James Newton wrote:
> It sort of amazes me that people can object to the revolting parts of 
> South
> Park and not object to the war and killing our country participates in, 
> the
> humanitarian disasters our country ignores, and the starving families on 
> the
> street in our neighborhoods.

>From what I've seen, 95% of the emphasis is not on the things you mention, 
but on the gross out factor. SP's spots definitely support that assertion.

> Yes, South Park is revolting. So is the world.

We agree on the first part. :) But I prefer idealism to cynicism.

> Americans seem to think it is less so because we, generally, have it so
> good.

Maybe Americans have it so good, because of their positive thinking? When 
one thinks that people are sh*t, one tends to treat them that way.

[...]
> let their teenage kids watch South Park or The Daily Show where they learn
> about the real world through comedy.

I watch The Daily Show. And the show after The Daily Show. :) While I find 
certain things objectionable, I think that the shows have more news density 
than CNN. But in South Park, "the real world" is completely obscured by the 
feces.

Vitaliy 

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