Even South Park fans were floored by the bit and branded it as ‘the ballsiest thing they’ve ever done’.
The White House wasted no time in reacting to the controversial episode — and it’s safe to say that they were far from impressed.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers shared with Rolling Stone: “The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after South Park for what they labeled as ‘offensive’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show.”
Rogers went on: “Just like the creators of South Park, the Left has no authentic or original content, which is why their popularity continues to hit record lows. This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”
Yikes.
But in an apparent U-turn from the administration, Homeland Security used an image of a South Park scene to encourage people to join US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In the photo is a group of apparent ICE agents in a car wearing sun glasses and face coverings. Homeland Security penned beside it on Twitter: “JOIN.ICE.GOV.”
Within a few hours of sharing the tweet South Park shared its reaction.
Resharing the tweet and referring to Rogers’ damning statement about the show, South Park penned: “Wait, so we ARE relevant?”
It then added a NSFW hashtag of #eatabagofdicks.
Posted on August 5, the tweet has been viewed over 10,000,000 times and 2,600 people have commented.
One person said: “I’ll be honest, I really don’t care for the show but satire is extremely important and y’all are good at it. Plus, anyone that can’t laugh at themselves needs to reevaluate life.”
“Can’t wait to see how this works its way into an episode,” said another.
A third commented: “You ARE the only cartoon that matters.”
“I have always loved u guys but now i love u even more,” a different South Park fan said.
The latest South Park episode airs tonight (August 6) on Comedy Central.