How South Park’s Trey Parker And Matt Stone Really Feel About Offending Their Audiences – Looper

No one can fault “South Park” co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker for not being self-aware. In the “Stunning and Brave” episode from Season 19 of the show, Cartman comments to his friend Kenny in a moment of meta-dialogue, “We’re two privileged white boys who have their laughs about things they never have to deal with.” At least Stone and Parker know where they stand when they’re making offensive jokes. The pair actually has some surprising feelings about offending their audiences in general.

Despite the subject matter of their show, Stone and Parker never actually set out to offend people. While some of the jokes in the show may be designed to shock audiences, the creators say they never want their audience to take away any negative feelings from their shows. In fact, they think offending their audience is just plain wrong.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Stone compared “South Park” to their Broadway show, “Book of Mormon,” as both use shock humor as a storytelling device. Parker said that with something like “Book of Mormon” or “South Park,” all he is attempting to do with his work is entertain an audience. He said if someone is upset by something that he’s done, he gets no satisfaction from that. “That means I did it wrong. I’m just trying to make people laugh,” Parker said.