South Park (Not Suitable for Children)

Wow, in this episode, Matt and Trey take on the biggest evil-ist empire yet, that is known to (and made by) man kind: social media big tech.

. A multi-trillion dollar industry capable of crushing continents.

. Excellent work in exposing this sickening expliicit targeting of children for online profit. Regulation needs to catch up quicly to this menace.

. Okay, some more text required by IMDB. I recommend watchitng the following documentaries and/or movies: Social Network, The Social Dilemma, Not Okay, and of course, South Parks own visionary "The New Wendy" that that comically shows the effects on teenagers that choose to be not online anymore.

Because you may be the center of the joke here. Do you follow "influencers?" Do you hang on every word of a YouTuber or OnlyFans content creator? Do you rely on the latest modern trend, or the opinion of the hottest internet influencer to make decisions in your life?

If your answer if "yes" to any of the above, then you need help. Thankfully, South Park is here to the rescue! If you're a young Millennial or a Gen-Z, or one of the freaks of nature even younger than that, then you're in luck, because with this latest covert episode of South Park, you may be able to break free of your chains of social and digital conformity if you only listen to reason and not your stupid "in-the-loop" high school buddy!

This episode hits the nail on the head. Kids these days are more susceptible to modern trends than any generation before. It might be because they're more stupid, or simply more influenceable because the internet is so sneaky and misleading these days.

Regardless, this episode does what South Park does best: expose the hypocrisies of modern trends, and crosses the line as far as possible while doing so.

If you're a victim of social and digital manipulation, there is hope for you yet. Wake up, wise up, stay in school, stop buying into the latest trends, and BE YOURSELF!!! Oh, and fight bullying!!!

South Park: Not Suitable For Children is clear proof that the South Park writers are beginning to struggle with these hour long specials. Don't get me wrong, this was an entertaining watch, however the comedic element in this special started to decay half way through before being almost completely lost towards the end, where there are jokes where you're more likely to roll your eyes at them than laugh. There isn't a clear line between the A plot and B plot here as they both link up halfway through the show. The overall message of the show is that Prime Energy and Onlyfans are not suitable for children, and it does so through repetitive jokes that got no more than a chuckle from me, and a plot that would have been better suited for the original show's 20 minute runtime, rather than an hour long special. So if you plan to watch this: expect repetitive jokes and a plot that only makes sense if you understand what they're making fun of.

I have to admit that this wasn't nearly as good as the last special. Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they're specials, not movies! Anyway, this episode featured all the kids in "South Park" being addicted to this energy drink Cred. Clyde hides the fact that he doesn't have any. Meanwhile, Randy tries to make extra money by making porn on an OnlyFans profile. I hadn't even heard of OnlyFans before!

I didn't know about Prime Beverages either. The best scene was probably when the kids got to Pueblo and children were killed. Yeah, that's morbid, but it's to be expected from this show. While slow moving, I was still eager to see what would happen next. The miners joke was nicely done too. This is why I just avoid social pornographic websites. ***

I think South Park really touched on an important topics of mass social media propaganda. While the episode mostly focuses on children being influenced, while in reality anyone who consumes social media content irregardless of age is being maliciously targeted.

The days of a few major TV companies dominating the narrative for our cultural programing is now long gone, and what we deal with now is a more diffuse and more sinister form of propaganda. Where the audience is now targeted by multiple outlets of information believing that we have an option and a choice to make while in reality social media is still dominated by the same people who controlled the cultural narrative before.

This episode is a cautionary tale not just for parents who want to maintain control over their children but to all of us.