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Old 11-15-2017, 10:37 AM   #550
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Originally Posted by FireGilbert View Post
The one episode I didn't really like however was the Halloween one "Sons of Witches". The stuff with Cartman's girlfriend had some laughs but I didn't understand the point of Randy with the witches and Mr. Garrison. I'm guessing they were trying to poke fun at Trump calling everything a "witch hunt" but I didn't get the satire and it just wasn't very funny.
The appeals to stupid and shallow traditions as justification for awful behaviour, and complaints about being painted with the same brush as the "bad witch" (as if there's such a thing as a good witch) probably should have been clues as to what the satire was aimed at.

... Or failing that, at least the pointy hats are a pretty clear giveaway.
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