South Park Creators Temporarily Rename Show to South America to Satirize Donald Trump
2 sources across 2 countries · Argentina · Hong Kong
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- elDiarioAR
- South China Morning Post
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, have announced that the show will be renamed South America, at least temporarily. The announcement was made on X ahead of the premiere of the 29th season on September 16. The creators stated that they were inspired by the patriotism of Apple and Google to make the change. This move serves as a jab at President Donald Trump and his efforts to rename various geographical locations. Specifically, the satire follows Trump's executive order to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America within the United States, a change that occurred during trade tensions with Canada. Trump also recently posted a map of New Mexico labeled as New America and previously sought to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The creators also targeted Apple and Google for adopting these name changes in their respective maps apps. This latest stunt follows a recent Emmy win for the show, which the creators celebrated by posting an image of an animated Trump holding the award with the caption, "Por fin conseguiste tu Emmy."
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- Framed the event as the show laughing at Trump and continuing a history of portraying him as a villainous figure.
- Centre-right
- Framed the event as the creators adopting Trump's own ideas in an insolent manner to mock his penchant for renaming things.
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