http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/04/11/jewpacabra/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/04/11/jewpacabra/comment-page-1/#comment-187678 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:02:32 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=12633#comment-187678 Very entertaining and well written post, Matt.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/04/11/jewpacabra/comment-page-1/#comment-186430 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:22:22 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=12633#comment-186430 I think this is an interesting case because South Park has done so little to discuss Judaism as a religion as opposed to a cultural or ethnic group. I haven’t seen the episode yet, but it seems that in this episode, South Park is doing more what it has done for lesser-known religions, such as Scientology or Mormonism, where it tries to explore some facet or story from the religion (while making fun of it, of course). What they have done with Judaism in the past has been to stick to and make fun of cultural stereotypes surrounding Judaism. Because of the Broflovskis serving as a continual Jewish presence in the town, Judaism is often overlooked as a religion worth exploring, almost as if the residents of South Park the town overlook Judaism because it doesn’t invade the town the way other religions might. Trying to actually educate the audience about Judaism is definitely a new direction for Parker and Stone, and I’m glad they’ve gotten a passing grade in your book!

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