# Saddam Forced to Repeatedly Watch the South Park Movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553 "2006-08-28T17:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/1 "2006-08-28T17:41:13Z")
For those who didn’t see it, in _South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut_, Saddam was depicted as being Satan’s gay lover. Now the Marines guarding him are [forcing him to watch it over and over again.](http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006390707,00.html) > [@](#): > > South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone yesterday revealed Saddam is made to watch the movie “repeatedly” by the US Marines guarding him. > > Speaking at Edinburgh TV Festival, Matt said: “I have it on pretty good information from the Marines on detail in Iraq that they showed him the movie. > > “That’s really adding insult to injury. I bet that made him really happy.” I’m willing to admit that this could be a publicity stunt by Stone and Parker, but it’s a funny thought nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/2 "2006-08-28T17:44:12Z")
Hey, thats a damn funny movie. I could be a lot worse. They could make him watch “American Idol” reruns. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/3 "2006-08-28T17:55:09Z")
I hope it’s a publicity stunt. I don’t want anyone forcing people to watch anything in my name. ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/4 "2006-08-28T18:10:14Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] I hope it’s a publicity stunt. I don’t want anyone forcing people to watch anything in my name. [/QUOTE] Indeed. I hope that Mr. Stone was joking. ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/5 "2006-08-28T18:12:53Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] I hope it’s a publicity stunt. I don’t want anyone forcing people to watch anything in my name. [/QUOTE] What’s “your name”? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/6 "2006-08-28T18:28:58Z")
If you’ll recall, I asked if this sort of thing would happen (and being forced to watch the **Hot Shots** movies as well), 'wayyyyy back when he was first captured. Looks like someone else had the same thought, only more recently. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/7 "2006-08-28T18:42:16Z")
Here it is. From 2004: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=240608&highlight=Saddam+South+Park+watch](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=240608&highlight=Saddam+South+Park+watch) ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/8 "2006-08-28T19:04:35Z")
[QUOTE=Tracy Lord] What’s “your name”? [/QUOTE] Anything that’s done by the United States Government, or the State of New York. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/9 "2006-08-28T19:31:04Z")
I hope it’s a joke, and I’d get more laughs out of Saddam doing standup than I would from South Park. That said, maybe we should lighten up a little? No matter what, it’s pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/10 "2006-08-28T19:34:59Z")
I’m not really sure that it would offend him. His forst job with the Ba’ath Party was as a street thug and enforcer. Do you really think he’s going to be offended when he’s told, “When you die, you’ll bugger Satan and rule Hell?” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/11 "2006-08-28T19:35:41Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] Anything that’s done by the United States Government, or the State of New York. [/QUOTE] But what about the Village of Southampton? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/12 "2006-08-28T19:43:45Z")
I do kind of hope that when he’s acting petulant the person who is guarding him has the good sense to say, “Respect mah au-thor-i-tay!!” ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/13 "2006-08-28T19:54:37Z")
Not that some of the “visual” jokes wouldn’t work… but does Saddam even speak English? ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/14 "2006-08-28T21:01:17Z")
[QUOTE=friedo] But what about the Village of Southampton? [/QUOTE] Not now but someday, God willing. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/15 "2006-08-28T21:17:57Z")
At least he could sympathize with Canada. Uncle Fucker. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/16 "2006-08-29T03:44:02Z")
Blame Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/17 "2006-08-29T03:54:36Z")
[QUOTE=if6was9] Not that some of the “visual” jokes wouldn’t work… but does Saddam even speak English? [/QUOTE] Broken English, so they say. Maybe they dubbed it? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/18 "2006-08-29T04:26:55Z")
[QUOTE=if6was9] Not that some of the “visual” jokes wouldn’t work… but does Saddam even speak English? [/QUOTE] I hope they were considerate enough to provide him a copy with Arabic subtitles! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/19 "2006-08-29T06:49:11Z")
Y’know, this would have made a perfect _Onion_ story. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553/20 "2006-08-29T07:22:01Z")
Saddam’s English is as good as you’d expect any Middle Eastern leader’s to be. Bet you guys didn’t know he was awarded the key to the city of Detroit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-forced-to-repeatedly-watch-the-south-park-movie/370553.md?page=2)