Make Love Not Warcraft By Trey Parker And Matt Stone

Online gaming addiction seems to be a vast problem in today’s world. Some people are so into these games that their virtual life becomes their “real life” and they can’t seem to acquire enough time to spend on a game. Addiction to games takes up an enormous part of one’s daily life, especially with Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games or MMORPG. These games consume time due to the fact that one has to do the following, depending on the type of MMORPG one’s playing: complete missions; defeat other players; level up their characters; or just interact with other players around the world to socialize. The South Park episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft” written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone sends a message to viewers about how individuals

An example of a caricature would be the overpowered player himself; the way he looks and acts would be a stereotype of a typical gamer. This guy is overweight, there’s acne on his face, he wears glasses, and he doesn’t clean up after himself. Another example of a caricature would be the boys, Cartman, Stan, Kenny, and Kyle. The episode shows an exaggerated version of unhealthy development of these boys within three weeks. All of them become enormous in size, grew acne on their faces, have bags under their eyes, and eat unhealthy processed food. The exaggeration of these characters is meant to show viewers how one can undergo an unhealthy transformation due to the addiction of

In the beginning of the episode after the overpowered player kills Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, Stan says that player is “one tough badass,” but in reality, he is just an overweight guy who has no life besides being on Warcraft. Another example of irony is when Cartman confronts Stan, Kyle, and Kenny whether or not they want to “do something that matters” and save the world of Warcraft or to play basketball instead. This is ironic because playing basketball is productive than sitting in front of a computer playing Warcraft. One of the most ironic example is after defeating the overpowered player, they say “what do we do now” and Cartman replies back with “we play the game.” This is ridiculously ironic because they have been playing the game the whole entire time. This also support the fact that their virtual world becomes their “real world” and they don’t really know what is happening in the real