15 Important Life Lessons We Learned From South Park
13. Intolerance Is Ugly
It doesnt matter whether its intolerance of race, age, gender or sexuality - its all ugly. Its a popular subject for South Park to show the town divided over such issues, such as in the episode Chef Goes Nanners. In response to the towns incidentally racist but traditional flag which depicts a black stickman being lynched by white stickmen, beloved resident Chef begins a retaliation campaign. He spearheads it so ferociously that he rejects all aspects of South Parks culture and reverts to his African roots. The accidental intolerance of the citizens causes Chef to react intolerantly back to them as they fight over respect of traditions regardless of the issue. Granted, theyre the KKK and may deserve such demonisation, but its the boys who prove that true equality is blind to differences. The town flag is resolved by giving the lynched black stickman a living friend down below. Because tradition.
Recently graduated from University of Hertfordshire with a Film & Television Production degree. Usually found watching films, listening to music, writing for whatculture and writing reviews for awardscircuit.com and my blog.
