‘South Park’ rebrands as ‘South America’ for new season as show roasts Trump’s renaming spree《南方公园》新一季更名为《南美洲》，讽刺特朗普的更名风潮
“South Park” is changing its name in what is the latest satirical jab at the White House, following President Donald Trump’s spree to rename a gulf, lakes and, most recently, even a state after “America.”
“South Park” is changing its name in what is the latest satirical jab at the White House, following President Donald Trump’s spree to rename a gulf , lakes and, most recently, even a state after “America.”
“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said Tuesday. “We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount – a Skydance Capitulation.”
The rebrand landed a day after Trump appeared to suggest renaming New Mexico as “New America,” posting a flurry of photos of the state with the new name, days after he signed an executive order to change Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”
While the president can rename geographic landmarks , such as bodies of water, he has no power to rename a state. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham swiftly denounced the posts as an effort to distract from the war in Iran and rising prices.
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In January 2025, on his first day back in office, Trump also signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” a change listed in the Geographic Names Information System and was shortly adopted afterwards for US-based users of Google and Apple maps.
Google said at the time that it updates place names when official government sources change. It said US users of Google Maps would see “Lake America,” while Canadian users would still see “Lake Ontario,” citing its practice of reflecting official government name changes. Apple later applied the same label for US users of Apple Maps, matching Google’s change, the Associated Press reported.
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South Park has frequently poked fun at the president and his administration, mocking policy decisions since he took office in 2017 and depicting the Trump character as a sensitive bully who threatens to tariff or sue anyone who crosses him.
South Park, which follows four foul-mouthed grade-schoolers in a fictional Colorado mountain town, debuted on Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. The series has won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program five times and has 21 nominations, according to the Television Academy.
After its most recent Emmy win, just days ago, the official “South Park” X account shared an image of Trump with his pants around his ankles, holding an Emmy award in the air. “Congratulations to Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and the entire South Park team on their Emmy win for Outstanding Animated Program!” the post said.
The new season debuts on September 16 on Comedy Central and Next Day on Paramount+ in the US, Canada and Australia.
CNN has reached out to Paramount and the White House for comment.
The rebrand comes as Paramount tries to merge its movie studio and television operations with WBD, the parent of CNN, HBO, Discovery, the Warner Bros. studio and many other assets.
继唐纳德·特朗普总统将海湾、湖泊，以及最近将一个州更名为“美国”之后，《南方公园》再次对白宫进行了讽刺挖苦。
“受苹果和谷歌的勇气和爱国精神的启发，我们将《南方公园》更名为《南美》。”联合创始人特雷·帕克和马特·斯通周二表示，“我们尤其要感谢我们的母公司派拉蒙——这是天空之舞传媒的投降。”
在特朗普似乎建议将新墨西哥州更名为“新美国”的第二天，该州进行了品牌重塑。此前几天，特朗普签署了一项行政命令，将安大略湖更名为“美国湖”。随后，特朗普发布了一系列新名称的新墨西哥州照片。
虽然总统可以更改地理地标的名称，例如水体，但他无权更改州名。新墨西哥州州长米歇尔·卢扬·格里沙姆迅速谴责这些帖子，称其意在转移人们对伊朗战争和物价上涨的注意力。
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特朗普分享地图，将新墨西哥州更名为“新美国”
2025 年 1 月，特朗普重返总统职位的第一天，他还签署了一项行政命令，将墨西哥湾更名为“美洲湾”。这一更改已列入美国地名信息系统，并很快被美国谷歌地图和苹果地图用户采用。
谷歌当时表示，当官方政府机构更改地名时，他们会更新地名。谷歌称，美国用户在使用谷歌地图时会看到“美洲湖”，而加拿大用户仍会看到“安大略湖”，理由是谷歌会根据官方政府机构的更改进行调整。据美联社报道，苹果后来也对美国用户在使用苹果地图时采用了相同的地名标注，与谷歌的更改保持一致。
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《南方公园》经常拿总统及其政府开玩笑，嘲讽他自 2017 年上任以来的政策决定，并将特朗普这个角色描绘成一个敏感的恶霸，威胁要对任何冒犯他的人征收关税或提起诉讼。
《南方公园》讲述了四个满口脏话的小学生在虚构的科罗拉多山区小镇的故事，于 1997 年 8 月 13 日在喜剧中心频道首播。据电视艺术与科学学院称，该剧曾五次获得黄金时段艾美奖最佳动画节目奖，并获得 21 项提名。
就在几天前，《南方公园》官方账号“South Park X”刚刚斩获艾美奖，随后发布了一张特朗普裤子褪到脚踝，高举艾美奖奖杯的图片。该账号配文写道：“祝贺特雷·帕克、马特·斯通以及整个《南方公园》团队荣获艾美奖最佳动画节目奖！”
新一季将于9月16日在美国、加拿大和澳大利亚的Comedy Central频道和Paramount+的Next Day频道首播。
CNN已联系派拉蒙影业和白宫寻求置评。
此次品牌重塑正值派拉蒙试图将其电影制片厂和电视业务与 WBD（CNN、HBO、Discovery、华纳兄弟制片厂及众多其他资产的母公司）合并之际。