"It has been nearly 30 years since the very first episode of premiered on American television, and much has changed in that time. We've had technological advances and new fashion trends. Our politics became unrecognizable. So I'm fairly certain that if I were to time travel back to 1997 and mention the words TikTok and Labubu, as well as a chyron reading "TRUMP CONFIRMED FATHER OF SATAN BUTT BABY," to twentysomething creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, I might make their heads explode."
"While five different men have served as president of the United States over the course of the show's lengthy run, they've all been the target of its often obscene satire at one point or another. Still, it's our current leader who has come in for the most extreme and surprising depiction. In the latest episode of South Park's 27 th season that aired Wednesday night, the Comedy Central show continued its headline-grabbing attacks on Donald Trump and the ecosystem that feeds him."
It has been nearly 30 years since South Park premiered, and technology, fashion, and politics have radically changed. The show continues to target presidents with obscene satire, most extremely depicting the current leader in a sexual relationship with Satan. The 27th season's fourth episode, "Wok Is Dead," amplifies attacks on Donald Trump and the media ecosystem that supports him while mocking Fox News with a repeated juvenile joke. A subplot centers on a viral craze for Labubus collectible gremlins at South Park Elementary and confuses the new school counselor, Jesus Christ. The episode moves quickly between shock, parody, and topical references.
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