A Scause for Applause

Earlier this week I stopped by a friends house and walked in on a 8-10 person viewing party. I was delighted to hear that they were all anxiously awaiting the new South Park episode. Having been a South Park fan in the past (recently I have been slacking) I decided to join the party and see what this season of South Park had to offer. This was a great decision.

This epsiode, "A Scause for Applause" touched on a few issues that are currently going on in society today. Right from the first act of the episode It was clear that the focus of this episode would be on Lance Armstrong and his alleged blood doping. The episode started with everyone cutting off their "LiveStrong" bracelets in a ritualistic way. However, It was entirely sarcastic. People were all bashing Lance Armstrong. Then the episode transitioned to the W.W.J.D. wristbands. Everyone was now removing these wristbands because Jesus was apparently under the influence while creating the old testament.

The wristbands became the theme of the episode. Stan decided to not cut off his W.W.J.D. and this caused a national outrage. Not only did it cause an outrage, it started a new wristband for Stan that had "Stan Your Ground" written on it.

The South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, wanted to make this the central theme of the episode. People are always looking for a cause that they can support, but often times do it for show rather than the good of the cause. This leads to a bunch of wristbands with no meaning. This reminded me why I love South Park in the first place. They are not afraid to call out society. Supporting a cause shouldn't be about a wearing a wristband, It should be about actually providing money and service for that specific cause.

I really enjoyed this episode of South Park. My favorite part of the episode was when South Park went Dr. Seuss when Stan and Jesus visited the wristband factory. Hilarity ensues.