Parent reviews for South Park

I am positively stunned that anyone who is concerned about children's exposure to inappropriate media might suggest that South Park could possibly be watchable for any children other than the most mature late teens. (I think we have a lot of kids posing as adults on this site.) It is true that South Park is positively brilliant at times. The satire and wit is often extremely clever, and the show's rebellious undercurrent is fertile ground for the development of critical thinking skills. However, the show takes pride in its unparalleled ability to shock, disgust, and offend. The sexual content, language, and violence in this series are nearly in a class of their own. If you are attempting to raise children in a Christian household, you should also know that Christianity (along with virtually every other major religion) will be mocked and derided at times by the show.

I am not convinced that any non-adult should watch South Park, though I suppose one might make the case that an extremely mature 16 or 17 year old could handle the material (with guidance, of course). Anyone thinking of allowing their child to watch this show absolutely MUST watch the show several times first in order to know what they are letting their children getting into. Several episodes should be viewed, as the offensiveness of the content can fluctuate from one to another.

I have a reasonably responsible 15 year old son (good kid, honor roll student, etc), and there is absolutely no way that I would allow him to watch South Park. My wife and I are not particularly uptight - we do let him watch many adult-oriented things (a wide variety of R-rated movies, Seinfeld (has more innuendo than you remember), etc), but South Park is definitely off the table.

I used to watch south park with friends when I was 12. The language, sexual references, etc. was nothing new to me or friends, and didn't effect me in any negative way. Tweens are fairly savvy these days. I would allow a 12-year-old to watch South Park. The show doesn't have great morals but it won't have an effect on teens unless they're particularly impressionable and dim. Perhaps watch it with your teen and bring up any issues with the content, to hear their thoughts if you're worried.

I just realised my nine year old was watching this on a regular basis, I thought it was ok because it was a cartoon and then I saw some of it. It is AWFUL and not appropriate for children.

Better than family guy and bobs burgers this show is so funny

This show is full of racism, antisemitism, horrible messages, and harsh language, and it is inappropriate for anyone under the age of 18.

The show tries too hard to stick sex into everything to make its jokes funny, and the humor doesn't compare with its competitors. If you want a good raunchy cartoon, stick with Family Guy or American Dad, and skip South Park. This is a lousy show.

There are two audible swearwords. A**hole and s**t

The episode, is about how Cesar Milan, the 'Dog Whisperer' is the only person who can control Eric Carmen. The message is very clear, do not over indulge your children, it will spoil them.

Not only was the message excellent, by they thought it was hilarious.

very funny but very crude language

It’s funny with cursing and violence and sexy but it’s not for kids stop funny it’s rated TV MA or TV 14 it’s mainly rated MA it’s so better then family guy it’s the best show on Comedy Central and Hulu and other stuff kids should never watch South Park if you play a South Park episode it well say it’s rated tv MA it’s a warning for adults only

It surprises me that parents still feel like cartoons are only aimed towards children. But anyway...

This show comments on basically every social issue you can think of. Because it does it in a crude way, a lot of people don't understand that, while it is crude humor, it has an intelligent message that you can enjoy even if you're not interested in said social issues or political issues. As far as the portrayals of Jesus and the Devil, and the comments I've seen about it, that's no reason to put off a show. Not everyone is Christian, and there's no reason you can't enjoy the show even if you are. I consider myself to be a Christian, but still love this show.