Hegar@fedia.io 3 days ago
they're trying to make a socialist statement
They're not though. Their politics aren't socialist, or progressive, or anything.
Their comedy is about shock and being uncomfortable. Whether the topic for the week is political, social or interpersonal the show will have a take that is designed to shock and make people uncomfortable, because there's laughs in being uncomfortable.
Claiming southpark is socialist is like claiming your fever dream was more Dengist than Trotskyite. That's just not how it works.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Do you watch it? I definitely think sometimes they are making valid and salient points and sometimes those points touch on things at least adjacent to socialism.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
They do satire, i.e., “isn’t it weird that…” Or “isn’t society hypocritical for…”
Sometimes they aim at one thing, sometimes another. Sometimes warranted, sometimes not, imo…
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I feel like I very much doubt the showmakers would claim the title “socialist” in their worldview
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hence “adjacent”
ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
… do you think that everyone who made a criticism of capitalism is thrn socialist?
Because that’s what you wrote.
remon@ani.social 3 days ago
Not the person you’re replying to. There was the special about “navigating the American health care system”, that was very on point, but other than that, I can’t remember a lot “socialism” points across the show. Any examples?
athatet@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Okay but you do see how that is absolutely not making a socialist statement, yeah?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Do you see how you didn’t read?
athatet@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
No. I read it.