After streaming censorship: "South Park" mockers mock China

The creators of the satirical cartoon series "South Park" have mockingly apologized to China after media reported that episodes of the satire show were no longer available on some Chinese websites.

The episode "Band in China", which was released on October 2, criticized China's policy on freedom of speech and Hollywood's efforts to adapt film and television content to the huge Chinese market, bypassing censorship.

As a result, the character Randy Marsh was arrested after he tried to smuggle marijuana into China. In prison, Randy watches as a guard shoots a prisoner in the head. Then he meets two other Chinese prisoners: the children's book characters Pu the bear and piglets.

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Scene from the "South Park" episode "Band in China"

"Some people say Pu looks like the Chinese president, so we are now illegal in China," says Piglet. In social media, Pu is sometimes used as a nickname for Xi Jinping, so the Chinese censorship authority seems to be particularly alarmed at these figures.

You gotta lower your ideals of freedom if you want to suck on the warm teat of China. # southpark23

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Two major Chinese video streaming sites, iQiyi and Youku Tudou, offered "South Park" episodes, but did not play them when clicked. "You have to adjust your ideals down if you want to suck on the warm teat of China," wrote the "South Park" makers then on Twitter.

Later, Parker and Stone tweeted a second snappy comment they override with "Official Excuse China for Trey Parker and Matt Stone." "Like the NBA, we welcome Chinese censorship in our homes and in our hearts, and we love money more than freedom," wrote the creators of the Comedy Central show.

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Parker and Stone play in it among other things on the conflict between the North American professional basketball league and the Chinese state television CCTV. It is based on supportive remarks for the protest movement in Hong Kong.