‘South Park’ Is “Changing Its Name” to ‘South America’ for Season 29 to Mock Trump
South Park says its “changing its name” ahead of the show’s 29th season.
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced Tuesday that the show will supposedly change its title to South America.
“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” the duo wrote in a press release. “We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount — a Skydance Capitulation.”
South Park released some season 29 art showing the change (below). It wasn’t immediately clear if the change was just a one-day gag or if the production plans to continue the joke into the new season. One thing seems certain: The show’s heavy Trump Administration focus last season seems likely to continue.
The move mocks President Trump’s fixation with trying to change the names of geographic features to say “America” — such as directing the federal government to refer to the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario as the Gulf of America and Lake America, respectively. On Monday, Trump floated the idea of changing the state of New Mexico to New America (a state’s name cannot be changed by executive order). Apple and Google have likewise been criticized for going along with those changes on their maps.
The news follows South Park winning an Emmy for outstanding animated program on Sunday. It marks the show’s first win in that category since 2013.
A post on the show’s Instagram account after the Emmy victory depicted the show’s animated Trump character clutching an Emmy with his pants down and declared, “You finally got your Emmy.” (Trump has a history of complaining about never winning an Emmy for his NBC show The Apprentice).
South Park returns Wednesday, Sept. 16 on Comedy Central and the next day on Paramount+.
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