It has been reported that Issac Hayes is to leave "South Park" because he feels that the show has become bigoted. Quoting from IMDB:
"Singer-turned-voice-over-actor Isaac Hayes has quit the animated South Park series, citing the show's satirical depiction of religion. In a statement, Hayes commented, "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs ... begins." However, series co-creator Matt Stone promptly issued a statement accusing Hayes of being primarily angered by the show's decision to lampoon the Church of Scientology, of which Hayes is a member. and its celebrity members. "In ten years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews," Stone said in the statement that Hayes "got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show.""
*Cough hypocritical bas.. Cough*
It has been said that Scientologists take themselves far too seriously and that, amongst the power players of Hollywood that they might have just a tad too much influence. Really? This never occurred to me...
This is bullsh*t of the worst sort. Seriously. I've watched South Park (not for a while I have to admit) and it is fairly even handed in its satirising of EVERYONE. From what I saw it had no favourites and took no prisoners (I still think "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" was a satirical materpiece that made a lot of people, not just American's, uncomfortable with its points about censorship and selectivity) and it drew as much praise as it did criticism. To quit just after Scientology was satirised is bad timing - do the VO people not get their scripts beforehand? Could he not see what was coming up?
Any religion where a core belief is that UFO's are held prisoner in volcano's taking itself so seriously is a joke in itself. We seem to be reaching this odd point where religion, in the sense of it being like it was in the 8th century, is starting to dominate and for all the wrong reasons. There is nothing at all wrong with spiritual beliefs but surely in this modern world, particularly in terms of social interaction, this needs to be taken in context?
Posted by AlexC at March 15, 2006 11:35 AMScientology isn't a religion, it's a for-profit CULT, pure and simple. Hubbard was a lousy author and I wouldn't completely dismiss the notion that he created the whole basis for Scientology on a bet and kept promoting it after his bank account started to swell.
As both Trey Parker and Matt Stone have pointed out, that hypocrite Hayes had no problems at all cashing the checks for the episodes making fun of Christianity, Judism, and Islam.
A pox on him and all of the other Thetan auditing bastards.
Posted by: Graumagus at March 20, 2006 02:36 AMIf he would've said "I can't do this because MY religion is being mocked", I would've been ok with it. That's just having respect for what you hold sacred.
But he tried to make it sound like it was a broad principle that he was upholding, which simply isn't true.
Posted by: Harvey at March 20, 2006 02:01 PMI didn't really think that he would drop out... he's hung through some episodes that have really pushed it. He's been around long enough to know that nothing is sacred with Parker and Stone, and everyone is going to be a target sooner or later.
Heheheh... now he is.
BTW, I hate to do it this way, but you've been tagged.
Posted by: That 1 Guy at March 26, 2006 12:35 AMI think South Park is a great show! Even though Chef was a great character I miss Officer Barbrady even more because I think he was funnier!
As far as I,m concerned if it wasnt for South Park mr hayes would be in bit part movies and singing in bars which seat 100 people!
Posted by: Randy Lyken at May 4, 2006 11:28 PM
Off-topic - *wanders in with forensic evidence kit looking for signs of foul play in Alex's mysterious disappearance*
Posted by: Harvey at May 9, 2006 09:08 PM