While some of the programming discussed may now or in the future be available affiliates distribution services, the companies and persons discussed and depicted, and the authors and publishers of licensed content, are not necessarily associated with and do not necessarily endorse DIRECTV. The content featured on is editorial content brought to you by DIRECTV. His public argument, however, is that he’s a conscientious objector over the fear that vaccines will make him “artistic”. “ South Park“‘s milestone 300th episode lampoons the anti-vaccine movement when Cartman refuses to get a vaccine required by the school because he’s scared of needles. While it definitely tackles systemic racism within communities, it also satirizes those who want to be progressive and compassionate only when it suits them, as the South Park residents disavow the police one minute, the next they want the police to corral the homeless population into the shabbiest part of town. This episode takes a hard look at police brutality and the ensuing protests…and it came out in 2015. “World of Warcraft” got the “ South Park” treatment in Season 10 in Season 17, the show set its sights on “ Game of Thrones.” This trilogy of episodes, titled “ Black Friday,” “ A Song of Ass and Fire,” and “ Titties and Dragons,” centers around the boys’ role-playing in a “ Game of Thrones“-esque game while anticipating how best to capitalize on Black Friday sales. “ World War Zimmerman,” Season 17, Episode 3 In it, Stan is forced to join Facebook, hates it, and tries to delete his account, only to become sucked into a virtual Facebook world where he meets his online persona, which is a monstrous version of himself. This Facebook-skewering episode came out 10 years ago and is still incredibly relevant today.

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A side plot is that a bunch of the men in town give themselves testicular cancer in order to get a medical marijuana card. This episode targets both the backlash over legalizing marijuana and restrictions of fast-food restaurants when South Park’s KFC restaurant is turned into a marijuana dispensary. “ Medicinal Fried Chicken,” Season 14, Episode 3 This episode also did a great send-up of “ Dog the Bounty Hunter.”

Satirizing inappropriate teacher-student relationships is a tricky needle to thread, but “ South Park” did it well, particularly in skewering the idea that people aren’t as outraged if the teacher is an attractive woman and the student is male.

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