Scientology is evil rubbish. South Park is gloriously disrespectful of every kind of religious and ideological fairy tale. So this story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Soul singer Isaac Hayes said on Monday he was quitting his job as the voice of the lusty character “Chef” on the satiric cable TV cartoon “South Park,” citing the show’s “inappropriate ridicule” of religion.
But series co-creator Matt Stone said the veteran recording artist was upset the show had recently lampooned the Church of Scientology, of which Hayes is an outspoken follower.
“In ten years and over 150 episodes of ‘South Park,’ Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews,” Stone said in a statement issued by the Comedy Central network. “He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show.”
made me ask myself two questions:
- Isaac Hayes is a Scientologist?!
- How did he last so long on the show?
Doesn’t this remind you of that time when James Brown quit Polydor after its CEO questioned aspects of the liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church?
Such an occasion nearly brings one to choke on one’s chocolate salty balls.
Thank goodness Mr Hayes has taken a stand against this foul-mouthed programme. Hopefully Cruise, Travolta and the rest of the L Ron Hubbard clan will display a similar disgust with modern Hollywood film-making and relent from appearing in any more movies.
Thimble thaid it tho well.
Spot on Thimble.
Did James Brown really quit Polydor over its CEO’s comments? That sounds just crazy enough to be true.
I just made that bit up. If anything, it’s not quite crazy enough to be part of the James Brown story.
religion is a set of morals / ideals people follow – if people have faith in their faith, I don’t see how they can possibly be offended by things like this. If it rattles them so, does it mean that they themselves have doubts…
…but more importantly, who will the new chef be?
[…] Further to the South Park Scientology story, Richard points out that another celebrity cultist prominent believer, Tom Cruise, might have pushed Paramount to pull the “offending episode” by threatening not to co-operate in the promotion of his latest movie. There’s an ultimatum: “If you broadcast that South Park Episode then it’s curtains for Mission Impossible 3“. […]