South Park Episode 201: Difference between revisions

'''Description of Artwork:''' ''201'' was the second part of a two part episode of South Park.  While subplots ran rampant throughout the episode, one particular story involved the Super Best Friends, a group comprised of religious figures with superpowers.  Muhammad was to be depicted within the group.  <P>

'''The Incident:''' In the first part, Muhammad was dressed up in a bear suit.  In response, an Islamic religious group called Revolution Islam issued a statement online saying that the creators of the show should tread carefully about showing the prophet onscreen because the murder of Theo Van Gogh in 2004 could happen to them as well.  Because of the posting, Comedy Central decided to censor ''201''.  When the final cut was streamed to Comedy Central from the show's production facility, the network put a large black rectangle in front of any depiction of Muhammad that said "Censored."  They also beeped out any audio reference made, ultimately resulting in beeping out a 2 minute speech that outlined the story's moral conclusion. <P>