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South Park creators rename show 'South America' in jab at Trump

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The creators of the TV show South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have humorously renamed their series to "South America" in a satirical jab at Donald Trump. This move mirrors Trump's tendency to rename places and entities, including suggestions to rename New Mexico to "New America" and Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The creators also targeted tech giants Apple Inc. and Google for adopting these changes in their mapping services, as well as their own parent company, Paramount, for its business decisions. AI

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South Park creators rename show 'South America' in jab at Trump

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

    The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent television show South Park aren’t known to be huge fans of US President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas – in a way. They’re changing – at least for the moment – the name of the popular…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press ·

    ‘South Park’ renamed ‘South America’ in honor of Donald Trump

    Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its Maps app, following cartographic competitor Google.

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