If operating under the shallow assumption that "South Park" is a show that exists to mock woke culture, Cartman’s despair could be seen as a meta-commentary.

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‘South Park’ had an episode where they represented … I’m not going to say what it was, but it was just someone you wouldn’t want to represent on a show … and you could do it 20 years ...

Fast forward to 2020 and 2021, the whole country’s ripping down Confederate statues and flags like they just remembered they’ve been up this whole time. South Park poked fun at this ages before it turned into a full-blown national reckoning.

After weeks of negotiations and the threat of a nasty lawsuit, 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrangled two staggering deals, finally bring the foulmouthed cartoon to Paramount+.