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Emma Palma
October, 2019
INDEX
INTRODUCTION. .........................................................................................
South Park is a comedy series created in 1997 from United States; its main
focus is social criticism through satire and black humor. This series exposes
controversial topics such as racism, xenophobia, religion, sexuality, politics and
others. The scenario normally used is in American, highlighting American culture
alongside the influence and power it has in society. South Park is an adult cartoon
comedy because the themes on display have scenes and vulgar vocabularies not
suitable for children. On the other hand, each protagonist of series has cultural and
social characteristics. The main protagonist is Eric Cartman who according to
Andrés Egáez (2013) Eric is a child that represents the worst of humanity,
especially American culture because he is racist, neo-Nazi, irreamive,
manipulative, xenophobic with leadership ability.
Based on the cultural information that the series has along with the events
that have occurred of society. Research can be done in which the cultural clashes
of a dominant culture and a minority culture are analyzed. It is based on the book
Intercultural Communication in Context by Judith N. Martin and Thomas k.
Nakayama. In the book there are three approaches such as social science,
interpretative and critical, these approaches were used to perform the analyses in
the series with three points of view. For this, the following chapters were used:
Complementary:
SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. Power Cultural
Eric is a character that reflects in general terms the behavior and The
American way of thinking. He is ethnocentric; he judges other cultures and
countries because he thinks that they are less than his. Also, Eric Cartman is
nationalist and proud because his thinking about United States is the best country
in the world. Therefore, he believes that being American is taking precedence over
others, regardless of nationality, gender or race.
Since children, Americans get used to Since children, minority people are
being independent. more familiar and attached.
These behaviors see when Eric and his These behaviors see in Chapter 14
friends are taken to the water park by Season 13 of “South Park” within the
Stan’s father and left alone there. (S13 water park in several scenes show
x E14 episode) minority people and are always together
and as a family, which in Eric´s eyes
are always in pack.
Racism and Xenophobia are an important part of the Erick identity, who
reflects the idea of the consequences of sharing his country with minorities.
According to Erick, blacks, Latinos, native Indians and others. They are the worst
thing that could have happened in his country.
Where did they all come from? Why can´t they leave this land alone?
and it’s such a tragedy feel a bit like dying, we’ve looked the other way
too long we’ve got to change our priorities and get all these minorities
out of my water park. –Cartman (S13, T14)
Beyond being a fictional character, Erick Cartman is a compilation of what
many American whites think. They think that minorities do not contribute to their
country, but quite the opposite; and they feel superior just because they have
American nationality.
1.2. Stereotypes
Motivation of Migration
Voluntary Involuntary
Short-term duration
Sojourners Short-term refugee
Long-term duration
immigrant Long-term refugee
Sojourners or immigrants are not well received by Erick because the arrival
of these people causes certain conflicts. Migrants do not adapt to their culture,
instead they are imposing theirs; this is evident in Chapter 14 season 13 “There
are Mexicans all around me lazy river has never been lazier, it’s a 40-minute wait
to go down one slide and the instructions are in Spanish on the zip line ride”
Cartman. It is seen as in one of attractions, the manager gives the information in
Spanish. He should give them in English because is the official language. The
native hardly ever adapt to the foreigner.
CHAPTER II
INTERPRETATIVE
This analysis is performed taking into account different scenes from South
Park series. The influence of American cultural power is denoted primarily in Erick
Cartman. Within cultural power there are different categories found in the series
such as dominant cultural, minority, identity and ethnocentrism.
Gentlemen, please. I come from the Venice, Venice is almost all pee,
and we do just fire, we swim-a in the pee, we sing-a in the pee you
can’t-a barge in here and tell me, that I have to close down just because
my water park has-a too much pee” (C14xS13, 6:44)
It is common for the immigrant to want to follow the customs of his native
country because they are the characteristics that make up his identity. These
characteristics are learned from birth and are difficult to change them.
