The opener of the 18th season of “South Park” will take on the Redskins name controversy. (Screenshot)
Dude. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking on the Washington Redskins’ name controversy in the season premiere of “South Park.”
From South Park Studios:
After Cartman and the boys name their new company, The Washington Redskins, they just sit back and watch the funding roll in. The head coach of the Washington Redskins football team demands that they change the name but Cartman digs in his heels. The Washington Redskins may never mean the same thing ever again.
The episode, titled “Go Fund Yourself,” will no doubt tackle the debate over Washington owner Dan Snyder’s insistence of keeping the Redskins name for his franchise. In the preview clip (seen below), Snyder, quarterback Robert Griffin III and head coach Jay Gruden confront Cartman about using the team’s name for his company.
“I have total respect for you,” Cartman says in the clip. “When I named my company, ‘Washington Redskins,’ it was of deep appreciation of your team and your people.”
The season premiere of “South Park” will be shown at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
