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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Zach Vasquez

Satire at its finest: South Park takes on Trump’s martial takeover, AI and tech bros

Randy and Stan Marsh in the South Park episode Sickofancy.
Randy and Stan Marsh in the South Park episode Sickofancy. Photograph: Paramount

Early on in its 27th season, South Park has garnered more controversy than it has in years (possibly ever), along with some of its highest ratings.

Last week’s episode took aim at the Trump administration’s brutal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids, poked fun at homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s penchant for puppy murder and cosmetic surgery (Noem has since climbed atop her moral high horse and accused the show of sexism) and, of course, Donald Trump himself. Along with Trump’s martial takeover of Washington DC, this week’s instalment, titled Sickofancy, takes aim at artificial intelligence (specifically ChatGPT) and the larger tech-bro industry.

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