Why the NBA Apologized to China over Daryl Morey's Tweet About Hong Kong

Re:Why the NBA Apologized to China over Daryl Morey's Tweet ... by master-litty on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @04:58AM (#21190142)

I've paused to really think about this -- I think you may be taking the show very literally when it's not meant to be taken that seriously.

It does often have that surface-level message: Good people will always prevail, evil is a necessary part of the status quo, etc. But that's always part of the joke.

I don't think anyone leaves South Park episodes thinking "wow that is so true" and having introspective thoughts about our country. It's more like "what the fuck did I just watch" and "that's about right," dismissive of the average American lifestyle or unhappy with the problems we often face.

I'll keep that in mind though. Interesting perspective.

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Re:Why the NBA Apologized to China over Daryl Morey's Tweet ... by dagw on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @05:35AM (#21190320)

But that's always part of the joke.

Sure on one hand that's the joke, but I feel they never really subvert or question that joke (again with the caveat I really haven't seen much from the last ~10 seasons or so). As long as our heroes stay true to their Real American Values nothing bad can ever happen to them. Now I could be wrong, but the way that that message permeates everything the creators make feels genuine.

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