Quiz 9: The F Word

In the South Park episode titled "The F Word", ontological postmodernism is displayed. This episode is about how they use the word "fag". The kids use the term not as a way to describe people for being homosexual which, in our society, is viewed as being negative, but instead are using it as a way to talk about hypermasculine bikers and used the word almost casually. It is ontological because it is a state of being and the word is being used as a performance. The word, in this episode" is used so casually that it has no true meaning anymore. With using this negative word and using it to describe hypermasculinity, it makes the word have no meaning anymore. It becomes just a word.