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Video: South Park Eviscerates Penn State Alleged Child Abuse Scandal

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As more and more twisted details about the Penn State scandal and former coach Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual abuse of children comes to light, it seems as though there's no end to this horrible story. Moreover, there doesn't seem to be any appropriate way to be humorous about this scandal—but that didn't stop South Park from hilariously ripping the whole thing last night with a seemingly endless slew of purposefully terrible jokes about the terrible subject (as well as a hefty dose of self-awareness). Watch a supercut (via SB Nation) of all the Penn State-related jokes below:

After all the painful one-liners ("Two Penn State administrators walk into a butt") and comparisons ("You're going to be put into a foster home, so I need to know: would you like to go to Neverland Ranch, a Catholic Church or Penn State University"), the show makes it clear that, as SB Nation points out, "The only thing funny about this entire thing could be people trying to make something funny out of it." That self-awareness is the element which helped the episode elevate itself above trite mockery or shock comedy. And who else but South Park could make a line like, "And it also says here that Penn State prefers to be losing at halftime, because at Penn State they like when you're a little behind in the locker room," completely, inappropriately funny?

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  • WVU

  • One good thing about the Penn State scandal:  It makes Rutgers, my alma mater, look like Princeton by comparison.   Go Grease Trucks!

  • Guest

    Hell, it makes the Duke lacrosse team look like angels.

  • antimisogynycrusader

    Yea, they're certainly known for their come from behind wins at Penn State.....

  • Mardie Millit

    I think we've all learned something here today.

  • Brian Mastro

    WE ARE more than football WE ARE not Sandusky WE ARE better than this WE ARE PENN STATE

  • HymietownHero

    Dude, worry about your finals.

  • YOU ARE delusional. 

  • Guest

    And don't let the mob mentality ripping through the country calling for the lynching of Penn State admins contribute to this travesty too.  

  • schmeep

    Learning to break from the pack and develop independent thought instead of repeating this mantra will be the best thing you can do for yourself.  Get away from the mob mentality that contributed to this travesty; trite phrases about your affiliation isn't gonna do anything here.

  • Yeah, don't succumb to mob mentality and jingoistic phrases to prove a point, seeing as WE ARE THE 99%!

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