2.2.2. Acceptance
2.2.3 Redefinition
2.2.4. Integration
This model refer to “Scholars refer to this process as the W-curve theory of
adaptation because sojourners seem to experience another U curve: the
anticipation of returning home, culture shock in finding that it’s not exactly as
expected, and then gradual adaptation” (p.327). Therefore, the process of theory is
evident when Starvin' Marvin being in the adaptation process, he decides to return
home feeling excited and nostalgic because he was already getting used to that
environment. As he took a short time in the United States, the culture Shock was
not evident and his gradual adaptation was immediate.
In this study, focus in Cartman like main character because he reflects the
standard thinking American, mean, he is American, his color of skin is white, he
speaks English and german, his class identity is medium – class. also he is very
nationalist and proud, xenophobic, racism, etnocentist, manipulator ,leader and
discriminate so much to minorities
In the fist episode of South park (1997), NPR`S Julie Rovner journalist do an
interview to congressmen, senator, presential in political aspect. She interviewed to
Eric Cartman where there could apreciar a part of proud of cartman to his
nationalistic and himself.
`This might sound kind of egotistical, but it`s actually, i´´d have to say myself
and its only because like, if you, if you, if you could see me, like, I actually do really
cool struff and most of the kids think i`m really cool, and just basically everuthing
everything about me is so cool. I look up to myself, and then it raises me up, and
then i`m looking at myself, and it raises me again I just get cooler all the time´
Por otro lado all the actions por parte de cartman have its justification this
can see in the episode 14 season 13 “the pee” in various scenes see that the
minorities do it the things how they learned in they culture and they do not adapt to
the new place this type of actitudes molestan a cartman because minority are
amanazando his culture, cambiando cosas tan importantes como el idioma que es
una parte fundamental de su identidad.
3. Power cultural
“Somebody do something where did they all come from? Why cannot they
leave this land alone?” … And it`s such a tragedy feel a bit like dying. God I am
asking please get all of these minorities out of my water park my water park”
In the water park, Cartman is meeting with his friends and realized a
stadistis about how the majorities y minority there and how can it affect him. In the
place, cartman and his friends are minorities and minorities are majority but he
does not accept this y reaffirm that his friend and him are majorities:
Kyle: Dumb ass, if there’s 60% of then to 40% of us, then who’s then
minority?
In all chanced episodes focus in the level non- adaptation of minority and
majority groups, but specifically in s13 c14 minority adapts the norms of water park
except Italian owner of park :
Gentlemen, please. I come from the Venice, Venice is almost all pee, and
we do just fire, we swim-a in the pee, we sing-a in the pee you can’t-a barge in
here and tell me, that I have to close down just because my water park has-a too
much pee” (C14xS13, 6:44)
He is owner of Water Park but he does not adapt to legal norms of country
but that he keeps Italian culture and prioritizes. In this episode he is minority, he
does not adapt to migrant and does not accept that in the water park he and his
friend are minority and emphasize that they still are majority. They segregate to
migrant. When Migrants is in a new country they want learn, visiting, know and
adaptation to a country but they do not want o lost his cultural identity but there that
assimilate to integrate and adopt to economic, political and cultural aspects of a
country to what your stay in that country be quiet and hassle-free but the process
of adaptation is difficult and society of visited country help them, this process can
be bad.
CONCLUTION
The possible objective of creators was to use in South Park, the inequality
as satiric of ´political correct´ theme in recent events of that time.
Cultural adaptation: How one adapts and depends to some extent on the host
environment-whether it is welcoming or hostile. equal
Cultural hybrid: Migrants and their family often combine these four different
modes of relating to the host. equal
Cultural identity formation: The driving force behind a critical approach is the
attempt to understand identity formation within the contexts of history, economics,
politics, and discourse. Equal
Ethnocentrism: The idea that one`s own group`s way of thinking, being and acting
in the world is superior to other. equal
Migration: It is the movement of people from one place to another with the
intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location (geographic
region) dictionary cambridge
Separation: When migrants choose to retain their original culture and avoid
interaction with other groups. Equal
Short- term refugees: People who are forced for a short time to move from their
region or country. Book
Sojourners: People who move into new cultural contexts for a limited period of
time and for a specific purpose, such as for study or business-book
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