AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Trey Parker and Matt Stone rebrand 'South Park' as 'South America' to mock Trump's renaming push
The creators of "South Park" announced they are temporarily renaming their long-running animated series "South America", a satirical swipe at President Trump's geographic renaming orders and the tech companies that rushed to comply. Trey Parker and Matt Stone posted the announcement on the show's official social media accounts just one week before the 29th season […] The post Trey Parker and Matt Stone rebrand 'South Park' as 'South America' to mock Trump's renaming push appeared first on American Almanac .
The creators of "South Park" announced they are temporarily renaming their long-running animated series "South America", a satirical swipe at President Trump's geographic renaming orders and the tech companies that rushed to comply. Trey Parker and Matt Stone posted the announcement on the show's official social media accounts just one week before the 29th season premiere, calling out Apple and Google by name for adopting Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on their mapping platforms. The statement also took a shot at their own parent company, Paramount, over its merger with Skydance. The full statement, reported by the Associated Press , read: "Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we…Open