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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Mo Z. Dizzle on March 13, 2006, 02:22:00 PM
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the voice of Chef (Isaac Hayes) quit South Park over because of the shows take on religious belief.
By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK -
Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
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Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.
"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.
"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."
"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem and he's cashed plenty of checks with our show making fun of Christians."
Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its celebrity followers, including actors
Tom Cruise and
John Travolta, in a top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode, Stan, one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as a reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise locks himself in a closet and won't come out.
Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_en_tv/people_isaac_hayes
i wonder what'll happen now to Chef
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Chef's Crucifixion coming soon
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That sucks. Chef was one of my favorite charecters. :(
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U no hes goin out in a big exit!
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damn, it's a shame, but South Park will go on.
are they planning on a season 10?
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its a shame to see him quit.. but chef really hasnt featured too much in recent series, so i see it as no big loss.
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its a shame to see him quit.. but chef really hasnt featured too much in recent series, so i see it as no big loss.
That's true. But I always hated that. But it's kind of irrlevent to me since I don't watch south park that much anymore.
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Saw this coming, too bad though.
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South Park is still on? I used to be crazy for that show in jr. high.
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New season March 22nd, please believe
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South Park is still on? I used to be crazy for that show in jr. high.
yeah its still on.. i went off it for a long time but its gotten more funnier now.. one of tha dopest eps is where timmy n jimmy join tha crips lol
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South Park is still on? I used to be crazy for that show in jr. high.
yeah its still on.. i went off it for a long time but its gotten more funnier now.. one of tha dopest eps is where timmy n jimmy join tha crips lol
That's the last episode I ever saw lol.
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Isaac Hayes is bitchmade.
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shiiiet that sux
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the creater of south park is right they've done so many religions and its only once they did sciontolgy did he have something to say
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be prepared for season 10 being the last
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When I was younger I liked southpark but they're not fresh, in my opinion. Instead of being more creative with the humour, they just try and be more shocking. I'm not about pushing the envelope, I'm about raising the ceiling. Yall can steal that if you want.
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^^i love Eliza!
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First i watch Uncle Jr shoot Tony Soprano and now chef's quit! i think we should have a day of mornin: no post in this section for the next 24 hours please
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that's a prety weak move by isaac hayes, he's a big hypocrite
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did he even appear in season 9 its a shame but then they have new characters anyway.
issac hayes is into scientology isnt he? no wonder he quit after matt and trey completely murdered there whole stupid religion
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too bad, hes one of my fav characters
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That sucks, "South Park" is one of the only shows that knows how to remain fresh, still holdin' strong...This is gunna hurt the show A LOT. Issac Hayes was a big contribution to the sucess of "South Park", it's a shame that he decided to quit because he got "offended"...Come on, you've been with the show long enough, it's SUPPOSED to be offensive, MANNN.... ::)
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That sucks, "South Park" is one of the only shows that knows how to remain fresh, still holdin' strong...This is gunna hurt the show A LOT. Issac Hayes was a big contribution to the sucess of "South Park", it's a shame that he decided to quit because he got "offended"...Come on, you've been with the show long enough, it's SUPPOSED to be offensive, MANNN.... ::)
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those damn scientologists...
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did he even appear in season 9 its a shame but then they have new characters anyway.
issac hayes is into scientology isnt he? no wonder he quit after matt and trey completely murdered there whole stupid religion
He's apart of the "Church" of Scientology, but to be ok with South Park making fun of mostly every other religion, but when they do an episode about Scientology he gets offended & leaves. He is a hypocrite, he had to of known that an episode about Scientology was coming. From what I've heard Tom Cruise doesn't want that episode to air anymore not because of it poking fun at Scientology, but because it says that he's gay in the episode.
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I watched 2 rereuns of south park last night. LOL. I don't know why I stopped watching that show in the first place. I saw both episdoes before, but it was still funny as hell. :laugh:
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I watched 2 rereuns of south park last night. LOL. I don't know why I stopped watching that show in the first place. I saw both episdoes before, but it was still funny as hell. :laugh:
yeah man, since i found this site, i been dl ep afta ep. check out all of season 9:
episode guide:
http://www.southparkstuff.com/info/epi-season9.shtml
download links
http://www.southparkstuff.com/video/vidseason9.shtml
definitely check out the baseball ep, Stan's dad had a real character change.
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I'm just waiting for all the box sets to come out...Got 1-6.
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I watched 2 rereuns of south park last night. LOL. I don't know why I stopped watching that show in the first place. I saw both episdoes before, but it was still funny as hell. :laugh:
yeah man, since i found this site, i been dl ep afta ep. check out all of season 9:
episode guide:
http://www.southparkstuff.com/info/epi-season9.shtml
download links
http://www.southparkstuff.com/video/vidseason9.shtml
definitely check out the baseball ep, Stan's dad had a real character change.
These 2 dudes told me that baseball one was sooooooooooo hilarious, but I never got the chance to watch it. Props for the links.
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I watched 2 rereuns of south park last night. LOL. I don't know why I stopped watching that show in the first place. I saw both episdoes before, but it was still funny as hell. :laugh:
yeah man, since i found this site, i been dl ep afta ep. check out all of season 9:
episode guide:
http://www.southparkstuff.com/info/epi-season9.shtml
download links
http://www.southparkstuff.com/video/vidseason9.shtml
definitely check out the baseball ep, Stan's dad had a real character change.
These 2 dudes told me that baseball one was sooooooooooo hilarious, but I never got the chance to watch it. Props for the links.
definitely check it, it's one of my favourite ever episodes, big up Randy!
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the baseball one was hilarious!
"Im sorry, i thought this was America!"
Im missing season 3 and 4 to add to my collection..and its pretty hard to find em in stores..and i dont feel like buying online.
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South Park is amazing
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Here's the episode that Hayes quit over. I think it's one of the best South Park episodes ever.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J9Y81H1L