What a stinkin' hypocrite. [hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]The soul singer Isaac Hayes has resigned from his job as the voice of Chef on the satirical cartoon South Park after taking exception to its "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.
The singer is a follower of the Church of Scientology, which, with some of its adherents such as Tom Cruise, was the butt of jokes in a recent episode of the latest series.
During Hayes's ten-year run in the part, other episodes have made jokes at the expense of Christians, Muslims, Mormons and Jews.
Matt Stone, who co-created the series, said yesterday: "In over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons or Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show."
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