Isaac Hayes Quits South Park

[Bman719]

Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 47 minutes ago



NEW YORK - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.

Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.

"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."

"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem â?? and he's cashed plenty of checks â?? with our show making fun of Christians."

Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its celebrity followers, including actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, in a top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode, Stan, one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as a reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise locks himself in a closet and won't come out.

Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."

............That sucks. Now who's gonna play chef?

Bman719 Reviewed by Bman719 on 03-14-2006. Isaac Hayes Quits South Park Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 47 minutes ago NEW YORK - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion. Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed. "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and Rating: 5

[highjinx]

lol either that is true or he used his head and got out of there before the shit hits the fan???:stoned:

[Bman719]

it was on the yahoo.com Top news headings this morning... so unfortunately I think it's true...

[BobBong]

Man he's such a hypocrite really... what about the Morman or the Passion of the Christ episodes?

what a joke...

I hope they kill him off though.. OMG.. they killed chef.. you BASTARDS..

[insanity]

Its true, but Stone and Parker are right; Hayes was fine ripping on everyone else, but when it came time to do it to his religion he backed out.

[pogmoasal1]

i have a feeling they are going after scientology (is that right?) twice as bad now.
anywho i dont really care i dont watch south park much anymore. but the trapped in the closet episode was some funny shit

[ScarlettCrush]

now they get a new charicter...sucks to lose issac because chef always made me laugh but fuck him.
I've watched South Park for years and nothing is sacred to those fuckers. I'm a bit dissapointed to see him singing about salty balls, going on about freaky sex, christmas poo, blasphemy to jews, christians, hindu, eating food by inserting it anally...yet drawing the line at scientology.
I hope he chookes on his hot salty balls.

[GanjaSmugler]

damn that sux. i loved isaac hayes voice as chef, they better make the character die or something bc they CANNOT replace him with ne other voice. but what a deucsh bag, quitting like that.
"now they get a new charicter...sucks to lose issac because chef always made me laugh but fuck him.
I've watched South Park for years and nothing is sacred to those fuckers. I'm a bit dissapointed to see him singing about salty balls, going on about freaky sex, christmas poo, blasphemy to jews, christians, hindu, eating food by inserting it anally...yet drawing the line at scientology.
I hope he chookes on his hot salty balls."
i love that

[Nochowderforyou]

I always liked Chef. His songs made me crack up. "Suck on my chocolate salty balls...put em in your mouth and suck em!"

South Park at times can be quite crude, but it doesn't bother me, it makes me laugh. Some people like it, some don't, and if you don't, don't bitch about it and ruin our fun.

[Jimmicrackedcorn]

What a fuckin tart, ppl nowadays man need a god damn reality check, when ppl don't hav any real problems they'll search around for summat to piss and moan about, especially celebrities...........Shaft can go suck a fat one
Chillest celebrity.....Paul Newman man all the fuckin way, I'd love to smoke a spliff with him. Fuck chef, he was alrite but I never found him to be iconic, except the simultaneous song, and the one when he sings to cathy lee
Oooooh cathy lee, ure such a special woman to me
I'd love to lay u doooooown, and lick every inch of ure bodaaaaay and of course chocolate saulty balls, laffed all the way thru that song first time I heard it on the radio.