Refugee #2 - YF4006K804TD

NOTE: IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL (PTC), WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY MAY BE CONTRARY TO YOUR IDEAS OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTING. YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ ON, THOUGH.

(This is a continuation of Crapping Issues #1, so I assume you have read that post.)

You have heard of the V-chip, the Family and Consumer Act of 2007, the $550 000 fine slapped on Viacom for the "Nipplegate" scandal (that I do not wish to elaborate). According to you PTC folks, these methods are effective at weeding out profanity among children. I have to agree. The V-chip, especially, is indeed quite effective. However, the answer does not lie in shielding our kids from this stuff. Instead, it is much more simple.

It is one of the most outrageous movies ever made. It holds a Guinness World Record for profanity in an animated film (a total of 399 swear words). Almost completely banned in the Islamic world and a lot of other places, this movie is NOT the answer - rather its hidden message. The movie, released in 1999, is called South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

No, I do not recommend that you let your kids watch this. I have watched this and I really do not know what to think. Insanely funny, but there are bound to be a lot of people who will walk out in utter shock - how can a cartoon be so bad? Keep anyone below 12 away from this tape at all times. As an adult, though, go ahead and look through it. Pay attention to the plot - don't let the swear words piss you off so much that you stop the tape 15 minutes in - you won't learn anything.

Now go. Get a VHS or whatever and start watching.

I SAID GO.
















































GO, GODDAMMIT!














































Done? Okay, good.

You may have noticed some rather interesting plot details. After our boys (carried forward from the TV show this movie is based on) sneak into a film that just happens to be just Canadian actors clocking 30 "f*ck"s per minute, their moms find out. And believe it or not, the group convinces the government to declare war on Canada. Overkill, really.

Go and watch the rest of the tape if you haven't already...







































Done? Alrighty then.

As you have noticed, practically everything north of the Mexican border is being blasted to bits. War has broken out. And whose fault is it? The parents. One overenthusiastic parent goes at the source, but apparently Satan had something else on his mind. After that particular parent shoots the Canadian actors dead, he comes up and wrecks havoc.

Okay, I believe you may have gotten the hidden message. If not, compare it to one of the lines in the episode "Proper Condom Use":

Parents, it is your responsibility to teach your children right from wrong, not the broadcasters. They have their TV Parental Guidelines, and that should help. However, should they come across profanity or such, they will not know how to differentiate right from wrong if you do not teach them beforehand. Teach them right from wrong. That's all you can do.

Thank you and good luck.