Ryan Parker, [Warning: This story contains spoilers for the South Park episode "Board Girls"].

Left-wing website PinkNews accused South Park of sinking “to new lows” with the episode. In the end, Heather, who claimed to be unstoppable, is defeated by some of the elementary school girls who formed a board game club after the boys at the school complained and had them removed from their game club.

Yes it's lazy. “In top shape and ready to compete, she is asked by a sportscaster how she feels about trans women in the competition. It is later learned that the Randy Savage character is an ex-boyfriend out for revenge against Strong Woman for embarrassing him years prior. Season 23, episode 7 of ‘South Park’: (L-R) Vice-principal Strong Woman, Heather Swanson, and another contestant in the controversial episode aired on Nov. 13, 2019. Write them off. Ignore their lazy show.". South Park jumped into the transgender athlete debate Wednesday in the series’ newest episode, in which a character resembling professional wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage dominates women’s sports after identifying as transgender woman “Heather Swanson.”, Swanson dominates the “Strongwoman Competition” just two weeks after identifying as a male athlete. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. by It won't be their last. F***, ‘Futurama’ made the same stupid storyline in 2003. (RELATED: Every Democratic 2020 Frontrunner Supports Bill Forcing Male Athletes Into Girls’ Sports), according to a Morning Consult poll released Nov. 8, even after suppressing testosterone levels. Perry: Okay, Heather Swanson is actually joining us now. "Yes it's transphobic. All rights reserved. Stone and Parker are transphobes. Emily VanDerWerff, a transgender writer for Vox.com, said the episode was “based on a falsity, a scenario that doesn’t happen and especially doesn’t happen at elite levels of competition,” adding: “I weighed writing an article about the South Park thing, but I’m loathe to give it more oxygen.”. Enter Heather Swanson, a character who looks and sounds just like the late wrestler Randy Savage, but says she started identifying as female "two weeks ago" in order to compete. Cartman then invites Heather to join the boy’s club. Sitemap | The late Randy Savage plays a major role in the episode.

Strong Woman is inspired by the woman until David introduces Heather Swanson, the athlete. South Park used the late Randy Savage for some woke culture satire, mocking trans athletes in Wednesday's episode, with creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wading into the fierce debate about trans women in sporting competitions. At the Strong Woman Competition, David Perry speaks to Strong Woman about the new trans athlete competing.

Among other things, the legislation would force public schools to expand female athletic teams to include biological males who identify as transgender girls. Strong Woman says she is happy about the situation. In the end, Heather, who claimed to be unstoppable, is defeated by some of the elementary school girls who formed a board game club after the boys at the school complained and had them removed from their game club. A Strongwoman Competition prompts the athlete, inspired by …

“Titled ‘Board Girls,’ the seventh episode of the 23rd season revolved around the character Strong Woman (who is also the vice principal at the elementary school and partner of PC Principal, with whom she has the PC babies) entering a Strongwoman Competition, which she previously won,” reports The Hollywood Reporter.

South Park jumped into the transgender athlete debate Wednesday in the series’ newest episode, in which a character resembling professional wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage dominates women’s sports after identifying as transgender woman “Heather Swanson.”

In top shape and ready to compete, she is asked by a sportscaster how she feels about trans women in the competition. "I'm not here to talk about my transition, I'm here to kick some fucking ass," she says. As the show unfolds, both Strong Woman and PC Principal jump through mental hoops to maintain their wokeness in the face of being beaten by Heather Swanson, fearing the bigotry that would erupt within them if they were to say that Heather had an unfair biological advantage.

After delivering another round of anti-Trumpism last week, “South Park” waded further into controversial waters on Wednesday by mocking the idea of transgender athletes competing against women and winning at every turn. “I’m not particularly mad about the South Park episode,” McKinnon said on Twitter.

Contrary to left-wing criticisms of the South Park episode, a majority of Americans oppose allowing biologically male athletes who identify as transgender onto girls’ sports teams, according to a Morning Consult poll released Nov. 8. "I'm not particularly mad about the South Park episode," she said via Twitter. Honestly, I find that kind of bigoted, David.

Terms of Use | Strong Woman says she is happy about the situation.”, However, Strong Woman’s enthusiasm about transgender athletes competing alongside her turns sour when she meets Heather Swanson, who looks uncannily similar to the late wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage and who began identifying as a female just “two weeks ago.”. (RELATED: Every Democratic 2020 Frontrunner Supports Bill Forcing Male Athletes Into Girls’ Sports). 8:07pm PT The athlete is basically a South Parked doppleganger to the late wrestler Randy Savage called Heather Swanson, who explains that she transitioned into a woman two weeks ago. Heather says the competition against the girls was not fair because she was born a man, which means she does not read the board game directions beforehand, like she says woman do, so she was at a disadvantage. Strong Woman: Well, what is an average trans athlete? Cartman then invites Heather to join the boy's club. “I can’t tell you how free I feel, now that I can identify as a woman. Predictably, Heather Swanson bests all of the other female athletes in the competition, leaving one battered and bruised after beating her mercilessly in a boxing match – an inarguable reference to the time transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox broke her female opponent’s skull in 2014. I weighed writing an article about the South Park thing, but I’m loathe to give it more oxygen. But they're lazy and increasingly irrelevant. Titled "Board Girls," the seventh episode of the 23rd season revolved around the character Strong Woman (who is also the vice principal at the elementary school and partner of PC Principal, with whom she has the PC babies) entering a Strongwoman Competition, which she previously won. * This isn’t their first explicitly transphobic storyline,” continued McKinnon. Write them off. The Equality Act, which passed the House in May with unanimous Democratic support, amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make “gender identity” a protected characteristic under federal anti-discrimination law. More from THR: Heather, of course, wins the competition and later a number of other female competitions, all the while picking a fight with Strong Woman and calling PC Principal a “transphobe” because he takes issue with Heather’s behavior. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Yes it contributes to harm to trans women and girls. Transphobes don’t have new jokes.”, “‘South Park’ has been deeply transphobic the *entire time. Scientific research on the subject indicates that male athletes who identify as transgender retain physiological advantages over female athletes, even after suppressing testosterone levels. ‘I can’t tell you how free I feel.

Heather says the competition against the girls was not fair because she was born a man, which means she does not read the board game directions beforehand, like she says woman do, so she was at a disadvantage.

Fuck, Futurama made the same stupid storyline in 2003. November 13, 2019 The actual Savage died in 2011 at the age of 58. Identifying as a female only 2 weeks ago, Heather is very muscular and easily wins the competition, with Strong Woman coming second place. Predictably, Heather Swanson bests all of the other female athletes in the competition, leaving one battered and bruised after beating her mercilessly in a boxing match – an inarguable reference to the time transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox broke her female opponent’s skull in 2014. “I’m not here to talk about my transition, I’m here to kick some f***ing a**,” says Heather Swanson in an undeniably masculine voice.

“Yes it’s transphobic. Stone and Parker are transphobes. On Thursday, Rachel McKinnon, a transgender world track cycling champion, called the episode "lazy" and said Parker and Stone are, in fact, transphobic. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. Yes it contributes to harm to trans women and girls. The episode prompted some serious backlash from transgender activists, including Rachel McKinnon, a transgender world track cycling champion, who denounced both “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker as transphobic.