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Line 16: \| next = [[Christian Rock Hard]] }} "'''South Park Is Gay!'''" is the eighth episode of the [[South Park season 7\|seventh season]] and the 104th overall episode of the American animated sitcom ''[[South Park]]''. It originally aired on [[Comedy Central]] in the United States on October 22, 2003. In the episode, [[Kyle Broflovski\|Kyle]] struggles to understand a new [[metrosexual]] fad that has sprung around the men and boys of South Park and is the only one who does not want to conform to it. The episode features a parody of the TV show, ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)\|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]''. The episode was written and directed by series co-creator [[Trey Parker]]. In 2011, he and co-creator [[Matt Stone]] listed it as one of their least favorite episodes of the series.<ref name="ew"/> However, the "crab people" segment has become one of the sitcom's most iconic moments.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goodwillie \|first=Ian \|date=2021-02-14 \|title=South Park: Crab People Are the Series' Best Accidental Gag \|url=https://www.cbr.com/south-park-crab-people-are-the-series-best-accidental-gag/ \|access-date=2023-01-04 \|website=CBR \|language=en}}</ref> == Plot == After the [[television program\|TV show]] ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)\|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'' begins showing, [[metrosexual]]ity becomes extremely popular among the males, who all begin acting [[effeminacy\|effeminately]]. At the school bus stop, instead of their usual winter clothing, [[Stan Marsh\|Stan]], [[Eric Cartman\|Cartman]], and [[Kenny McCormick\|Kenny]] wear feminine clothing. [[Kyle Broflovski\|Kyle]], whom they pressure into conforming but who later returns to his normal self, is beaten up by Craig, Token, Jason, and Tweak at school, and is abandoned by Cartman, Kenny, and even Stan. [[Mr. Garrison]] and [[~~List of staff at South Park Elementary#Mr. Slave\|~~Mr. Slave]], the town's gay couple, are initially excited but quickly turn against the fad when they realize that metrosexuals are straight men imitating gay culture and lifestyle, which Garrison believes insults actual gays. The women of the town initially enjoy their husbands' improved [[hygiene]] and willingness to communicate, but soon tire of the men's increasing self-absorption. When they confront the men and boys about this, Randy accuses them of being "metrophobic" and the other males concur, consequently becoming even more feminine. Hoping to end the fad, Kyle, Mr. Garrison, and Mr. Slave go to [[New York City\|New York]] to kill the Fab Five, the hosts of "Queer Eye". Their mission fails but the Fab Five decide against pressing charges. Mr. Garrison then tries to talk the nonchalant gay stars out of selling out gay culture for mere ratings, which they ignore. Mr. Garrison demands to know how gays could betray their own people, slowly realizing that they are not actually gay at all. The five suddenly gravely turn to the others and their human bodies burst open, revealing themselves as an ancient race of "[[Crab]] People". Line 52: [[Category:Homophobia in fiction]] [[Category:LGBT-related South Park episodes]] [[Category:South Park (season 7) episodes]] [[Category:Television episodes set in New York City]] [[Category:Television episodes about anti-LGBT sentiment]]