Isaac Hayes just lost some cool
Mike here, reporting only a few miles away from Clearwater, FL, a major scientology hub. I know admittedly very little about scientology, but it seems that many of its followers in Hollywood take it just a tad too seriously. First, there was Tom Cruise suddenly turning into a psycho. Though that was worth it just for Brooke Shields' classic burn, when she ventured to guess that "Mr. Cruise has never suffered from post-partem depression." That one still cracks me up.
Now there's Isaac Hayes, who according to CNN is now bowing out of "South Park" because of an episode about the "applied religious philosophy." He cites general religious intolerance, but "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone venture to guess the episode specifically about scientology was the catalyst. I saw the episode and don't particularly remember it, but the clip they show on CNN does suggest that it was rather biting.
But this is "South Park", for crying out loud. Its satire is always biting, but somehow I sense Parker and Stone's message was, as it generally is, that people should be allowed to do their own thing as long as they are willing to tolerate others' right to do their own thing. Am I the only one who has noticed that brilliantly subtle yet plain underlying thread to the show?
To give Hayes credit, something obviously struck a nerve, and it seems like both sides are handling the whole situation relatively tactfully. Still, in my mind Hayes has lost a little cool.
But ultimately, he will never completely lose his coolness just for that gloriously raunchy and unforgettable tune Shaft.
In other unrelated entertainment news, Jay Leno remains a class act.
Song lyric of the day:
"Who's the black private dick
That's a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Shaft!)
You're damn right"
- Isaac Hayes, Shaft
Now there's Isaac Hayes, who according to CNN is now bowing out of "South Park" because of an episode about the "applied religious philosophy." He cites general religious intolerance, but "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone venture to guess the episode specifically about scientology was the catalyst. I saw the episode and don't particularly remember it, but the clip they show on CNN does suggest that it was rather biting.
But this is "South Park", for crying out loud. Its satire is always biting, but somehow I sense Parker and Stone's message was, as it generally is, that people should be allowed to do their own thing as long as they are willing to tolerate others' right to do their own thing. Am I the only one who has noticed that brilliantly subtle yet plain underlying thread to the show?
To give Hayes credit, something obviously struck a nerve, and it seems like both sides are handling the whole situation relatively tactfully. Still, in my mind Hayes has lost a little cool.
But ultimately, he will never completely lose his coolness just for that gloriously raunchy and unforgettable tune Shaft.
In other unrelated entertainment news, Jay Leno remains a class act.
Song lyric of the day:
"Who's the black private dick
That's a sex machine to all the chicks?
(Shaft!)
You're damn right"
- Isaac Hayes, Shaft
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Isaac Hayes forever endeared himself to me by reciting the following lyrics:
Hey everybody have you seen my balls
They're big and salty and brown
If you ever need a quick pick-me-up
Just stick my balls in your mouth...
But I think it's awfully interesting that he stood by all of the other lampooning of religions until Scientology.
(Xenu, if you're listening, I still believe...)
The Scientology episode was pretty harsh, and basically did call Scientology a crock of shit. But then, Parker and Stone have called pretty much every religion a crock of shit on that show. It was still funny.
So yeah, this dude links to you under the heading "oh, the freshness of common sense." That's officially awesome.
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