Trey Parker andMatt Stone, the two creators ofSouth Park, have been vocal opponents of both theRepublican andDemocratic parties. At an online forum (South Park Studios Chat, May 10, 2001),[4] Parker and Stone wrote that they hated bothconservatives andliberals, with Stone famously stating "I hate conservatives but I really fucking hate liberals." In 2006, Trey Parker commented in an interview that they were aware of the concept of theSouth Park Republican and they both felt that they were "just prettymiddle-ground guys."[5]
Parker and Stone are often speculated to belibertarians. In an interview documented byRolling Stone in 2004, they both contended that the libertarian label which had been applied to them in recent years was not entirely appropriate.[6] During an appearance onThe Charlie Rose Show,[7] Stone said that they "just playdevil's advocate all the time", personifying both sides of the argument and taking "a little funny way out" to differ from theHollywood liberals in theacting community.
At a 2006 conference inAmsterdam organized byReason, Parker and Stone stated that if one had to put a label on them, it would be libertarian.[8]
Parker and Stone have been condemned by many religions yet have said atheists have been their most vocal group regarding religion, they were quoted as saying, "We got calls from atheists friends a couple times saying, 'What the fuck, we thought you were on our side?' and we say, 'We're not on anybody's fucking side and we're not atheists.'"[9]
Yachi Hiehle,Is South Park Republican? Social and Political Attitudes in South Park,University of Arizona, 2010.
Nick Gillespie andJesse Walker. "South Park Libertarians: Trey Parker and Matt Stone on liberals, conservatives, censorship, and religion."Reason.com (2006): 58.
Gournelos, Ted.Popular culture and the future of politics: Cultural studies and the Tao of South Park. Lexington Books, 2009.
Podlas, Kimberlianne,Respect My Authority! South Park's Expression of Legal Ideology and Contribution to Legal Culture, 11 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 491 (2009).
Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew, ed.Taking South Park Seriously. Suny Press, 2008.
