@sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agoHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1300
arrow-up1300imageHow does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often?lemmy.world@sonovebitch@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkfedilinkEnglish44•3 months agokeep in mind, we’re talking about the show that toppled Scientology. just, for the record… part of how it’s able to make fun of shit is because they’re usually correct about the stuff they’re mocking. Saying ‘Biden is a baby-sacrificing pedophile’ is defamation. saying ‘trump is a rapist and a fascist’ is not. further, both parody and satire are in fact protected speech. at least, for the moment.
keep in mind, we’re talking about the show that toppled Scientology.
just, for the record… part of how it’s able to make fun of shit is because they’re usually correct about the stuff they’re mocking.
Saying ‘Biden is a baby-sacrificing pedophile’ is defamation. saying ‘trump is a rapist and a fascist’ is not.
further, both parody and satire are in fact protected speech. at least, for the moment.