Post #564225

It's kind of interesting how at-odds the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone is against their own politics. The song "America, Fuck Yeah!"[1] is meant to a satirical jingoistic tune about America's involvement in conflicts around the world. For basically all the shit America has started, it's been the first thing I think about. But the movie is meant to (earnestly) show that actually the US is the only country trustworthy enough to actually be a "world police" because of the things they believe in (eg: Taco Bell). Therefore the song is sort of earnest after all? But the song also doesn't shy away from actually critiquing the US, where among the list is "slavery" (fuck yeah), and "books" (which don't receive a fuck yeah). So in terms of the movie, you can say it makes sense that it doesn't end on the US being bad guys, because it's for a US audience, but for Stone and Parker's own beliefs, this isn't just a random sprinkling of "well we know the US isn't perfect but it's the best we have", the admissions really do cut to the core of the song. That's why it connects even stronger than it used to. [1] https://youtu.be/MhQ5678cJU8