South Park is known for its ability to push boundaries and get away with it, but perhaps there are more hidden jokes that we may have missed.
The show, which first premiered in 1997, is known for its commentary on current events while not being afraid to hit out at literally anybody.
It mainly follows the four key characters: Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny, though the latest season seemed to center solely on Donald Trump and Satan.
But the show has many other characters, including Kyle's family, who might be at the center of a very offensive joke.
Hidden offensive joke has been found
Kyle comes from a Jewish family, with his parents, Gerald and Sheila, and his adopted Canadian younger brother, Ike
But it's his younger brother's name that has caused intrigue, as has been highlighted on Reddit.
One post reads: "The combination of 'Kyle' and 'Ike' is a slur for Jewish people."
People flooded the comments, with one person saying: "The sad part is I've known about that slur since I was a little kid and I never made the connection."
If this was a joke put in by the creators, it has certainly been well hidden.
South Park's Impact On Celebs
South Park is also known for going after celebs, and one particular target was Paris Hilton, who has since spoken out about the episode.
In her memoir, Hilton reflects on how the South Park episode affected her, particularly the graphic and crude way her character was drawn.
The episode didn’t just satirize Hilton’s lifestyle but crossed boundaries with an exaggerated portrayal that included her character with "wonky eyes" and occasionally coughing up ejaculate.
Even more disturbing for Hilton was the show’s depiction of her beloved chihuahua, Tinkerbell, who ends up taking its own life after becoming exhausted from being petted by the star.
Hilton remembers seeing a promotional poster for the episode, which featured her face with the tagline: "Watch Paris die!"
In her memoir, she writes: "I didn’t mind that marketing approach, and I wasn’t naïve about why they chose it."
However, Hilton was upset not only by the portrayal of herself but also the way the show lumped together other young female celebrities, such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
"I’m the title character, but they also apply that epithet to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Tara Reid, and all the little girls who were fans, which upset me more than anything ugly they could say about me," Hilton reveals.
The depiction of her dog Tinkerbell’s death in the episode hit a particularly emotional chord with Hilton.
She writes: "It also upsets me that the episode graphically portrays Tinkerbell being shot and killed. The thought of that made me sick. I’ve been involved in some pretty edgy media, but I don’t even know where something like that comes from."
