South Park Gone Too Far South

[Marginal]

It's amazing to me that CC will pull an episode that shows Muhammed basically doing nothing, but are happy to show Jesus defecating on a flag. What kind of principles lead them to believe this was the right thing to do?

The exact same principles that Cartman displayed though the two episodes.

 

[Shizen Shigoku]

Profanity is wrong.
Censorship is worse.

I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death . . .

 

[FearlessFreep]

Censorship only applies to the government prohibiting the people frm saying certain things

CC's right to air or not air what they choose to, or not to, is their protected free-speech right as much as Parker and Stone have the right to create cartoons that say what they want to say.

Just as our own Bob Hubbard has a free-speech right not to have these forums used as advertising for any Crackpot-McDojo-Soke-Ninja-Master who wants to sell his top secret fighting techniques, Comedy Central has a free-speech right not to show South Park if they don't want to.

Make no mistake, South Park is an enterprise, like Comedy Central. This is not about two little guys trying to stand up to the big bad corporation that wants to censor their free-speech rights. This is simply about two private enterprises, both of whom enjoy free-speech rights, in a conflict because one of the wants to sell their stuff and the other one doesn't want to be the one showing the stuff to sell. When it gets down to it, it's just a contract dispute over what sort of obligation and/or editorial control Comedy Central has over South Park episodes