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South Park Is A Mirror Of America

We understand if you disagree with this opinion, but South Park has spent the better part of 20 years reflecting the problems with America back onto itself. It’s no secret that each episode is made six days before they air. This conceit has brilliantly allowed South Park to comment instantly on the news cycle.

Take, for instance, the Washington Redskins name controversy. South Park had an episode created immediately. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt had to wait a year to introduce a season-long storyline about the same issue. In 2006, the show received a Peabody Award for, “undeniably fearless lampooning of all that is self-important and hypocritical in American life.”