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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an atheist, like South Park, but found it mean and not really funny at all. [/quote]

+1. I am fine with mocking Mormons but found it unfunny, and overly focused on anal rape. Considered leaving at intermission. [/quote]

We actually left at intermission, partly because of the show’s content and also because the sound quality at the Kennedy Center is so terrible.

I’m an atheist liberal and really love South Park. I’ve seen every episode. The musical is just bad on so many levels. The depictions of Mormons, the depictions of the African villagers. The entire time I watched I was thinking “How the ‘eff has this not been canceled yet?” It wasn’t funny enough to be so purposely cruel and offensive. This is no Mel Brooks “Springtime for Hitler” or “The Inquisition.”

I also have friends & colleagues who are Mormon who are just really wonderful people. Their religion is important to them, but they’ve never tried to force it in my face. It just felt sh#tty to see their community get dragged in such a manner. It sorta made me sad. And look, every major religion has messed issues when it comes to social views, LGBTQ, etc. There’s a spectrum of thought and views among congregants, even Mormons.  [/quote]
Many people take issue with proselytizing, which is both a central focus of both the Mormon faith and the musical.

The musical really had nothing to do with Mormon families or community, much more so with their aggressive outreach and belief that they have the only right way.[/quote]

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