (sp?) me out a lot more.
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I love 'A Woodland Critter Christmas'. That has to be one of my all-time favorites. The mountain lion cubs montage about learning how to perform abortions has me in tears every time I see it. I've got to look at the listings to see if it's going to be on again soon.
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12-30-2005, 06:14 AM
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Glad I already TTG'ed it
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12-30-2005, 06:38 AM
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Meh.
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originally posted by Jesda
That episode ROCKED. They made fun of the tards who see Mary in their trees, clouds, and toilets.
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I fully encourage making fun of religious fanatics, I'm just not a fan of South Park's scorched earth way of doing so anymore.
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12-30-2005, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Satchel
I turned it off...the turning point for me was the bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary...she was bleeding from her...well, um...rear end...
that was over the line for me...
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Same here
 for South park on this ep
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12-30-2005, 06:41 AM
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Oh, why would Comedy Central do that? People who are offended by South Park don't WATCH South Park.
Clearly they racka disaprin.
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12-30-2005, 06:48 AM
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People who are offended by South Park don't WATCH South Park.
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Yep. I personally find the show offensive and distasteful, so I don't watch it. I wouldn't want to have Comedy Central pull it based on the fact that *I* don't like it.
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12-30-2005, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by heyitscory
Clearly they racka disaprin.
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Coffee spewing moment - thanks.
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12-30-2005, 07:05 AM
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I love the way people watch a show because it's always offensive and distatasteful but then get all upset over something they find offensive and distasteful.
Friggin' Americans.
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12-30-2005, 07:13 AM
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You mean Catholic. Many religious people aren't Catholic. (I guess they rack disciprine.)
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One billion Catholics out of the 2.1 billion that call themselves Christian and 6 billion people (give or take) in total worldwide, why that's not many at all!
Wikipedia entry on Catholics
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12-30-2005, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dswallow
I love the way people watch a show because it's always offensive and distatasteful but then get all upset over something they find offensive and distasteful.
Friggin' Americans.
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there has to be a line and "I" think this was over it. 
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12-30-2005, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by knownzero
One billion Catholics out of the 2.1 billion that call themselves Christian and 6 billion people (give or take) in total worldwide, why that's not many at all!
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He didn't say that there aren't many catholics. He said that many people aren't catholic. And he's correct. The numbers you quote only help prove his point.
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12-30-2005, 07:35 AM
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well that's pretty stupid. They make fun of jews all the time and I don't see any episodes being pulled.
I think they shouldn't have bowed to pressure here.
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12-30-2005, 07:43 AM
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well that's pretty stupid. They make fun of jews all the time and I don't see any episodes being pulled.
I think they shouldn't have bowed to pressure here.
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but they never had a jewish religious icon bleeding out his or her rear end
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12-30-2005, 07:46 AM
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there has to be a line and "I" think this was over it. |
So why is your line better than the line drawn by others?
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