Issac Hayes Quits South Park

[curvemudgeon]

From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031301117.html:

NEW YORK -- Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
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"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

I think the operative phrase is highlighted above.

Comments

Re: yeah...

[curvemudgeon.livejournal.com]

Because, you know, it's true. That's what I love about South Park--they're equal opporunity offenders. No one is safe, there is no sacred cow they won'd sodomize. That (and they obvious talent for doing it) is what make the show good.

Agreed. Puts me in mind of Mel Brooks - "Blazing Saddles" is, to me, the quintessential example of how to offend absolutely everybody and get away with it.