> I don't understand how people are able to put so much emotional energy into their views on South Park. I think you might be overestimating the amount of ener

> I don't understand how people are able to put so much emotional energy into their views on South Park. I think you might be overestimating the amount of energy that is put into having an opinion on the Internet. We're not exactly sending hand-written letters via pigeon. It takes seconds-to-minutes to state a view. > If you are truly worried about peoples views being strongly influenced by the content of South Park, then your opinion of peoples intelligence is far less than mine. It's for entertainment, and the viewer ship knows this. Putting consumerist entertainment on a pedestal is unjustified. What one thinks is entertaining is a reflection of their views on society. Being for entertainment does not strip a commodity of its social context.