‘South Park’ jabs Trump after Emmy win, changes name to ‘South America’
The creators said the rebrand follows an Emmy win and includes new artwork mocking Trump with a pants-less trophy pose.
- 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 creators of the animated series South Park have changed the name of the series to South America. In doing so, Matt Stone and Trey Parker are seemingly mocking President Trump, who previously unilaterally changed the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. "Following the courage and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA," Stone and Parker wrote in a statement. On X, the creators shared …
Since 1997, South Park has made it a discipline to make fun of those in power, and Trump is among the series' most recurring targets.
The creators of the animation series "South Park has announced that the new season of the famous satirical animation will be called "South America". The decision comes in an apparent reference to the recent actions of President Donald Trump. "Inspired by the courage and patriotism of Apple and Google companies, we change the name of the show "South Park" to "SOUTH AMERICA", announced the creators Matt Stone and ...
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
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