Van Gogh was slain in Amsterdam in 2004 after making a film that discussed the abuse of Muslim women in some Islamic societies. Revolution Muslim, a group based in New York, wrote on its Web site that the “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker “will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh” for an episode shown last week in which a character said to be the Prophet Muhammad was seen wearing a bear costume. But judging from last week’s 200th episode controversy, I knew it would be radioactive.Īn episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night on Comedy Central with audio bleeps and image blocks reading “CENSORED” after a Muslim group warned the show’s creators that they could face violence for depicting that holy Islamic prophet. Episode 201 was scheduled to air again Thursday night, but Comedy Central subbed in the episode from April 8. I haven’t watched the latest episode of South Park yet, and evidently I won’t be able to either until it appears on DVD or Comedy Central relents and allows the episode to rerun. “It wasn’t some meta-joke on our part,” producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone said. It came during about 35 seconds of dialogue between the cartoon characters of Kyle, Jesus Christ and Santa Claus that was bleeped out. Producers of “South Park” said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The decision to censor an episode lampooning the fear and hysteria surrounding depictions of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, sets a very bad precedent. Comedy Central, the network that broadcasts “South Park,” decided this week it would be better to submit. He also is known to be the most sensible and intelligent of the four and even though he sometimes puts his own emotions before common sense, he usually manages to find logical solutions to problems - solutions which are often ignored in favor of something ridiculous.In the face of threats and intimidation from religious zealots, do you submit or do you speak up? Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park,” speak up - often hilariously and crudely. He shows genuine empathy, though Kyle can also be mean and sometimes neurotic. He will only change his mind when he realizes he is on the same side as Cartman.ĭespite his short temper, Kyle has a wide imagination and is easily the most compassionate of the boys. However, Kyle has been known to abandon his beliefs if there is a lot in it for him and self-justifies himself despite knowing how wrong he is. Cartman is more than happy to poke fun at Kyle, which has landed him in trouble many times. For the most part, Kyle bases his decisions on both his emotions and beliefs therefore, he is easily coaxed into fights or manipulated by his feelings. Kyle has extremely strong beliefs, and when forced to question them he becomes very upset and has somewhat of a short temper, especially when it comes to Cartman. Kyle seems to have a strong fraternal instinct, and will always protect his brother, Ike, despite his initial displeasure after learning that Ike was his adopted brother. Kyle's personality is extremely similar to Stan's in some aspects - he had firm morals and generally was the "good boy" of the group, often being the one to deliver the "I learned something today" speech at the end of the episodes. He is rarely shown without his cap, but without it he has a bright red-to-auburn Jewfro, a hairstyle he seems to resent. Kyle wears a bright green ushanka, a bright orange jacket with black-edged pockets with a bright green collar,dark green pants and lime-green mittens or gloves. Please visit his article on the South Park Archives for more information. He's generally the "good boy" of the group, often being the one to deliver the moral lesson. Kyle Broflovski is one of the central characters of South Park.
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