Simpsons support South Park in subtle manner
An American cartoon has come in support of South Park, over its involvement in the recent controversy, when it tried to depict Prophet Muhammad in a show. The Simpsons show gave a very subtle message in support of South Park, in the chalk gag.
EVEN AS South Park continues to face flak over its Prophet Mohammad parody recently, another American cartoon has come in support of the series - albeit in a very subtle manner. The Simpsons show which many a times picks up recent issues in the main episode or in the titles, gave a message over the South Park controversy in its title track's running chalkboard gag.While the title theme and opening of the Simpsons remains mostly the same, two gags continue to be refreshed for every episode - the chalkboard gag and the couch gag. The chalkboard gag in the episode, which sees Bart finish a punishment to write lines, saw him writing, "South Park - We'd stand beside you, if we weren't so scared."
The South Park episodes which raised the ire of several Muslim groups, from April 14, made a satire around Prophet Muhammad, with one showing the Prophet in a bear costume. The episodes in particular, were on the 200th episode of the show and had included all the famous people that have been depicted on the show, including celebrities like Tom Cruise and religious figures like Moses, Jesus and Buddha.
Apart from the criticism the show recieved the next day, an Islamic group even stated that the show's creators had outright insulted the Prophet and made a threat of dire consequences. This has led to the scenes being censored in repeat broadcasts.
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