Kansas City Star SHARES Pantywaist Rebuke Against South Park

POSSIBLY . . . The worst takeaway from this promotional ruckus over political satire.

Once again the Kansas City Star FAILS to capitalize on a worthwhile opportunity to talk about the political discourse and takes the path of least resistance that would only appeal to progressive snobs who feel obligated to pick up the local rag . . .  

Here's the crux of their argument . . . A reminder that the creators of the show are funny . . . 

And now, gentle readers, here I regret I have to inform you about edgelords. “South Park” took off at the same time as user-generated internet content, and their general sensibilities mirror each other. The show is unafraid to make jokes at the expense of those outside the norm: It constantly ridicules people for their gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and even their disabilities.

That boundary-pushing is also common all over the internet, whose algorithms reward cruel behavior by pushing it into our timelines, where the social media masters hope we’ll spend more time furiously arguing with the trolls. That’s generally what it means to be an edgelord — someone who takes delight in making other people mad by being offensive. It’s a big part of Trump’s appeal to people who’ve grown up on the internet — and grown up watching “South Park.”

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