Everyone knows that Comedy Central loves to cross the line as far as they can; but how far is too far? According to Huffingtonpost.com, a news site centered on media, Comedy Central has concocted a plan to create a show based on Jesus Christ. Although it’s nothing more than idea, and is one of dozens of series in the works, many social activist groups are highly against this idea of a JC series. How is this fair to South Park’s Muhammad denial either? “The newly formed Citizens against Religious Bigotry said Thursday that it believes the "JC" series would be offensive. They accuse Comedy Central of a double standard in mocking Christian figures and beliefs while recently refusing to let "South Park" depict the Prophet Muhammad for fear of offending Muslims (Bauder, 2010).” I believe that if South Park can’t satirize the Muslim religion on Comedy Central, then it would be unfair to allow such a show as JC, which would be satirizing the Christian religion. What does anyone else think about this idea?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/03/comedy-centrals-jesus-sho_n_599430.html
I would love to see this series aired, but I'm just as confused about the inconsistent censorship--both of the religions in question here have been violent in their responses to things in general, so I understand a network's hesitation to air anything potentially offensive. I don't really understand what the inconsistency really reflects, though--it has to be something more than fear of a perceived violent response. I imagine, though, because all things Islam are contemporarily "hot" to the media, Comedy Central fears the media response more than the religious response. At the moment, Christian offense would probably receive less air-time than an offended (violently or not) Islamic response.
ReplyDeleteGood point. But honestly, who even knows what goes through some of these peoples head when creating a series.
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