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April 23, 2010 | The Clarion Page 3 — News Islamic group opposes 'South Park' creators by John Climer Managing Editor Last week, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the co-creators of the popular animated series “South Park,” may have finally crossed a line they shouldn’t have crossed. During last week’s episode. Stone and Parker used images of several different prominent religious figures (Jesus, Buddha, The Muslim prophet Mohammed as depicted in iast weed’s South Parl episode Joseph Smith, etc.) as members of a band of superheroes that combine their powers to fight evil across the world. They may have taken it too far, however, when they included the Muslim prophet Mohammed in their show. Stone and Parker, abiding by censorship regulations, were not allowed to portray the prophet physically, so they circumnavigated this rule by first showing the prophet as a large, black bar that read “censored.” As the show progressed, the prophet was shown dressed in a bear costume and later being hauled around in a U-Haul tmck, so as to again prevent him from actually being shown. To most, representing prominent and powerful religious figures in this maimer would seem to be only somewhat offensive, while also humorous (after all, most religions contain some concept of turning the other cheek). However, a group known as Revolution Muslim didn’t find the shows portrayal of Mohammed fuimy at all. The group holds that according to Muslim tradition, it isn’t allowed to show a visual depiction of Mohammed. The group has also started an internet blog in which it promotes members of Islam offended by the television program to write their reactions to the show; the group went on to say that it in no way endorsed violence against anyone affihated with the show. Although this isn’t the first time South Park has stirred up controversy, it is most certainly the largest outcry it has received from one of the worlds largest religious movements and the repercussions from the controversy will be interesting to watch play out. 21 Many children begin drinking as early IS age 12 That's two years before tkey'vi tried geometry Research indicates that children are less likely to drink v/hen their parents are involved in their lives and v/hen they report feeling close to theirparents So next timeyou complao about how fast they're growing up, consider that it might be in your power to slew them down idvice on talking with your children The Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief: Travis Wireback |V|anaging Editor: Jolin Climer News Editor: Business Editor: Opinion Editor: Arts & Life Editor: Sports Editor: Open Open Travis Taylor Will Byers Open Copy Editor: Layout & Design: Photo Editor: Business I'lanager: Faculty Advisor: Open Travis Wireback Marc Newton Emily Clark John B. Padgett Karam Boeshaar Chris Novak Other staff Nabil Aasiya-Bey David Alexander Megan Street Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of the staff of The Clarion. Other opinions expressed on this page are those of respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the faculty, staff or administration of Brevard College. E] Letters Policy The Clarion welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters intended for publication must be signed. All correspondence should be mailed to: The Clarion, Brevard College, One Brevard College Drive, Brevard, NC 28712
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