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South Park

Popular Culture

Social Norms that are challenged in the South Park Show

Season 17 Episode

South Park is a show that is produced by Comedy Central and is notorious for portraying the breaking of social norms. The show has a loyal following that expect to see some sort of shocking behavior by the cast of characters. In fact, South Park was one of the first shows on-air to create this kind of niche in portraying obscene and raunchy content. The show is now on its seventieth season which makes it one of the longest running shows of its type. There are other shows competing for the same demographics, such as the Simpsons, but South Part has established itself in a unique niche and has a loyal following.

The intended audience for the show is most likely younger demographics. However, the show appeals to individuals in many demographics so there may be a considerable wide range of viewers in demographical categories.

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South Park was chosen because it is a show that I am familiar with and have seen on several occasions. In some episodes, there is rude, vulgar, and obscene content. However, the show is also unique because it frequently tackles many popular social issues that are going on in the country. The writers base their stories on their perceptions of the conflicts that are present in current events. Therefore, South Park is something of a paradox. On one hand, it is obscene but on the other hand much of the content takes an intelligent point-of-view on many complex issues that the country deals with.

In the episode chosen, episode 10 in season 17, the social norm that is tackled is about self-image. The show opens with the local youth cheerleading team at the elementary school. One of the girls, Lisa Burger, is portrayed as an outsider to the rest of the cheerleading squad. She is considered overweight and unattractive and has.....

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