Slog - Comments on You Killed Queen Elizabeth II! You Bastards! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar The Brits are not amused... The news that an episode of South Park features the Queen committing suicide is provoking a blizzard of outrage in certain sections of the British media. In the episode, already broadcast in the US and entitled The Snuke, an animated Elizabeth II fatally shoots herself in the mouth after her attempt to overthrown the American government fails. Most commentators have been unanimous in declaring that South Park has gone too far this time. Leaving the rest of us unanimous in concluding that the same commentators can't be too familiar with South Park. Don't the... Copyright 2008 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:18:46 -0800 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:03:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by tsm Why is South Park still on? It went from amusing to annoying and tedious years ago, when their creativity was drained and they decided to just do predictable, formulaically filthy roasts of whatever Hollywood celebrity annoyed them that week.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686553 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686553 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:39:40 -0800 Comment by monkey The hell you say, tsm, the hell you say!

Southpark continues to tell us all, right, left, and everyone in between, that we take ourselves WAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

Southpark keeps me grounded. I *heart* Matt and Trey!!!

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686559 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:42:08 -0800 Comment by DreadLion The Brits are comming the Brits are comming! LOL.

]]> DreadLion http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686567 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686567 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:46:53 -0800 Comment by elswinger I am often amazed that there isn't more anger from some of the targets of Matt & Trey's satire, but I still thin the show is as funny as it ever has been, and this week's episode was great.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686568 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:48:38 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Most Brits have no love for their Royals, not even the Queen Bitch, but really do not like to hear it coming from others. Still, I imagine the percentage of Brits who would be offended by this is pretty small, and limited mostly to readers of The Daily Mail. The Brits I know would have liked a chance to help the fat old fuckpig to pull the trigger.

It's mostly Americans who idolize the Queen. There's three or four expensive glossy monthly magazines about royals, produced for the American market, not the British.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686585 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:59:19 -0800 Comment by Monique I saw this episode last night....I love this line:

"You see, my bigotry actually saved the day!"

LOL!

]]> Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686607 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:11:07 -0800 Comment by Rebecca What? We don't like the Queen. And South Park aren't actually gonna, y'know, shoot the three dimensional queen.

Show of hands, brits, how many of us even know more than two lines of the national anthem?

]]> Rebecca http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686654 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686654 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:57:22 -0800 Comment by Andrew @ Rebacca.

Our anthem or their's? Okay that was a low blow.

So the Brits are upset about the Queen killing herself and NOT upset about the thought of taking over the United States. Hmmm. I am missing something there.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686688 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:45:31 -0800 Comment by britney can't you just see princess di doing LOL jokes via IM - up there - with Dodi?

i'm just sayin'.

]]> britney http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686731 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:20:44 -0800 Comment by ATLSEA I'll give SouthPark this much, their likeness of the Queen is spot on, even her tiara and medals are exactly correct. Her sash however, should be cornflower blue not purple.

Gotta their admire accuracy which is better than some costume dramas I've seen.

Hillary's "thunder thighs" were perfect too.

]]> ATLSEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686735 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:25:40 -0800 Comment by elswinger I don't recall the Brits up in arms after the episode of SP that showed Princess Di in Hell.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686745 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686745 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:36:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle It's not that they killed the Queen. It's that they showed her killing herself.

Unlike our Prince of Darkness, she's tough - her husband, son, and grandsons have all served in combat units at risk of their own lives with no special favors.

She would NEVER off herself.

That's why they're offended.

And I don't blame them.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686793 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686793 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:21:16 -0800 Comment by Kittty Since I wasn't even aware of this until I read it here it can't have cause that much of a storm over here, I read 3 newspapers and watch the news at least twice a day and I manage to completely miss it. I'm guessing that the sort of people who are getting offended about it read the sort of newspaper you couldn't pay me to read.

I know people with many different views on the royal family, but none that would be offended by this any more than they might be offended by any episode of South Park.

]]> Kittty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686902 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686902 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:01:42 -0800 Comment by london guy you might get off on thinking we're offended but we love south park. even daily mail (evil right wing paper) commenters were amused. contrary to the guardian's report, i haven't seen one commentator who objected.

Loving your work.

]]> london guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c686950 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:43:42 -0800 Comment by Nathan They must think that Americans give a shit about queens and stuff. Silly Brits, Monarchs are for pussies!

]]> Nathan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c687023 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c687023 TV Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:06:40 -0800 Comment by dd The most offensive thing about SP is that its not fucking funny

]]> dd http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c687520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/you_killed_queen_elizabeth_ii_you_bastar#c687520 TV Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:03:25 -0800