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'South Park' Creators Needle Trump, Apple and Google in Mock Name Change

In a statement Parker and Stone said they were "inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google."

The creators of the long-running animated series South Park have joked about changing the show's name to South America. This announcement was made in preparation for the start of Season 29. The joke was inspired by Apple and Google, which have recently adopted name changes ordered by the Trump administration. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creative minds behind South Park, expressed their gratitude to their parent company, Paramount, in a satirical statement, playfully calling it a "Skydance Capitulation."

The creators highlighted recent efforts by the Trump administration to rename geographic features, such as renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, and referenced Trump's threats to rename New Mexico as New America. Despite the playful name change, South Park will continue to be aired as South Park.

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