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South Park Joint Nonsensical Slang Trend with Billionaire tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel’s alleged obsession with the Antichrist In its latest episode.
In “Twisted Christian”, aired on Wednesday October 15, Cartman and his fellow students at South Park Elementary become “67” focuses on a trend that is infuriating real-life teachers.
Many teachers have attempted to ban this phrase, which often becomes ambiguous when “six” and “seven” are mentioned together, with one person saying “six” and others saying “seven”. It also comes with a “juggling” hand gesture.
in new South Park In the episode, the school is so concerned about the supposed “satanic numerology” of this trend that they bring in an “expert on the end of days and the coming Antichrist” to deal with it.
Turns out that expert is Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, who in real life has reportedly given a series of lectures in Silicon Valley. His views on the Antichrist and the possibility of the coming Armageddon.
Thiel’s character highlights Cartman, who is so amused by the “67” trend that he repeatedly vomits whenever it is mentioned. In a scene mimicking the 1973 horror classic exorcist, Thiel’s frustration grows as he pleads with Cartman: “Tell me what it means… You’ll tell me the significance of it!”
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The term originally comes from rapper Skrilla’s song “Doot Doot (6 7)”, which refers to a 6’7″ basketball player who gained popularity through viral videos and memes of NBA player LaMelo Ball. Merriam-Webster,
But this trend has taken on a life of its own and is especially loved by children due to the lack of rational explanation. Many teachers have begun imposing consequences ranging from point deductions to essays on students who use this word.
South Park The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Thiel preparing to take Cartman to Washington DC, where his character believes he can be useful in stopping the coming Antichrist.
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“Twisted Christian” was unexpectedly listed as the first episode of the long-running satirical animation’s 28th season. This led to a premature end to the show’s 27th season, which lasted only five episodes instead of the previously announced 10 episodes.
representative for South Park Fans have been assured that the same number of episodes will be released as planned this year, with the remaining four new episodes scheduled to arrive on October 29, November 12, November 26, and December 10.
It is not immediately clear why this is South Park has decided to split this year’s performance into the 27th and 28th seasons. The massive $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) deal that creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed with Paramount in July specified that they would create 10 new episodes per year for the next five years.