Identity Issues In South Park

Summary:

The episode I chose to analyze for identity issues, which is an animated series known as South Park. That aims to offend as many people as possible humorously. This sitcom revolves around the same characters in the South park community, In this episode of South Park, it starts with a character named as Cartman going to the restroom, and discovering that the stalls were all occupied. Cartman then puts a bow on his head and, goes into the girls’ bathroom, then he becomes “transginger” to the girls of the school, and becomes an upset to the principal. The principal attempts to punish him although Cartman knows this can cause problems in the media for the school, so in response the school meets Cartman 's demands, and gives Cartman his

Randy felt inclined to hide his identity. Later in the scene Stan would be confused, and ask his dad about identifying as another gender, and Randy reveals to Stan his story about how he pretends to be a women, and how he feels free. At work Randy who is identifying as Lorde gets called into the office, and the boss expresses that other female workers are protesting against him utilizing the women 's restroom. In return the boss gives Randy his own transgender bathroom, that upsets Randy about his identity. Later in the episode Randys wife finds out he’s Lorde, and gives him a speech, motivating him to make music again, specifically about his emotions on identity issues. Opening the eyes of the South Park community, and especially his boss, who came to a conclusion of not establishing a transgender

The representation of the identity in this episode is cisgender meaning the normal non transgender people, although the school says “Saying normal is extremely offensive to people who aren’t in that group.” This statement is completely true, to society it would be degrading to one 's identity to be associated with this stigmatized identity.3 Transgender although being ridiculized as transginger. On the Cartman side of this issue he exploits the trans identity to get what he wants, a bathroom unoccupied for just him. Cartman threatens the school to get what he wants with the identity. While on Randy 's side of the identity he’s being forced to use another bathroom because of his coworkers feel resentful with him using the woman 's restroom because of his identity. This induces Randy to feel ashamed of his identity, and stigmatized. The explicit representation of identity is showing, that Transgenders are oppressed, and stigmatized.4 This leads to them be demoralized for transgender doesn 't have a place in societies norms. All this Identity confusion around Stan confuses him, and he goes to Randy for help. The representations of identity are absolutely non dominant, undoubtedly