In my really honest opinion, part of being deeply into something is analyzing how bad it can be sometimes, if you don't have something critical to say about something you are into then you either have a superficial view of it or it's so important to you personally that thinking about it as bad or harmful hurts you. I'm very understanding of the latter, but the former really gets in the way to discussions of the show sometimes.
I love South Park, I really do, but I can make whole essays ranting about the transmisogyny the show sparked and the victim-blaming treatment of Butters for example. You should be able to express your criticisms of it freely without some idiot being all "fake fan!!!!!!" towards you.
All right, since this is a South Park blog I’m going to attract South Park fans on here, and they may be pissed off, but here we go. I actually feel really bad about being in this fandom and the brainrot that has consumed me and makes me think about this show so goddamn much. Because here’s the thing, there’s a lot I dislike about it. I don’t like all the slurs casually being tossed around (curse words like fuck are ok, slurs are not.)I don’t like all the fat jokes thrown at Cartman. I don’t like a majority of the political opinions. I don’t like how offensive/cruel it can be sometimes. I consider myself a very progressive person who is trying hard to make the world a better place and to care about others. So I feel bad that I still like a lot of this show. It has characters that are a lot of fun to play around with in fanfics and stuff, a lot of it is written well, I love wacky cartoon shenanigans, and yes, it makes me laugh. Basically I really only like the episodes (and video games since SOT and FBW fall into this too.) where the kids are acting like kids (Free Wilzyx, Casa Bonita, Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers, etc.) and not any of the political satire. (Though that can work as long as it’s focused on the kids. Like Best Friends Forever or Cupid Ye. You don’t need to know what exactly the episode is satirizing in order for it to make sense on it’s own.) I skip a lot of the episodes that I know will just piss me off, But is it still bad for me to watch the show at all if I don’t agree with a lot of its morals/messaging? Am I a hypocrite? Am I a bad person?
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Cartman is like the mascot of the show, if you talk about South Park with someone in real life they will think of Cartman and the shit he does, so it's understandable why people would think that when they have a surface level understanding of the show. However, being an anti while having a surface level understanding of the show is stupid as fuck, of all the valid critique you could make of South Park you choose the wrong one.
Although Cartman definetely does not represent Tratt's views, they do have questionable choices for aesops and surrogates. No Mr. Parker, I don't give a shit about the opinion of the guy who literally caused a world pandemic in the show's universe, stop trying to make Randy speak this witty social commentary like you did in the cred special please.
Why do South Park antis always assume Cartman is meant to be a character the audience is supposed to agree with? I feel the show makes it pretty clear he's supposed to be seen as an unlikable asshole with even his closest friends often questioning why they continue to hang out with him. Of course, there are people who do think he's correct when he says bigoted bullshit but those people always seem to already hold bigoted beliefs themselves and can't recognize that they're being made fun of.
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Shelly Marsh Fanfictions
Shelly doesn't get enough love so here is a list of all the fanfictions I could find with her as a major character. Additions appreciated and tell me if I got anything wrong
List under cut vvv
English fics
Cold Never Bothered Him Anyway - Shelly vs Stan
Never Forget Your Skates, Kids - Shelly x Kevin smut
Crickets - Shelly and Stan angst
runaway - Shelly x Kevin (ao3 users only)
Wherever She Goes, Destruction Follows - Shelly x Kevin
hey there shell-lilah - Shelly x Kip Drordy (from "You Have 0 Friends")
God, I Hate This Fandom! - Crack ic meta rant
Two Misfits Fit Together - Shelly x Kevin
