‘South Park’ jabs Trump after Emmy win, changes name to ‘South America’
Trey Parker and Matt Stone said the stunt follows South Park’s Emmy win and mocks Trump’s push to rename places.
- On Tuesday, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced that South Park will rebrand as "South America" ahead of its 29th season, following the show's recent Emmy win for Outstanding Animated Program.
- The satirical rebrand mocks President Donald Trump's unauthorized geographic renaming spree, including changing Lake Ontario to "Lake America," while Parker and Stone also targeted tech giants Apple and Google for updating map services to comply with the executive orders.
- Following Sunday's Emmy victory for the episode "Sermon on the Mount," the show's official account taunted Trump by posting an image of a cartoon version of the president holding an Emmy with the caption, "You finally got your Emmy."
- Parker and Stone additionally criticized their parent company Paramount, labeling it "a Skydance Capitulation," referencing ongoing tension regarding the studio's recent $8 billion merger with Skydance Corporation and its handling of political content.
- New episodes of the renamed series are scheduled to debut on September 16 on Comedy Central; while it remains unclear if the name change is a temporary marketing stunt, the show's established satirical focus on the administration is expected to continue.
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The announcement came from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The name change is a parody of the initiatives with which Trump tried to bring back the term "America" in different geographical denominations
South Park will be known as South America for the new season. The name change is a nod not only to Trump but also to Apple and Google.
The "South Park" creators and the US president will no longer become friends. After Trump renames coins, buildings or waters to himself or America, the satirists also jump up - and rename their success series - with an equally biting justification.
South Park announced that it had changed its name to South America.
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South Park Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced Tuesday that “South Park” will supposedly change its title to “South America” for the show’s upcoming 29th season. The move is in reference to the Trump administration’s attempts to rename things like the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario as Gulf of America and Lake America. […]
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