The Portrayal Analysis Of The Show South Park

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The show South Park was first aired in August of 1997, and was similar to shows like Family Guy or The Simpsons in terms of pushing the limits of acceptable television to gain their audience. Since its creation the show is still infamous for its crude humor, vulgar language, and suggestive dialogue. Episode 2 of season 19 is the perfect example of the creators mixing satire and irony to give the audience a clear yet humorous view on immigration in America today. The episode I analyzed was Episode 2 of season 19, titled “Where my country gone?”. This episode deals with the values set by society and gives a satirical take all in the terms of immigration. The main focus of the episode is Mr. Garrison, the boys elementary school teacher who is …show more content…

This scene in the episode refers Donald Trump, who is supposed to be the Canadian president, and Trump’s idea to construct a wall between the United States and Mexico. From the viewers perspective, it seems like a ridiculous idea to build a wall just to keep people out of the country, even with such “harsh” conditions in Canada, but when you propose the idea in real life, it turns into a good one. More people are starting to support Trump’s idea of building a wall and the creators of South Park do a great job in satirizing it. To build a wall to keep out immigrants is a ridiculous idea and should not even be considered. It doesn’t seem like many people are thinking of the impact it will have on Mexico-U.S. …show more content…

Along with relationships, the episodes main focus was immigration in America. Normally, if you someone brings up immigration, most people automatically think of illegal or undocumented immigrants from Hispanic countries. Yet that’s what brings the humor to this episode, instead of Hispanics, it is Canadians who are seen as the undocumented immigrants. Most people regard immigrants as Hispanics from Mexico, but a few, due to current world issues today, classify immigrants as legal immigrants, Hispanics, refugee’s and other unsettled people. South Park takes societies issues in the world today and uses satire to create their episode. South Park mocks the immigration issue by replacing Hispanics with Canadians, and having Canada build a wall to keep immigrants out of their country, ordered by a character that looks and acts like Donald Trump. The amount of satire and irony that South Park highlighted is similar to what some Americans think about our neighbors in both the north and

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