After South Park’s 200th episode, ‘featuring’ the Islamic prophet ‘moohammed’ in a bear costume, the creators received the standard number of death threats (or ‘warnings’) from the muslim extreme. The BBC reported on the issue with this article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8636455.stm

The article noted how, despite the fact the prophet was not actually represented and appeared within a bear costume, this was still deemed to have been a ‘representation’ of good old Mo, and so was naturally worthy of DEATH.

The BBC illustrated the episode with a screenshot of the four South Park boys along with the character in the forementioned bear suit. At the time I thought this a bit of an oversight, as surely the ‘moohammed’ in the bear costume was still technically a representation, thus propagating the alleged offense.

Seems that the BBC did indeed clock that fact, as the image was swiftly replaced with a standard shot of just the four South Park boys. To say this is cowardly of the BBC is an understatement, and is the fruition of the amusing parody the South Park creators sought to create. They knew even the suggestion of ‘mo wrapped up in a costume would be enough to outrage sensitive religious souls, and to see the BBC self-censor a picture of a FUCKING BEAR COSTUME is quite remarkable.

Of course, the joke’s on everyone, as Mo wasn’t actually in the suit, Santa was. The elves will be furious.