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| − | '''Comedy Central''' is a left-slanting cable and satellite television channel which draws a large portion of its viewership from adolescents, such as the average [[public school]] student (who watches more than three hours of television daily).{{fact}} | + | '''Comedy Central''' is a left-slanting cable and satellite television channel which draws a large portion of its viewership from adolescents, such as the average [[public school]] student (who watches more than three hours of television daily). |
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| | Comedy Central features adult cartoons, including ''[[South Park]]'', and dim-witted [[liberal]] programs including ''[[The Daily Show]]'' with [[Jon Stewart]] and ''The Colbert Report'' with [[Stephen Colbert]]. The channel is based in the Upper West Side of [[Manhattan]]. | | Comedy Central features adult cartoons, including ''[[South Park]]'', and dim-witted [[liberal]] programs including ''[[The Daily Show]]'' with [[Jon Stewart]] and ''The Colbert Report'' with [[Stephen Colbert]]. The channel is based in the Upper West Side of [[Manhattan]]. |
| | ==Shows== | | ==Shows== |
| − | *''[[The Daily Show]]'': A so-called parody news show with an extreme [[leftist]] point-of-view, hosted by [[Jon Stewart]].<br /> | + | *''[[The Daily Show]]'': A so-called [[parody]] news show with an extreme [[leftist]] point-of-view, hosted by [[Jon Stewart]].<br /> |
| − | *''The Colbert Report'': A spin-off of ''The Daily Show'', hosted by [[Stephen Colbert]], who satirically portrays conservative commentators, mocking them, portraying them as buffoons and inaccurately stating conservative values.<br /> | + | *''The Colbert Report'': A spin-off of ''The Daily Show'', hosted by [[Stephen Colbert]], who satirically portrays a conservative commentator, mocking conservatives and portraying them as buffoons, and inaccurately stating conservative values.<br /> |
| − | *''[[South Park]]'': A cartoon based around the lives of four obscene elementary school children in a [[Colorado]] mountain town which pokes fun at pop-culture, traditional family values and politics.<br /> | + | *''[[South Park]]'': A cartoon based around the lives of four foul-mouthed elementary school children in a [[Colorado]] mountain town, which pokes fun at pop-culture, traditional family values and politics.<br /> |
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| | ==Hypocritical censorship== | | ==Hypocritical censorship== |
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| − | Comedy Central has been guilty of selective censorship, refusing to show an unoffensive clip featuring the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] in an episode of ''[[South Park]]''. This is despite allowing ongoing obscenity and degradation of Christian beliefs in a number of its programs. This act of censorship was highly ironic, as it came at the end of a double episode dedicated to condemning [[Fox_Network|Fox]] for refusing to depict Muhammad. | + | Comedy Central has been guilty of selective censorship, refusing to show an unoffensive clip featuring the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]] in an episode of ''[[South Park]]''. This is despite allowing ongoing obscenity and degradation of Christian beliefs in a number of its programs. This act of censorship was highly ironic, as it came at the end of a double episode dedicated to condemning [[Fox_Network|Fox]] for its refusal to depict Muhammad. |
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| | [[Category: Liberal Media]] | | [[Category: Liberal Media]] |
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| | {{Liberalism}} | | {{Liberalism}} |