South Park is an American animated sitcom whose frequent depiction of taboo subject matter, general toilet humor, accessibility to children viewers, disregard of decency standards, and portrayal of religion for comic effect has generated controversy and debate throughout the world over the course of its 20-year run and 20 seasons. The show's creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who both continue to be heavily involved in the writing and production of each episode, use the show to frequently lampoon a wide range of topics and both sides of contentious issues. Parker and Stone usually reply to such controversies by regarding themselves as "equal opportunity offenders". They reject the notion of political correctness, and state that no particular topic or group of people be spared the expens