Familiar Issues - Shelly x Trent Boyett (from "Preschool")
Why Stan Doesn't Like Veggies - Stan angst w/ oblivious Shelly
Slice of Marsh Life - Marsh family fluff (Shelly is absent for chapter 1)
Wanderlust - Drabble in chapters 1 and 2
Dissonance - Drabble in chapter 5
You're okay...You're Alright - Shelly and Stan hurt/comfort
Everything Is Nothing - Post-Covid angst
ignite me - PC angst
Sprout - Shelly and Sharon fluff
Tragedy at Tegrity - PC angst
Diving, Dying - Shelly and Stan hurt/comfort
We Are Fully Family - Marsh family fluff
Love Like No One's Watching - Shelly x Kevin
The Golden Child - Shelly and Stan angst
Shut Up, Turd! - Oneshot collection
Heat, Soda, and Porno Mags - Shelly and Stan fluff
I look just like him - Shelly and Stan fluff
WHAT WHAT WHAT - Style, but Shelly is a major character
Kevin McCormick's Shitty Life - Shelly x Kevin
Happier Than Anyone Else - Shelly x Kevin (part 2 to prev)
Secrets - Gerandy, but Shelly is a major character
easier to cry - Shelly and Stan hurt/comfort
The word tragic means a lot to me - Marsh family hurt/comfort
The Shelly Enigma - Marsh family angst
Someone Has Your Back - Style, but Shelly is a major character
It's All Because of a Robber - Crack
And He Loves Me, Wherever I am - Shelly x Kevin angst
Orbiting Jupiter - Shelly and Stan angst
Omori Park - Omori AU
Shelly Marshes story - Brief overview
Circus Fun - Shelly x Kevin
Echos of Absence: Shelly Marsh’s Solace Admist Loss - Marsh family angst
indelicate, get over it - Dead dove, read tags
Nintendo 64 - Shelly and Stan angst
Now That You're Here - Shelly and Trans Stan fluff (?)
Kevin x Shelley fanfic :)))) - Shelly x Kevin
Kevin x Shelley fanfic: THE SEQUALLLLLLL :)))))) - Shelly x Kevin (part 2 to prev)
Intrusive thoughts - Dead dove, read tags
Dinner Bell - Dead dove but with happy ending
Fire burns brighter at the end of the tunnel - PC Angst
Shelly's Great Day - Crack fixit
Forgotten No More: The Rise of Shelly Marsh - Fixit
My Favorite Turd - Shelly x Kevin discontinued
ˢᴴᴱᴸᴸᵞ'ˢ ᴹᴮˢ - RP Prompts
Older Sister - Shelly and Stan fluff w/ some dead dove
Kevin, Shelly Drink Beer - Shelly x Kevin crack
Kevin Gets Braces - Shelly x Kevin fluff
Broadway Bro Down - The Aftermath - Shelly x Larry crangst
Broadway Bro Down: A Diffrent Ending - Shelly x Kevin crack smut
Revenge On Shelly Marsh - Crack
Kevin McCormick Vs The World - Scott Pilgrim AU
Double Date - Shelly x Kevin w/ Kenny x OC smut
Shelly Marsh VS Kevin Mccormick - Tweek vs Craig but with Shelly and Kevin
Love or Infatuation? - Shelly x Trent Boyett (from "Preschool")
Kyle Broflovski and Shelley Marsh: Together? - Shelly x Kyle
With Stan as a Little Brother - Shelly and Stan
Dirtbag - Involves Shelly love triangle
A Serious Case of Cooties - Style, but Shelly is a major character
How They Communicate - Shelly and Stan fluff
Back To The Old House - Shelly and Stan fluff
Other Languages
kevlly - Shelly x Kevin español
В тебе я сомневаться не хочу - Shelly x Kevin Русский
【马什姐弟】再见永无岛 - Shelly and Stan fluff 中文-普通话 國語
Atrevido - Paloma muerta español
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I know that people made South Park win on that queer media poll as a joke but I think considering it queer media in general ignores its impact on trans people, especially trans women.
Look, my blog will tell you that I am anything but a South Park hater, but one of the best ways to be a fan of a piece of media is to point out that, yes, it can be dogshit on the way it treats certain topics and groups of people and there should be a wide agreement that, despite as much they hate each other, both Seth MacFarlane and Tratt are equally as bad with writing trans characters and I'm tired of people defending "Ms. Garisson's Fancy New Vagina" while criticizing "Quagmire's Dad" when they both equally as bad.
Garisson's trans arc plataformed a lot of harmful transphobic stereotypes that harm and dehumanize trans women to this day and makes trans eggs scared to come out because of that. Having the balls to call it queer media because of that is like spitting on trans women's faces.
Now, to be more positive, Trey and Matt did support gay marriage in a time that was controversial to do in the mainstream, that's something they deserve their own flowers in my opinion.
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