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* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Cartman is convinced that China is plotting to invade America, based on nothing but their Olympic opening ceremony and vast population numbers.

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* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Cartman is convinced that China is plotting to invade America, based on nothing but their Olympic opening ceremony and vast population numbers.population.
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* FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence: Cartman is convinced that China is plotting to invade America, based on nothing but their Olympic opening ceremony and vast population numbers.

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* FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence: FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Cartman is convinced that China is plotting to invade America, based on nothing but their Olympic opening ceremony and vast population numbers.
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* FeelingOpressedByTheirExistence: Cartman is convinced that China is plotting to invade America, based on nothing but their Olympic opening ceremony and vast population numbers.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Kyle keeps imagining Indiana Jones getting raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, representing how, in his eyes, they ruined his childhood image of the character (or "rape") thanks to ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''.

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* LiteralMetaphor: Kyle keeps imagining Indiana Jones getting raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, representing how, in his eyes, they ruined his childhood image of the character (or "rape") thanks to ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''. Of course, when the police finally decide to investigate, they find Lucas and Spielberg in the middle of raping a stormtrooper at Skywalker Ranch, so the boys weren't just imagining it.

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* TakeThat: To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is shown to traumatize everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters). The scenes of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg raping Indiana are a visual metaphor for how they "fucked" the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise.

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is shown to traumatize everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters). The Butters).
** To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing
scenes of George Lucas a beloved icon being brutally and Steven Spielberg raping Indiana are a visual metaphor for realistically raped, just to show how they "fucked" the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise.out-of-proportion that phrase is.

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"That’s 100% absolutely what it’s about. Nothing more. It’s spelled out so eloquently. They get right to the point. Zero room for interpretation, in my opinion. Making it almost impossible to try to read in other narratives. I love this scene for how illustrative it is. I love the Indiana Jones franchise, and hate GL and SS for raping him. Have you seen Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?" - A Redditor


* TakeThat:
** To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is shown to traumatize everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters).
** To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing scenes of a beloved icon being brutally and realistically raped, just to show how out-of-proportion that phrase is.

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* TakeThat:
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TakeThat: To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is shown to traumatize everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters).
** To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing
Butters). The scenes of a beloved icon being brutally George Lucas and realistically raped, just to show Steven Spielberg raping Indiana are a visual metaphor for how out-of-proportion that phrase is.they "fucked" the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise.
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** To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is portrayed as a TraumaButton that makes everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters) cry at how the film ruined the ''Indiana Jones'' series.

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** To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is portrayed as a TraumaButton that makes shown to traumatize everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters) cry at how the film ruined the ''Indiana Jones'' series.Butters).

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* TakeThat: To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing scenes of a beloved icon being brutally and realistically raped, just to show how insensitive and out-of-proportion that phrase is, especially to ''actual'' rape victims.

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
** To ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', which is portrayed as a TraumaButton that makes everyone who's seen it (except Cartman and Butters) cry at how the film ruined the ''Indiana Jones'' series.
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To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing scenes of a beloved icon being brutally and realistically raped, just to show how insensitive and out-of-proportion that phrase is, especially to ''actual'' rape victims.is.
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Yates simply said he didn't see the "rape". He didn't find the act of arresting them for that stupid. Butters liking the movie doesn't make him have the role of Only Sane Man


* OnlySaneMan: Butters and Sgt. Yates regarding the crusade against George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Butters because he liked the movie, and Yates because arresting somebody [[DisproportionateRetribution for making a bad movie]] [[FelonyMisdemeanor is incredibly stupid.]]

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* OnlySaneMan: Butters OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Kyle doesn't bother to call out Cartman for his racism towards the Chinese, a sign to Stan and Sgt. Yates regarding Kenny, as well as the crusade against George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Butters because he liked audience, that something major is bothering him. Sure enough, he's too traumatized by watching Indiana Jones get "raped" in ''Kingdom of the movie, and Yates because arresting somebody [[DisproportionateRetribution for making a bad movie]] [[FelonyMisdemeanor is incredibly stupid.]]Crystal Skull''.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Three people getting shot in the dick, rather than scream bloody murder and writhe in major pain, treat it as more of an inconvenience

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Three people getting shot in the dick, rather than scream bloody murder and writhe in major pain, treat it as more of an inconvenience inconvenience.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As evil, bigoted, and racist a white supremacist like Cartman is, he's against the idea of people getting shot in the dick.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
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As evil, bigoted, and racist a white supremacist like Cartman is, he's against the idea of people getting shot in the dick.dick.
** [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Arnold Toht]] briefly appears in the lawyer's nightmare of Spielberg and Lucas raping Indy. In his movie, he's a cruel and sadistic Nazi officer who takes joy in torturing his victims but even he's mortified at the sight of the rape and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere flees the scene.]]
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*MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Three people getting shot in the dick, rather than scream bloody murder and writhe in major pain, treat it as more of an inconvenience
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* BlackComedyRape: The scenes with Indy getting raped George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

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* BlackComedyRape: The flashback scenes with Indy getting raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.



