A South Park Republican is a type of Republican who holds center-right or libertarian political beliefs influenced by the popular American animated television series South Park. Many may hold generally conservative views on fiscal issues, but lean moderate or liberal in regard to social issues such as LGBTQ rights and abortion, but oppose Political correctness and perceived wokeness. The term is arguably a contemporary variation on the older classical liberal and Liberal-Conservative, with an overlay of pop culture aesthetic.
South Park Republicans oppose Right-wing Populism, The Christian Right, and Donald Trump - as Trump and his administration were mocked in season 27, episode 329 Sermon on the 'Mount - which parodies his legal actions, relationship to Jeffery Epstein, and his support among Christians.
The term was coined by Andrew Sullivan in 2001.
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- Yachi Hiehle, Is South Park Republican? Social and Political Attitudes in South Park, University of Arizona, 2010.
- Nick Gillespie and Jesse Walker. "South Park Libertarians: Trey Parker and Matt Stone on liberals, conservatives, censorship, and religion." Reason.com (2006): 58.
- Gournelos, Ted. Popular culture and the future of politics: Cultural studies and the Tao of South Park. Lexington Books, 2009.
- Podlas, Kimberlianne, Respect My Authority! South Park's Expression of Legal Ideology and Contribution to Legal Culture, 11 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 491 (2009).
- Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew, ed. Taking South Park Seriously. Suny Press, 2008.