South Park adopts South America name

Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced that the animated comedy South Park will use the name South America for its coming season. Their social-media post linked the change to Apple, Google and parent company Paramount. It follows Donald Trump’s initiatives to rename US geographic features, including Lake Ontario as Lake America.

• 29th seasonSeason using the revised title
• 16 SepPremiere date for the season
• Five yearsCreators’ renewal agreement with Paramount

Q1

Where will the season air?

The programme remains on Paramount-owned Comedy Central, and previous seasons are available on Paramount+, which holds its streaming rights.

Q2

How did map companies feature?

Apple and Google changed their US map labels after Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America. The creators cited both companies.

Q3

Why did Paramount feature?

The post also referred to Paramount’s merger with Skydance, extending the satire beyond the government’s geographic-name changes.

Q4

What earlier change was referenced?

Trump had previously declared that the Gulf of Mexico would be known as the Gulf of America in the United States.

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