How did two smartasses from Colorado, South Park's Matt Stone and Trey Parker, become free-expression heroes during an era in which incautious opining can have dire consequences?
The path taken by Stone and Parker, as tracked by Westword since damn near the jump, has been long, winding and undeniably weird. But one consistent theme remains their irrepressible eagerness to speak truth to power — and to do so as rudely as possible.
Take the portrayals of President Donald Trump seen in the first two episodes of South Park's 27th (!) season on Comedy Central, which launched July 23. While liberal politicians and the progressive punditry decry The Donald's divisive policies and call him out for his obvious efforts to distract the public from focusing on more important issues (which they unconsciously enable every time they raise those sidetracking subjects), Stone and Parker simply de-pants him — the better to display the tiny penis they believe he packs.
And when it comes to Trump, size...
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