Comedy Central Network has removed all references to the Prophet Muhammad from the second segment of the cartoon satire South Park. The first segment showed the prophet dressed in a bear suit and drew death threats from a fringe group of extremist Muslims. The show's producers say the segment should have run in full. The censored episode of is being compared to media reaction when a Danish newspaper ran cartoons satirizing the prophet. Conservative Muslims believe that any pictures of Muhammad are profane. Matea Gold has written extensively on the subject the Los Angeles Times.
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