5 ms·

Ditto South Park. By telling people they cannot watch South Park, they have guaranteed everyone will want to watch that episode. That's the lesson Dolores Umbr

Ditto South Park. By telling people they cannot watch South Park, they have guaranteed everyone will want to watch that episode. That's the lesson Dolores Umbridge inadvertently taught us in Harry Potter # 5.

celticmusic 7y ago
There was recently a brouhaha over a cosplayer being accused of blackface for cosplaying a league of legends character named Pyke. This cosplayer was a finalist and the competition in question removed her over it. When I first encountered it this morning my thought was that she ultimately wins because she's getting exposure that she never would have gotten before, and most people aren't ridiculous.
- esrauch 7y ago
  That... doesn't really seem the same.
- kaybe 7y ago
  So what would be the PC way to cosplay a specific dark-skinned character when you are really light-skinned?
  - celticmusic 7y ago
    There is no PC way, that's the problem. People just need to get over themselves.
  - apacheCamel 7y ago
    Be a light-skinned Pyke. The costume IMO is the most important part. If you have the look, you don't need to put on black-face to have a killer cosplay.
    - celticmusic 7y ago
      that's not Pyke.
  - citizenkeen 7y ago
    Black people seem to be able to dress up as white characters without using white face just fine.
winslow 7y ago
Yup we watched the episode last night. I hadn't watched South Park since college. It was a great episode. It's free to watch here: https://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s23e02-band-in-china https://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s23e02-band-in-china
- pdpi 7y ago
  I feel like an idiot. It only just occurred to me that the episode's name is "ban(ne)d in China".
  - DataGata 7y ago
    I honestly thought the entire Metal Band B-Plot was just to get that pun into the name.
Reedx 7y ago
South Park Studios and Comedy Central are having a great week. I'd be surprised if it wasn't one of the biggest episodes in South Park history. And certainly the most viewed episode in China, haha.
- strombofulous 7y ago
  Why do you believe people in China are watching this? Does south park usually have a lot of chinese viewers?
  - dirtyid 7y ago
    South Park was HUGE in China in 2000s, counterfeit plushies and merchandise everywhere.

celticmusic 7y ago

There was recently a brouhaha over a cosplayer being accused of blackface for cosplaying a league of legends character named Pyke. This cosplayer was a finalist and the competition in question removed her over it. When I first encountered it this morning my thought was that she ultimately wins because she's getting exposure that she never would have gotten before, and most people aren't ridiculous.

esrauch 7y ago
That... doesn't really seem the same.
kaybe 7y ago
So what would be the PC way to cosplay a specific dark-skinned character when you are really light-skinned?
- celticmusic 7y ago
  There is no PC way, that's the problem. People just need to get over themselves.
- apacheCamel 7y ago
  Be a light-skinned Pyke. The costume IMO is the most important part. If you have the look, you don't need to put on black-face to have a killer cosplay.
  - celticmusic 7y ago
    that's not Pyke.
- citizenkeen 7y ago
  Black people seem to be able to dress up as white characters without using white face just fine.

winslow 7y ago

Yup we watched the episode last night. I hadn't watched South Park since college. It was a great episode. It's free to watch here: https://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s23e02-band-in-china https://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s23e02-band-in-china

pdpi 7y ago
I feel like an idiot. It only just occurred to me that the episode's name is "ban(ne)d in China".
- DataGata 7y ago
  I honestly thought the entire Metal Band B-Plot was just to get that pun into the name.

Reedx 7y ago

South Park Studios and Comedy Central are having a great week. I'd be surprised if it wasn't one of the biggest episodes in South Park history. And certainly the most viewed episode in China, haha.

strombofulous 7y ago
Why do you believe people in China are watching this? Does south park usually have a lot of chinese viewers?
- dirtyid 7y ago
  South Park was HUGE in China in 2000s, counterfeit plushies and merchandise everywhere.