I just saw some of South Park earlier tonight, and it was pretty much all about Apple. Steve and everything. I thought it was pretty funny, while at the same time....weird, especially when the kid got his first iWhateverTheHellItIsSupposedToBe. Which is kinda coincidental to me, since, well....you know. Thoughts?
Are you talking about the humancentipad one? That was a while ago, so I have no idea why you are bringing it up now. Also, that was probably more of a critique to all the ToU agreements people are forced to agree to on a constant basis than apple itself, though SP did obviously poke fun at them as a vehicle for their commentary.
You know that the episode they were making in that documentary aired back in April, right?krazykillaz
No, in fact I don't actually watch the show. My brother was watching it and I was in the room, and I noticed a ton of references to Apple (including Steve himself).
Very tacky. Not classy at all. Just lost some respect from me.
PeaceChild90
Really? After everything that South Park has done, this is when you lose respect?
Pretty much what I was thinking. Did they mention anything about Apple using child labour to make their products? The fact that the working conditions are so terrible, people have commited suicided and been poisoned? And people say Steve Jobs was a wonderful man and that he should be admired for his accomplishments... pffft, yeah, right... not when they include the killing of innocent people.
the reason they showed that episode was because there was a documentary about how matt and trey make south park episodes and the apple episode was featured throughout the documentary. it was just a coincindence. that's all
Are you talking about the humancentipad one? That was a while ago, so I have no idea why you are bringing it up now. Also, that was probably more of a critique to all the ToU agreements people are forced to agree to on a constant basis than apple itself, though SP did obviously poke fun at them as a vehicle for their commentary.
EntropyWins
It aimed at Apple specifically because their TOUs are particularly infamous. I forget what the exact kerfuffle was, but back around the time that episode aired there was some incident with the iTunes TOU that caused an uproar, and that's what the episode was parodying.
pffft, yeah, right... not when they include the killing of innocent people.Skull-Fire
Many companies deal with Foxconn (not just Apple) ... so what do you think about the following companies? Acer, Amazon, Asus, ASRock, Intel, Cisco, HP, Dell, Nintendo, Nokia, Microsoft, MSI, Sony.
Very tacky. Not classy at all. Just lost some respect from me.
Skull-Fire
Really? After everything that South Park has done, this is when you lose respect?
Pretty much what I was thinking. Did they mention anything about Apple using child labour to make their products? The fact that the working conditions are so terrible, people have commited suicided and been poisoned? And people say Steve Jobs was a wonderful man and that he should be admired for his accomplishments... pffft, yeah, right... not when they include the killing of innocent people. Is this true? I cannot see Apple having children work for them.
Frankly, of the things parodied I'd say that the entire concept of the huge EULAa that are everywhere, and 'The Human Centipede' were the most parodied. Apple was kind of secondary, except for "geniuses" bit. Either way, who cares? Cartman's first "before you **** me," dialogue was pretty good though. They were actually pretty positive about apple products, and Steve Jobs himself was just a set-piece, not the object of parody. Anyway... re-run, so... how is this news?
[QUOTE="Skull-Fire"]pffft, yeah, right... not when they include the killing of innocent people.CellAnimation
Many companies deal with Foxconn (not just Apple) ... so what do you think about the following companies? Acer, Amazon, Asus, ASRock, Intel, Cisco, HP, Dell, Nintendo, Nokia, Microsoft, MSI, Sony. Asus don't use Foxconn, they have their own manufacturing arm.
[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="Skull-Fire"]pffft, yeah, right... not when they include the killing of innocent people.markop2003
Many companies deal with Foxconn (not just Apple) ... so what do you think about the following companies? Acer, Amazon, Asus, ASRock, Intel, Cisco, HP, Dell, Nintendo, Nokia, Microsoft, MSI, Sony. Asus don't use Foxconn, they have their own manufacturing arm.
Man I saw this Simpsons episode the other day where Barney parks Homers car at World Trade Center Plaza. Totally insensitive and stuff! I can't believe they would have made that episode after what happened on 9/11! Oh wait. Reruns.
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