The closed captioning even identifies this as 'Indian war chanting.' The Indian audience laughs in a chant-like cadence. An Indian drumbeat punctuates his punchline. The Indian comedian speaks in a slow, halting voice. Things are no better in the casino's comedy club. The blackjack dealer utters homilies such as: 'May luck run through you like the spirit of the buffalo.' The chief wears a headdress and has a 'funny' Indian name: Runs with the Premise. The waitresses dress like Disney's Pocahontas. Titled 'Red Man's Greed,' the show begins at the Three Feathers casino. Calling Indians everything from greedy to evil, it was an outright vilification. To label it a hatchet job would be putting it mildly. The April 30 episode of South Park may be the most racist show I've ever seen on TV. Blue Corn Comics - South Park: 'Red Man's Greed' Home |Īn expanded version of my Indian Comics Irregular essay South Park: 'Red Man's Greed':
