{"id":137904,"date":"2025-08-11T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137904\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:09:13","slug":"south-park-doesnt-say-a-single-word-in-its-hilariously-petty-response-to-kristi-noem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137904\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018South Park\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Say A Single Word In Its Hilariously Petty Response To Kristi Noem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/south-park\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"South Park\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/south-park\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Park<\/a>\u201d has pulled a move that could cause Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/kristi-noem\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Kristi Noem\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/kristi-noem\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kristi Noem<\/a> to utter, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_lsKGPIK5Y?t=146\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"You bastards\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L_lsKGPIK5Y?t=146\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You bastards<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The long-running animated series, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, has responded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/kristi-noem-south-park-episode-ice-raids-dog-killing_n_68954d1ce4b03259770ac706\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Noem\u2019s complaints about its portrayal of her\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68954d1ce4b03259770ac706\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Noem\u2019s complaints about its portrayal of her<\/a> in last week\u2019s episode, titled \u201cGot a Nut.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But instead of taking a more traditional route, like releasing a statement, members of the \u201cSouth Park\u201d social media team opted for a much pettier response.<\/p>\n<p>They used an image of Noem in \u201cGot a Nut,\u201d which shows the MAGA loyalist\u2019s face melting, and made it the profile photo for the show\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"&quot;South Park&quot; is using this image of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem\u2019s melting face as its profile photo on X, formerly Twitter.\" width=\"720\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/689a4093180000e90a8c528f.png\" \/>&#8220;South Park&#8221; is using this image of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem\u2019s melting face as its profile photo on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot \u201cSouth Park\u201d via X\/Twitter<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot a Nut,\u201d which was the second episode of Season 27, was extremely critical of Noem. It bashed her and President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/five-days-in-new-york-city-immigration-court-federal-agents_n_68640763e4b0aa65edbb4642\/amp\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"cruel\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68640763e4b0aa65edbb4642\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cruel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/donald-trump-national-guard-la_n_68477b39e4b0682b100b4e42\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"extreme immigration policies\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68477b39e4b0682b100b4e42\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extreme immigration policies<\/a> while also having a lot of fun reminding viewers of Noem\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/kristi-noem-south-dakota-killing-dog_n_662bd039e4b0ab66ede47cd8\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"dog-killing scandal\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"662bd039e4b0ab66ede47cd8\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dog-killing scandal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It also featured an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/xFegH-Bv6a0?si=v408cvV5EQdw8EhF\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"ongoing joke\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/xFegH-Bv6a0?si=v408cvV5EQdw8EhF\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ongoing joke<\/a> in which Noem\u2019s face would randomly melt off her body, prompting a team of stylists to rush in and fix it by giving her Botox. <\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s the knock to Noem\u2019s vanity \u2014 and not the portrayal of her values \u2014 that really seemed to miff the former South Dakota governor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"\u201cSouth Park\u201d used the same image of Noem on its Facebook account.\" width=\"720\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/689a4140170000c40f63df07.png\" \/>\u201cSouth Park\u201d used the same image of Noem on its Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot \u201cSouth Park\u201d via Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt never ends. But it\u2019s so lazy to just constantly make fun of women for how they look. It\u2019s always the liberals and extremists [who] do that,\u201d Noem told pundit Glenn Beck <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1953604741680050224\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"on his podcast\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1953604741680050224\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"8\" rel=\"nofollow\">on his podcast<\/a> last Thursday about her depiction in \u201cSouth Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that,\u201d Noem added. \u201cBut clearly, they can\u2019t. They just pick something petty like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Park\u201d did, however, skewer how Noem does her job. In the episode, her \u201cSouth Park\u201d avatar goes as far as raiding a family-friendly \u201cDora the Explorer\u201d performance and even goes to heaven to detain Latinos to meet Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-ice-arrest-undocumented-immigrants_n_689214b3e4b06ab3389456b9\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"quota for immigrant arrests\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"689214b3e4b06ab3389456b9\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">quota for immigrant arrests<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>And though Noem said only \u201cliberals and extremists\u201d attack women for their looks, Trump himself has a long history of belittling women for their appearance, casually calling them \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1052213711295930368\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"horseface\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1052213711295930368\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">horseface<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/340212-ny-times-columnist-trump-once-called-me-dog-with-the-face-of-a\/\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"pig\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/340212-ny-times-columnist-trump-once-called-me-dog-with-the-face-of-a\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pig<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"Noem\u2019s melting face on the Instagram account for \u201cSouth Park.\u201d\" width=\"720\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/689a41f0170000561063df0b.png\" \/>Noem\u2019s melting face on the Instagram account for \u201cSouth Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot \u201cSouth Park\u201d via Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s decision to make Noem\u2019s melting face its new profile pic is also a jab at the Republican\u2019s love of social media.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Noem became homeland security secretary, she has made a point of posting clips of herself spewing racist rhetoric about migrants while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/democrat-calls-out-1-of-kristi-noems-most-ridiculous-habits-and-people-love-the-pettiness_n_6826259de4b02c37b4dfa2fc\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"dolled up and wearing an on-the-nose costume\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6826259de4b02c37b4dfa2fc\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dolled up and wearing an on-the-nose costume<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>20 Years OfFreeJournalism<\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<p>Your Support Fuels Our Mission<\/p>\n<p>For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support\" class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message__link js-entry-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"we&#039;re offering an ad-free experience\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"main\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/support\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"16\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We hope you will join us once again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cli-support-huffpost__support-button accent-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support\" data-vars-item-name-overwritable=\"support-huffpost\" data-vars-item-name=\"Support HuffPost\" data-vars-item-type=\"button\" data-vars-unit-name=\"main\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/support\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"15\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support HuffPost<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"support-huffpost-login\">Already contributed? <a class=\"js-entry-link-no-impression\" href=\"https:\/\/login.huffpost.com\/login?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fsouth-park-creators-respond-to-kristi-noems-complaint-about-them-in-hilariously-petty-way_n_689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2%3Fhp_auth_done%3D1\" data-vars-item-name=\"Log in to hide these messages\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/login\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"utility\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"support-huffpost-mid-article\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Log in to hide these messages.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But her melting face on \u201cSouth Park\u201d social media platforms is the show\u2019s reminder that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cnn\/video\/7535834932510248247\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"despite Noem\u2019s efforts\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cnn\/video\/7535834932510248247\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"13\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">despite Noem\u2019s efforts<\/a> to make Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown palatable, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap.org\/news-highlights\/spotlights\/2025\/trumps-approval-rating-on-immigration-and-government-spending-has-slipped-new-ap-norc-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"more and more Americans\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"689a13dee4b0be3f5edc42a2\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.ap.org\/news-highlights\/spotlights\/2025\/trumps-approval-rating-on-immigration-and-government-spending-has-slipped-new-ap-norc-poll-finds\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"14\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">more and more Americans<\/a> are finding the policies straight-up ugly.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSouth Park\u201d has pulled a move that could cause Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to utter, \u201cYou bastards!\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":137905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[171,2399,345,27590,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-137904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-kristi-noem","10":"tag-social-media","11":"tag-south-park","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115012184624651121","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}