What is it about our culture and way of life that mandates we cave to such utter nonsense?

As many of my readers know by now, Comedy Central chose to bow before the altar of political correctness and cowardice. As Stephen Spruiell reports at The Media Blog,

I’m not sure if it’s been reported yet, but for what it’s worth, I just got off the phone with a Comedy Central spokesman. I asked him about last night’s episode of South Park in which, at a moment right before the prophet Mohammed was supposed to make a cameo, the words, “Comedy Central has refused to broadcast an image of Mohammed on their network” appeared on the screen.

I asked him whether this truly was Comedy Central’s decision or whether this was just another gag (with South Park, you never know). He said:

They reflected it accurately. That was a Comedy Central decision.

Just in case there was any confusion, that settles it. Comedy Central censored the image.

I find such news quite disturbing since this show has been nothing but a lightning rod of controversy since its inception. Southpark has almost become so outlandish as it enjoys its last few seasons, and so adamant at pushing the limits on decency, that it is has become mundane.

So, this is what surprises and disappoints your humble pundit simultaneously about this decision. Comedy Central has let the creators and producers of Southpark have a creative license that has been anything but “checked” over the years. Why Islam? What is it about Islam that necessitates censorship? As Michelle Malkin points out, Christianity is never precluded as a target for ridicule. Why is there a double standard here?

Of course these questions are rhetorical, but it never ceases to amaze your humble pundit the blatant hypocrisy and double standards that now permeate our pop culture.