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   "Taylor"  wrote in message   
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   > 'South Park' creators have outraged fans of the late Steve Irwin by   
   > poking fun at his death.   
   >   
   > People News   
   >   
   > Steve Irwin: South Park outrage   
   > Oct 27, 2006, 11:20 GMT   
   >   
   > The latest episode of the satiric sketch, entitled 'Hell On Earth   
   > 2006', shows the 'Crocodile Hunter' attending a fancy dress party in   
   > Hell - along with the late Princess Diana and Hitler - with a stingray   
   > poking out of his bleeding chest. Irwin is then kicked out of the party   
   > by the Devil because he isn't in fancy dress.   
   >   
   > The scenes have sparked outrage among fans and media regulators because   
   > they appear to ridicule the wildlife expert's shocking death in   
   > September, when a stingray's barb pierced his chest while he was   
   > snorkelling near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.   
   >   
   > British broadcasting watchdog Mediawatch branded the episode "grossly   
   > insensitive".   
   >   
   > Mediawatch director, John Beyer, said: "This is bad taste. Steve   
   > Irwin's family is still grieving. To lampoon somebody's death like this   
   > is unacceptable."   
   >   
   > 'South Park' makers Comedy Central have defended the controversial   
   > episode, saying it is no different from their usual work.   
   >   
   > A spokesman said: "It has offended people in the past and probably will   
   > again. Regular watchers would not be shocked."   
   >   
      
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