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‘South Park’ mocks Donald Trump by changing its name to ‘South America’

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said the show would temporarily be called “South America” as a satire of Donald Trump’s renaming initiatives.
  • The creators also mocked Apple, Google and Paramount Skydance, while the new season is scheduled to premiere on Comedy Central and Paramount+ on September 16.
  • The series has repeatedly satirized Trump and other political figures, and it won its sixth Emmy for best animated program.

“South Park” is changing its name to “South America,” its creators announced, turning Donald Trump’s renaming campaign into fresh material for the irreverent animated series.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone unveiled the joke before the premiere of the show’s 29th season. Their target was Trump’s decision to rename geographical landmarks, as well as Apple and Google for registering the new names on their map services.

The article cites Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario, which divides the United States and Canada, as Lake America. It also notes his earlier change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and his suggestion that New Mexico should become New America.

“Inspired by the courage and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” Parker and Stone said in a statement. The creators also attacked Paramount Skydance, whose chief executive, David Ellison, is viewed as close to Trump. Paramount Skydance owns Comedy Central and Paramount+, where the new season will premiere on September 16.

The show, which debuted on Comedy Central in 1997, has spent years ridiculing divisive issues, politicians and celebrities. Trump, or a caricature of him, appeared in the season 27 premiere in an episode that showed him in bed with the devil and naked in the desert, provoking anger from the White House. The series won its sixth Emmy for best animated program this weekend.

Inspired by the courage and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA.

· Trey Parker and Matt StoneThe creators announced the satirical name change ahead of the show’s 29th season.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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