April 14 - South Park angers Muslim group

On April 14, South Park's 200th episode called "200" touched off anger among members of the Muslim community when the prophet Muhammad is depicted as a bear.  A New York based radical Muslim group posted an entry on its website after the episode claiming the show's producers <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0000008633" title="Trey Parker" href="/topic/entertainment/trey-parker-PECLB0000008633.topic">Trey Parker</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB0000008016" title="Matt Stone" href="/topic/entertainment/matt-stone-PECLB0000008016.topic">Matt Stone</a> "will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show".  Van Gogh was a cartoonist murdered for his depiction of Muhammad in 2004.

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On April 14, South Park's 200th episode called "200" touched off anger among members of the Muslim community when the prophet Muhammad is depicted as a bear. A New York based radical Muslim group posted an entry on its website after the episode claiming the show's producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone "will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show". Van Gogh was a cartoonist murdered for his depiction of Muhammad in 2004.

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