Comedy Central’s decision to censor South Park was cowardly

Have you been following the “South Park” situation? If you haven’t, here’s a quick summary: The creators portrayed the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit, which angered a Muslim group. On their website, the group posted pictures of Theo Van Gogh, who was murdered after one of his films offended some Muslims. The site hints that a similar fate may await “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

“South Park” makes jokes about everyone, and they’re usually quite funny while they’re doing it. As a matter of fact, Jesus has a recurring role on the show! As far as I know, no one has threatened the creators over their portrayal of Jesus, and no Christian groups have threatened death.

Since 9/11, many have gone out of their way to describe Islam as a religion of peace. From observing the reaction to a cartoon, along with many other situations, it doesn’t seem very peaceful to me. It’s unfortunate that Comedy Central has decided to give in to threats by censoring the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Their actions send all networks down a slippery slope where freedom of expression is hampered by bullies.