MSNBC: Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park,” where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion. 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.
What what what?!
Update: It’s on.
Ya know, I’d have a comment to make, but Matt Stone does it for me (and probably better than I could): “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.”
In other words: hypocrite.
Jeez, them Scientologists are a prickly bunch, especially since every religion has a bit of faith involved in believing in it – they take non-believers as personal attacks.
Then again, I might too, if my entire belief system was based of the works of a science fiction writer. Normal fiction is much easier to stomach! Either way the next season of South Park should be filled with Chef and Scientology bashing… should be a fun season to watch.
Snort.
I agree, L Ron Hubbard even made a case in a book that basically said if you want people to give you money create a fictitious religion. But I just hope they(little green men) don’t come back and activate the little things in my body :)
Yes, that would be “bad” on the overall happiness-meter. I agree.
Yeah that is really stupid. Southpark mocks the jewish faith every episode, and has depicted the cristian god as a tiny hairy hippo looking creature. Isaac Hayes is a hypocrite. I think the creators of South Park have shown self control if it took them this long to mock Scientology. The religion has become a punchline, and they mocked it once? I agree, I hope they blow the whole season bashing Scientology.
Well, in all honesty, they could. Easily. There’s just so MUCH to pick on there :D
i always thought chef was cool, i guess you can never assume an actor to be as his character-
chef:
cool, smart, funny
hayes:
hypocritical, retarded, no sense of humor
Well did you see Wednesday’s episode? They killed off Chef, and turned him in to a Darth Vader kind of android. But not before saying that he was brain washed by a fruity little group, and turned him in to a child molester. It was awsome.