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The makers of South Park were threatened by an extremist Muslim website, warning South Park creators Trey Parker (right) and Matt Stone (left) that “they will probably wind up” assassinated like Dutch documentary filmmaker Theo van Gogh for producing an episode (Season 14 Episode 6 #201) of their animated series that, in part, lampooned the fear of the media to depict the Prophet Muhammad.

Kyle Broflovski gives a monologue, though only a continuous audio bleep was heard during the episode’s broadcast. Muhammad is visually obscured by a black box. Comedy Central was responsible for both instances of censorship, drawing criticism from audiences who felt the network did so in response to Muslim extremists’ threats.

Well here’s the answer from the folks who create The Simpsons: “South Park, we’d stand by you if we weren’t so scared.

Cartoons are Awesome.

~ by Fionnlagh on May 13, 2010.

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