Things that happen in cartoons aren't real. My kids figured this out long ago, but it's a point worth driving home. Kenny gets killed in almost every episode of South Park , only to reappear the next week with no explanation. If there is any more dramatic way to teach kids that TV is fantasy, I don't know it. Make no mistake, much of what my evangelical neighbors say about South Park is accurate.
Every show contains a lot of profanity and graphic sexual humor.
I won't let my kids watch most of the episodes, because they deal with issues they aren't ready for yet. In fact, I doubt that kids of any age should watch it without their parents sitting there with them. But cultural critics who think shows like South Park are malevolent don't really understand modern life. They seem to think Americans are completely passive consumers, helplessly force-fed a mass media diet that they can't control. Well, they may lead their lives that way, but my family doesn't.