• 'South Park' changes its name to 'South America' as a mock of Trump.
• Trump's renaming efforts include Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico.
• The show's creators, Parker and Stone, criticize corporate capitulation.
• The new season premieres September 16 following an Emmy win.

The animated series 'South Park' has announced it will rename itself 'South America', poking fun at U.S. President Donald Trump's attempts to rename various geographic locations, including Lake Ontario to Lake America. This announcement comes as part of a marketing strategy preceding the show’s 29th season, highlighting the absurdities in Trump's renaming push, particularly involving tech giants like Apple and Google, which changed their maps to reflect Trump's directives for U.S. users, according to Le Monde and Los Angeles Times.

The series' creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, expressed their motivation for the name change on social media, citing an "inspiration" from the perceived bravery of these tech companies. In their statement, they remarked, “Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA," reflecting their critical stance on corporate responses to political pressures, according to BBC and Los Angeles Times.

This satire comes in the wake of Trump’s executive orders to rename prominent bodies of water and follows a recent Emmy win for the show in the Outstanding Animated Program category. They also took aim at their parent company, Paramount, referring to it as a "Skydance Capitulation," which critiques its compliance with controversial corporate decisions made under Trump’s administration, as stated in Le Monde and BBC.

As 'South Park' prepares for its return on September 16, the show's creators have long made it clear that they relish the opportunity to critique political figures, particularly Trump, making light of his administration’s directives and decisions through their comedic lens. This renaming exemplifies their ongoing commitment to satirical commentary amid the political climate in the U.S., according to Los Angeles Times and BBC.