South Park Creators Rename Show 'South America' in Apparent Jab at Trump
South Park's creators have temporarily renamed the show 'South America' on Instagram, following Trump's move to rename Lake Ontario.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the animated series South Park, have temporarily rebranded their show as "South America" on its official Instagram account. The change appears to be a pointed response to former President Donald Trump's recent declaration that Lake Ontario would be renamed "Lake America" within U.S. borders, a change already adopted by major tech firms like Apple and Google on their mapping platforms.
The social media update comes just a week before the show is set to premiere its 29th season. While the creators have not issued a formal statement explaining the rebrand, the timing and the visual reference to the president's geographical renaming suggest a deliberate satirical move.
This is not the first time Parker and Stone have used their long-running series to comment on Trump. A recent storyline on the show depicted the former president as a villainous character involved in a romantic relationship with Satan. The creators have also been publicly critical of their parent company, Paramount, which owns the Comedy Central network where South Park airs.
The Instagram name change is the latest in a series of public, pop-culture reactions to the president's controversial decision to rename one of the Great Lakes.