“We need to get all these minorities out of our water park,” said Eric Cartman, one of the four main characters of the animated television show South Park (“Pee”). Racist attitudes, such as the one stated by Cartman, can be seen in today's society and seem to have always been a problem since colonial times. In the South Park episode "Pee", the creators support racial stereotypes that imply that minorities are unassimilable, cause overcrowding, are lazy, violent, ignorant, and take over jobs, this can be done through Eric Cartman's interactions and thoughts. South Park first aired in 1997 on the Comedy Central television network and is currently in its fifteenth season. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone regularly focus on sensitive topics on their shows such as race, religion, sexuality, abortion and politics. As the South Park Biography suggests, "South Park satirizes many aspects of American culture and current events and challenges long-held beliefs and taboos, usually using parody and dark humor" ("South Park Biography"). And because of the show's depictions of taboos, it has gained a tremendous amount of popularity, for better or worse, among viewers. The show follows the lives of four young fourth grade boys at South Park Elementary School: Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are usually the focus of the show, in this episode, the main focus is on Cartman. Cartman, in many episodes, plays "a buffoonish exaggeration of a right-wing conservative" (Curtis). is especially excited because he hasn't been there for a year Before Cartman even enters the park, he expresses his dislike of minorities by saying, "We have to go to the p-wave... middle of paper... .... Thoughts and acts of discrimination occur because, as humans, we often seem to look at differences rather than similarities. The first difference someone notices in a person is the color of their skin. So based on the color of their skin they make judgments about that person, this is harmful because to have a productive society we should judge a person by his character and not by something he has no ability to change. Works Cited Curtis, David V. and Gerald J. Erion ." Signs of Life. 6th ed. Eds. Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. 296-303. Parker, Trey and Matt Stone. "Pee." South Park. Comedy Central . November 11, 2009. Television. "South Park Biography." July 2 2011. .