C3PX said:

As for your question, EyeShotFirst, why should these shows be allowed to stay on the air? Why should any show be allowed to stay on the air? Because some people enjoy them. Because there is money to be made from them. Because we live in a free country that strongly believes in the freedom of speech. Again, it is the parents duty to protect their kids, not the government's (by banning these sorts of shows) or the entertainment industry's (by bowing the to irresponsible parent's whims and ceasing to make these kinds of shows).

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I agree, I love South Park and believe that they never, ever intended the show to remotely be for children. Family Guy and Simpsons on the other hand did start that way. Family Guy lost me around 2004 and Simsons lost me a decade prior to that. I personally feel both of these show are due for the scrap heap as they have exhausted their material to the point that every joke or gag is a rehash from their heyday, Family Guy moreso than Simpsons. South Park, on the other hand, was alway intended to be a satire of modern events aimed at adults, and I love it. I have yet to tire of their material, mostly because they seem to always adapt to the world news at the time. I also like the fact that no group or segment of society has been left alone by Trey and Matt. I can easily watch a Christian bashing episode this week, becuase next week they'll be ripping on Atheists, Climatologists, and Scientologists. One week, they'll wear out conservative Southern rednecks and the next week, liberal big city socialites. All that said, and to further agree with C3PX, parents should keep the kids away from this show, hell even the first episode had a large satelite pop out of Cartman's ass, I think that in itself is a indicator it was never intended to be a kid show.