Racism In South Park

In the television show, South Park, issues fear of people from other countries, race, and social changes in reaction to multiculturalism in a small town of South Park, Colorado as a comedy. Under the humor in the television show, South Park, the concept of race is portrayed in America that Americans hate and stereotype minority due to the fear of losing their livelihood and socioeconomic status. Today, many Americans fear that minority groups will cause their socioeconomic benefits to decline, rather than their culture, stereotypes, and xenophobia as a defense mechanism. In the television show, South Park, have numerous characters that voice their hate and stereotypical notions about minority racial groups which illustrates the idea that racism

Due to this, this results in fear that these minority groups will end up having a higher socioeconomic status than the White Americans. A good example in this episode shows an American woman who adopts Butters Stotch, thinking that he is Mexican and attempts to teach him how to wipe her windows by saying "He'll have so much opportunity here than he ever would in Mexico." (Season 15 Episode 9). This American woman clearly demonstrates the idea that all races are equal. She is able to recognize the fact that Butters Stotch, who is a Mexican and will be able to succeed in American with this opportunity. Also, she believes that Butters will be willing to wipe her windows clearly illustrates that Americans today still hold onto racist stereotypes. Another piece of evidence that is shown from this episode is that Randy Marsh mourns that no one is there to rake his lawn because many Mexicans went back to Mexico and relinquish their low economic professions in the United States (Season 15 Episode 9). The creators of South Park, used Randy Marsh to illustrate the numerous times that Americans today see minority groups as the same, but they fear that they will have a better opportunity to gain a higher socioeconomic status than White Americans. Also, some Americans today still makes use

This is evident as Stan Marsh loses his snow shoveling job to immigrants from the future are putting Americans out of work and said, "That's the problem. Those goobacks are taking our jobs!" (Season 8 Episode 7). The writers of the television show, South Park, shows endeavor to convey this message. Because of this, the use of derogatory terms, hate, and aggression by bigots in American society today is responding to the fear that they will end up losing things such as their jobs. Another example is that Eric Cartman holds a Chinese restaurant hostage because there is a fear that China will be conquering America. He Eric Carman said, "As Americans, our fear of seeing another country becoming powerful can turn us into monsters." (Season 12, Episode 8) This quote from the show clearly illustrates that many Americans fear that their country and social status will