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[+] -13 points 1 year ago (25 children)
  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (24 children)

    the president is a reality TV star.

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  • [+] -16 points 1 year ago (23 children)

    South Park has a LONG history of failing at political satire.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    not sure what that has to do with my point, which is "politics became pop culture".

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    Define how politics has become pop culture. Don't just reference Turnip. Define what is now popular and politics, without saying Trump.

    You will then have your answer on how this shitshow started, and I'd wager South Park contributed to it.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Easy, social media. Social Media has turned politics into pop culture.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    Saying social media doesn't describe how.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Social media has replaced newspapers and broadcasts. Politicians relied on those to get their message out. In the newspapers and tv shows they'd be presented to the audience with other political topics to people specifically looking to be informed. On social media they are competing with the costco guys and podcasters for likes, they need to game an algorithm, and an effective way of doing that pop culture bullshit.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    and... you get your political opinions from ... social media?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    20% and growing

    And you say that as though social media has not directly lead to the overthrowing of multiple governments around the world.

    They literally held elections on discord in Nepal after Gen Z toppled the government.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    and how's it being used in the US? How does social media make politics pop culture?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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    Mr garrison went from rando character to proto gay/trans avatar to trump avatar to just pretty much nothing.

    The show has flubbed this shit plenty…

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I love that you downvoted me just for asking. Lol

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Combined with their lack of media literacy, you're right on the money to explain these failures downvoting me.

    I don't even dislike the show. I can just recognize they suck at satire.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    "butbutbut saying 'Trump is fucking Satan' is taking chances!"

    • all the media illiterate goons in this thread

    I don't mind too much if the show keeps making dumb jokes, since it's not like they've ever made many poignant statements, but the dickriding is seriously crazy.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I'm surprised more folk didn't grow out of it. It was funny for 2 years, but then pretty meh.

    Yet it has this weird cult-like following.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Sometimes their parody is pretty funny and on-point. Like their longer "episodes" during COVID were actually pretty good. Though the insistence on parodying current events/politicians and attempting satire with the laziest parody as the vehicle? Yeahhh that gets old fast.

    It doesn't even age well because the farcical parodies seldom stand the test of time. Like Al Gore is just some dork that says, "super cereal" and has a lisp for those that don't know him. Their trans jokes are always terrible and are almost as bad as modern conservative media. Like the episode with Strong Woman's ex becoming trans just to start shit would've just been conservative bigoted drivel without the jealous ex twist, and still kinda' is with how nearly none of the institutions supporting it get any blowback or consequence.

    So many jokes are just... the dumbest social commentary, and unless such things are refined into proper satire, they always either fall flat or age horribly.

    Like I always like to say, this is a show that started with aliens putting a satellite in Cartman's ass and always killing Kenny. It's weird they even try for more persistent social commentary.

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