The biggest aspect of this story is the absolute rediculousness that is being seen with this episode. The fact of the matter is that every single person, be it race, religion, celebrity status has been made fun of when it comes to South Park. The fact that something has become that upsetting is amazing. The toughest thing about this aspect is the idea that people in the world will threaten to kill based on the idea that an image of their god is shown is absurd. I understand the quality of religion and i understand how important it is to some people, but the idea that it is so important that you would kill in the name of it is over the top. The fact that the mere image of their god is what is so upsetting to them should be made fun of. In fact, I am glad that Matt Stone and Trey Parker attack this with good humor, and I was upset with the way that Comedy Central handled the situation. The fact that they had to censor not only the image, but the word as well? Also, they had to bleep out the entire speech at the end, which was rumored to be a speech about over coming your fears and facing the world as it is. Comedy Central bleeped it out because they were scared of it being connected too much to the situation was an example of just how scared the world is. The fact is that South Park was trying to send a message in this episode especially with the speech. But the world was not able to hear this because of the fear that Comedy Central showed.. it was an embarassment. This is nothing that should ever be so scared of. The world these days is too afraid of something that is just a threat... The fact that we show fear is almost worse than showing defeat. It shows that we have no belief in our freedom of speech, our freedom to saw what we want. This country was born on the ability to say your opinions and to express them however you so chose. With South Park, they choose to show their opinions through humor, and they are being shut down.

The idea that this video game actually exists, whether it be something that was made as a joke or something that was possibly even made as a type of virtual reality where a woman or man can learn how to practically escape is sickening. Not to tee off on Sam at all here, but the fact that you can even consider someone who would want to sit around, even with his boys just playing this video games is not only offensive but also just something that makes me sick to my stomach. People like this creator have a very strange concept of reality to ever think that something like this is even reasonably acceptable. It is astounding that there are some people who can even look at this as a somewhat reasonable idea. Besides the fact that rape is a very sensitive and tough subject for many people to talk about, it is another level of insensitivity and honestly straight boarder line insane. There is no benefit or place for a video game of this magnitude or idea to exist. There is no type of reason or rationality that could ever make me feel as if this is even close to being a reasonable idea. I honestly hope that this game not only can not sale its way out of a paper bag, but I also hope that the creator of this game is some way able to be prosecuted to some sort of extent of the law. I feel that every man is worthy of freedom of speech and be able to express his feelings in any way he may want to do so, but this is beyond offensive and insensitive. And the fact that he made a video game out of it? This is just a sick way of poking fun at what is a very sensitive topic. It is obvious that this creator has no type of idea or perception how difficult the topic of rape could be. Needless to say, I feel there is no way that this game would ever be created by someone who has ever experienced a loved one, or themselves, who have suffered through something as serious as rape. I’m not saying that I wish that this man would have been able to experience something like this before he was able to create this video game, but at the same time, it is difficult not to hope that something could give him a reality check in order for him to truly understand how many people he is offending. People have been offended and upset by things like Grand Theft Auto, with the amounts of killing and bloodshed, but this is another level of distaste, and should be immediately dealt with.

The very interesting thing about this argument is not necessarily the idea that people did not get upset when black people made comments that were considered rude in the texting aspect, but why it was considered that it was all white people making the jokes. Obviously when it came to rude things that were said about black people it is easy, and probably true that the white people in the class were making these rude statements, but the rest of the things that were said that were not related to race were also all usually suggested to being white comments. Something as simple as the comments that were involving smoking pot or drinking a lot were just assumed to be white people or frat boys who were just trying to act funny to get a laugh out of a group of 750 people. That is not fair to automatically assume that the people who were making these jokes were white. People who are white are not the only people who can be rude. People of color automatically assume that because these things are being said that is just sophomoric white people who are just trying to be funny. You mean to tell me that every person of color who joined the class are taking it 100% because it is a race relations class? None of them are taking it as part of a class to fulfill a requirement, or because they hear of Professor Richards? Get over yourselves. The offensive thing here is assuming that white people in this class all joined because it was a joke to them or because it was necessary. White people also joined this class because they wanted to learn. Maybe the people of color who go off on all of us and assume that we are the jokesters in the class, and maybe look at themselves. I'm not justifying the rude things said involving race because that is disgraceful, but with comments towards the other jokes, be real and stop placing yourselves on such a high chair. Some of those comments most likely came from people of color as well. I understand the argument that you think the most of us (white people) do not understand or take racism as a joke, but to those of us who don't, you are being just as offensive and blatantly rude about us. It's much like race jokes where if something bad is said about a white person that we are not supposed to feel offended? Like people of color are the only people who have earned the right to be upset when jokes are made about them? I agree with Sam when he said if you have something, say it to that persons face. So if you really think it's all white people, why don't those who think they are so holy and perfect stand up and say something. There, I'm done.

So in this case with this post, it is difficult for me to judge because I have not been able to see the movie yet. I have been very much intrigued by this movie, and have heard great reviews. From what I have heard from so many people, this happens to be true, however, Brooks dumbs down and rips the movie apart in less than 1000 words.
Now, it doesn’t help that I am not a fan of writers and columnist who tend to act as if they know the world, and dumb things down as much as possible so it makes there work seem like its art while trying to make others work look like the crap the writer is actually spewing. However, I do see the similarity with the compairason to “The White Messiah”. I have seen “The Last Samurai”, and I saw the same thing that is apparently being explained in this movie as well. At some point, it is almost as if the main character, generally a former stubborn white male, reaches a point where he sees the world differently, where waking up is no longer just getting up and doing the normal thing.
At some point in these “white messiah” stories, there needs to be the realization that there are greater things than your self, and this is what happens in Avatar. The main character begins to understand how important this people are on the spare planet are, not just to each other, but to themselves as well.
I feel in this case that though Brooks may bring valid points comparing Avatar to other movies, but what he is doing to a great film by many opinions is insane. Plain and simple, this movie was the dream of James Cameron, this movie was a script that took James Cameron over 30 years to be able to produce, not too mention he claims he had to wait for the technology of the world to catch up with him so that his ideas and world could be not only his dreams but actual visions as well. The technology in the movie in able to make this an amazing film has been claimed to be some of the best technology ever made in a film.
I guess the point that I am trying to make is that Brooks may be trying to make a point and claiming that this movie is a representation of “the white messiah”, but in no way shape or form was this ever James Cameron’s idea. This just seems to be another case of a columnist trying to make mountains out of molehills. This movie is just that, a movie, not a white messiah.

I mean to be completely honest, this man is off his rocker. When someone feels as if it is not only plausible, but appropriate to say that a national catastrophe such as this was caused by a "pact with the devil"... they should lose all credibility immediately. I don't care where he got his sources from, or from who he heard this, but the fact that he feels that the idea was plausible enough to blurt it out on tv? Absurd. Unfortunately at the time I am unable to watch the Jon Stewart clip, however being an avid watcher of the show, I'm sure Stewart made him look like the head case he truly is. To agree with you, the biggest fear for many people is having a camera, a big mouth, and nobody to shut it up.