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• To what extent do you believe that vulgar comedies such as South Park or morally compromised comedians such as Louis CK help encourage a deep reflection on ethics and ultimately encourage virtuous behavior? How might appreciating these art forms create

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Q • To what extent do you believe that vulgar comedies such as South Park or morally compromised comedians such as Louis CK help encourage a deep reflection on ethics and ultimately encourage virtuous behavior? How might appreciating these art forms create cognitive dissonance? Is it possible or even necessary to separate the ethical message from the delivery or the messenger?

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The vulgar comedies are generally avoided for it produces a kind of humor which is generally disregarded because of the approach and the vulgarity these comedies tend to show. The South Park is counted as controversial because of the attitude it has shown to the depravity of western civilization with the use of racial slurs. According to Morreall (2020), showing disrespect or disregard to any other religious or racial community is generally regarded as unethical for it not only hurts the sentiment of the people but also show prominent disrespect to a particular ethical community and racial group.