‘South Park’ becomes ‘South America’ in Trump-inspired satirical jab

‘South Park’ rebrands as ‘South America’. The creators of the hit animated series South Park have announced a tongue-in-cheek name change, renaming the long-running show as “South America” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to rename geographic landmarks.According to BBC and CNN, co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker announced the rebrand with a statement saying it was “inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google”, referring to the tech giants adopting Trump’s preferred names for some geographic features on their US-based map services.The announcement came shortly after Trump appeared to suggest renaming New Mexico as “New America” in a series of posts on social media.Days earlier, he had signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”.Trump had previously ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be referred to as the “Gulf of America” in the US. Google and Apple subsequently adopted the new name for users of their US-based map services, while other countries continued to use the traditional name.Mocking the development, Stone and Parker said: “We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount – a Skydance Capitul...