The latest episode of South Park once again touched on China — this time by taking a swipe at LeBron James’ comments about the controversy that has dogged the NBA. The episode, called &…
The episode, called “Let Them Eat Goo,” takes aim at the plant-based food craze, as lunches at South Park Elementary are replaced with faux meat.“We all talk about freedom of speech,” he says. “Yes, we do have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you are not thinking about others and only thinking about yourself.”
The mirrored a quote that James gave earlier this week about Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, which he quickly deleted. James’ comments seemed to take issue with what Morey said.After Morey sent his tweet, NBA’s Commissioner Adam Silver issued an initial statement that tried to soothe tensions between the league and China. That created its own furor in the U.S.
The creators of South Park,Trey Parker and Matt Stone, issued a mock apology last week in which they said, “Like the NBA, we welcome Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy.” In the episode last week, one of the character’s shouts, “Fuck the Chinese government.”
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