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Russia Seeks to Ban 'Extremist' Cartoon 'South Park'
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by Jarrett Martineau | September 8, 2008 at 09:19 am
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Demonstrating that censorship is very much alive and well in Russia, South Park has been labelled as "extremist" and a motion has been filed to ban the series from Russian television.
Prosecutors in Russia want to ban the award-winning satirical U.S. cartoon South Park, calling the series "extremist" after receiving viewer complaints, a spokeswoman said on Monday.South Park, a cartoon aimed at adults and featuring a group of nine-year olds in a Colorado ski town, has courted controversy from its 1997 debut, parodying celebrities, politicians, religion, gay marriage and Saddam Hussein.
Basmanny regional prosecutors office spokeswoman Valentina Titova said investigators filed a motion after deciding an episode broadcast on Moscow television station 2x2 in January "bore signs of extremist activity."
The Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith had asked prosecutors to ban South Park after it said 20 experts had studied the show for its effect on young viewers.The group's leader, Konstantin Bendas, said "South Park is just one of many cartoons that need to be banned from open broadcast...as it insults the feelings of religious believers and incites religious and national hatred."
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at 14:23 on September 8th, 2008
well South Park IS an extremist cartoon, I don't think I would let my children watch a show like that. But I'm against censorship, if the russian TV broadcasts the cartoon late at night (as they do in Italy) I don't see the problem, only adults will watch it.
at 16:43 on September 8th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 18:39 on September 8th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
You know what we say in the states - When Southpark is outlawed, only outlaws will watch Southpark.
at 19:01 on September 8th, 2008
South Park Pirates banned!?! Down with censorship. arrrggghhh!!!
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at 10:31 on September 9th, 2008
South Park says a lot of things that people can find offensive but the whole point of South Park is to make fun of the people who think/say these things, not the actual people they're making fun of.
For example when they make fun of gay people they're showing the stupid things that people say/think if they are anti gay. I think that they have a genius way of showing peoples ignorance which in turn makes people aware of how stupid these generalizations can be...and I don't think Trey and company are anti anything really.
at 22:29 on September 9th, 2008
damn... Russia is getting colder by the day.
First, no elections. Now, censorship.
at 12:00 on September 10th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 10:10 on October 8th, 2008
well, guys, this ban has nothing to do with cold war! we have hugecompetition on the TV market - frequencies are really expensive. Somebody wants the one which is occupied by the channel "2+2", which shows "south park". Then, take into account cultural and religious differences between countries. And don't forget that in most countries some series are prohibited, while in Russia - no. They just show them at night.