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Richard Rushfield

‘South Park’ Rebellion & the Gaslighting of Hollywood

Trey Parker and Matt Stone poke a bear as our industry leaders cower

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Richard Rushfield
Jul 29, 2025
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SATAN’S BED South Park’s withering take on President Donald Trump drew ire from a White House spokesperson, who called the episode a “desperate attempt for attention.” (Paramount/Comedy Central)

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Okay, so we can’t all make videos of the president naked in bed with Satan. And even if we did, yours or mine wouldn’t stop traffic like Matt and Trey’s did last week.

But by God, everything about the South Park rebellion is precisely the spirit that Hollywood has been missing in recent years, not just in its approach to politics but in the way it attended to its own business.

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