XPost: rec.arts.tv
From: Obveeus@aol.com
"Barry Margolin" wrote:
> "Obveeus" wrote:
>> The show has a few million viewers out of the hundreds of millions of
>> people
>> in the USA. it is not representative of US culture.
>
> If that's how you judge it, then hardly any individual piece of art
> would be considered representative.
Well, for the most part I don't think an 'individual piece of art' does
represent American culture.
>The closest would be the Super
> Bowl, or in the case of regular TV, American Idol. Is that American
> culture?
We could always look at the converse situation. What number of people in
America would actively complain if forced to watch a show? I think the
numbe rof complainers would be quite a bit higher for South Park than for
the Super Bowl. In fact, I think the number of complainers would be higher
for South Park than for almost any other show on TV. No, it is not fair to
say that South Park is representative of American Culture.
> Shows like
> South Park and The Daily Show demonstrate how our society allows for,
> and even encourages, open dialogue.
Agreed.
> It's the old "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend
> to the death your right to say it" philosophy. Many people who don't
> actually enjoy watching South Park may still feel that it embodies the
> freedoms we enjoy, and is a good representation of what American culture
> is about.
I agree, but I still feel that asking others (random secretaries and
accountants working at Comedy Central) to die for that 'freedom' is
rediculous. The network is still a business and its duties are to its
employers, stockholder, and even viewers...not to the 'greater good of dying
rather than giving in to 'animals''.
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