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‘South Park’ Trolls China Again, Mocks Harvey Weinstein’s Remergence

Paul Bois
‘South Park’ Trolls China Again, Mocks Harvey Weinstein’s Remergence
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The satire wheelhouse that is “South Park” continued its attack on China this week in response to the country banning the show for criticizing the Communist Party of China’s penchant for censorship.

“The writers of ‘South Park’ continued to tweak China in its latest edition, with Randy wearing a President Xi Jinping mask in the opening credits,” reported Deadline of this week’s episode. “The zinger recalled ‘South Park’s’ earlier poke at the lion’s cage. That, too, involved Randy, who was forced to shout out an epithet against the Chinese government.”

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