* EverybodyCries: PlayedForLaughs. Everyone cries when they remember when they watched Indiana Jones getting raped. First it's only the kids, but later the lawyer they hired joined in. Then a police man to whom they reported the story cries with them too. In the end the A-plot gets resolved, when an entire police unit starts crying, which allows Cartman and Butters, who were supposed to be arrested, to just walk away.

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* EverybodyCries: PlayedForLaughs. Everyone cries when they remember when they watched Indiana Jones getting raped. First First, it's only the kids, but later the lawyer they hired joined in. Then a police man policeman to whom they reported the story cries with them too. In the end the A-plot gets resolved, when an entire police unit starts crying, which allows Cartman and Butters, who were supposed to be arrested, to just walk away.



** The Indiana Jones subplot starts off when Kyle announces he's not participating in whatever Cartman's being an asshole about, choosing to leave the bus stop saying "Sorry, I can't do this." When Stan reminds Kyle he usually calls Cartman an asshole about now, Kyle agrees but doesn't have the energy to do it like usual.

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** The Indiana Jones subplot starts off when Kyle announces he's not participating in whatever Cartman's being an asshole about, choosing to leave the bus stop saying "Sorry, I can't do this." When Stan reminds Kyle that he usually calls Cartman an asshole about now, Kyle agrees but doesn't have the energy to do it like usual.
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'''Air date''': October 8, 2008

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'''Air date''': October 8, 2008
'''Original air date:''' 10/8/2008
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* EverybodyCries: PlayedForLaughs. Everyone cries when they remember when they watched Indiana Jones getting raped. First it's only the kids, but later the lawyer they hired joined in. Then a police man to who they reported the story cries with them too. In the end the A-plot gets resolved, when an entire police unit starts crying, which allows Cartman and Butters, who were supposed to be arrested, to just walk away.

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* EverybodyCries: PlayedForLaughs. Everyone cries when they remember when they watched Indiana Jones getting raped. First it's only the kids, but later the lawyer they hired joined in. Then a police man to who whom they reported the story cries with them too. In the end the A-plot gets resolved, when an entire police unit starts crying, which allows Cartman and Butters, who were supposed to be arrested, to just walk away.
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!!"The China Problem" contains examples of:

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!!"The China Problem" Probrem" contains examples of:
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'''Air date''': October 8, 2008

Cartman and Butters invade a P.F. Chang's after Cartman thinks China will overtake America after watching the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are traumatized ([[RefugeInAudacity in a manner befitting someone who has been raped or sexually molested]]) after seeing ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''.
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!!"The China Problem" contains examples of:
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Episode title aside, Cartman and Butters spoke Engrish in a feeble attempt to pass off as a couple of Chinese kids trying to coax information about a Chinese invasion of America from a Chinese family. The family's father wasn't having any of it, and even called them out for pretending to be Chinese stereotypes.
* BlackComedyRape: The scenes with Indy getting raped George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As evil, bigoted, and racist a white supremacist like Cartman is, he's against the idea of people getting shot in the dick.
* EverybodyCries: PlayedForLaughs. Everyone cries when they remember when they watched Indiana Jones getting raped. First it's only the kids, but later the lawyer they hired joined in. Then a police man to who they reported the story cries with them too. In the end the A-plot gets resolved, when an entire police unit starts crying, which allows Cartman and Butters, who were supposed to be arrested, to just walk away.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Butters slaps Cartman when he starts freaking out.
* GroinAttack: [[RuleOfThree Three people]] get accidentally shot in the dick by Butters, an act even Cartman finds heinous.
* KarmaHoudini: Butters gets away with shooting three people in the dick without any punishment, and Cartman himself gets away with his racist actions towards the Chinese stereotype without being called out on it. Even Kyle doesn't bother to do so, [[TraumaButton since he has his own problems to deal with.]]
* LiteralMetaphor: Kyle keeps imagining Indiana Jones getting raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, representing how, in his eyes, they ruined his childhood image of the character (or "rape") thanks to ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''.
* OnlySaneMan: Butters and Sgt. Yates regarding the crusade against George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Butters because he liked the movie, and Yates because arresting somebody [[DisproportionateRetribution for making a bad movie]] [[FelonyMisdemeanor is incredibly stupid.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** The Indiana Jones subplot starts off when Kyle announces he's not participating in whatever Cartman's being an asshole about, choosing to leave the bus stop saying "Sorry, I can't do this." When Stan reminds Kyle he usually calls Cartman an asshole about now, Kyle agrees but doesn't have the energy to do it like usual.
** Cartman gives up on the P.F. Chang's raid after Butters shoots one guy in the dick too many.
* ShoutOut: The scenes where Indiana gets raped by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg contain references to ''Film/BoysDontCry'', ''Film/TheAccused'' and ''Film/{{Deliverance}}'' (all of which have brutal scenes of rape).
* TakeThat: To anyone who uses the term "[something/someone] raped my childhood!" by showing scenes of a beloved icon being brutally and realistically raped, just to show how insensitive and out-of-proportion that phrase is, especially to ''actual'' rape victims.
* TraumaButton: ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' is this for people who have seen the film, excluding Cartman (who's more focused on stopping China from taking over America) and Butters (who actually liked the film).
* UnexplainedRecovery: Despite getting killed off in "[[Recap/SouthParkS6E9FreeHat Free Hat]]", both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg appear alive and well.

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