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| “ | One month ago today, this amazing film opened in theaters. And now, we proud few gather here as a people brought together by its message! Fellow fans of Mel Gibson, our numbers have grown and now, together, we have the power to change the world! Now I believe we should take to the streets and march in unwavering support of this important movie! And as we march for The Passion we should also voice our support! So, when I say "Es ist Zeit für Säuberung", you all chant back "Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten". | „ |
| ~ Eric Cartman, the fan club's leader. |
Mel Gibson's The Passion Fan Club, also known as the Mel Gibson Fan Club is the secondary antagonist of the 8th season South Park episode "The Passion of the Jew".
It is a Neo-Nazi movement disguised as a fan club for the 2004 Mel Gibson movie The Passion of the Christ formed and made up by Eric Cartman to get as many people to see the movie and use the film's supposed antisemitic message that the Jews killed Jesus to wipe out the Jewish population.
Biography[]
After seeing The Passion of the Christ 34 times and inspired by its supposed antisemitic message that the Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus, Eric Cartman formed the fan club to get as many people to see it as possible.
Stan and Kenny try to get in contact with Mel Gibson by calling a 1-800 number they have found on a website. Stan dials the number which brings him in contact with someone who is running "Mel Gibson's The Passion Fan Club," and they want to know how to contact Gibson and get their money back. The guy on the phone, whom Stan does not recognize as Cartman, does not help (as he insults Stan over his inability to appreciate the movie, then hangs up after Stan deduces it is him) other than telling them that Mel Gibson lives in Malibu. Stan decides that he and Kenny need to go there, because it is no longer about getting their money back, it is about holding the filmmaker responsible, which Stan says is how they got their money back for BASEketball.
Cartman is dressing in a brown Adolf Hitler-esque uniform and getting ready for the meeting he is holding in his backyard. People have gathered in the yard to celebrate their rediscovery of their Christianity, but it is actually a club Cartman plans to use to follow in Hitler's footsteps and create a second Holocaust. Cartman suggests those in attendance each take one more person to see The Passion before they begin "the cleansing."
In a rally outside the theater where The Passion is being shown, Cartman begins speaking (poorly pronounced) German and his crowd of followers mistake his words for Aramaic, the language spoken in the film. He gets the crowd to march after him and as he exclaims 1. "Es Ist Zeit zu säubern" ("It's time to clean") the crowd replies "Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten!" ("We must exterminate the Jews!") 2."Es ist Zeit für Rache!" ("It is time for revenge") the crowd replies" Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten!" ("We must exterminate the Jews!")
Kyle goes to his synagogue and suggests to the gathering that as the United States had apologized to the African American community for racial segregation and slavery, and Germany had apologized to everyone and the Jewish community for World War II and the Holocaust respectively, the Jewish community needs to apologize to the Christian community for the death of Jesus. Kyle's parents and the other Jews are outraged at the suggestion that they should apologize for Jesus' crucifixion, and are disturbed by the effect the movie is having on people, claiming it stereotypes Jews (ironically, every Jew in the temple has a big nose and speaks in a thick Yiddish accent). The rabbi suggests that "...we live in a rational society where people will realize it is just a movie." At that point, Cartman is seen outside the temple with his followers, goose-stepping down the street and chanting their German phrases.
The Jewish congregation marches on the theater and demands that the movie be removed from the theater, while Cartman and his group come from the other direction. Their dialogue about the film is interrupted by the arrival of Stan and Kenny's bus being chased by Gibson. Gibson's tanker truck explodes in front of the theater. Cartman sees this and rushes over to offer the services of his following, but Mel has gone completely off the deep end. Seeing Gibson's behavior makes Kyle wonder why he was freaked out by his movie. Gibson demands his money back only for Stan to refuse, saying the movie sucked. Gibson counter's by saying "You can't say my movie sucks or you're saying Christianity sucks." Stan makes a speech about how while it is a good thing to want to be a better Christian, you should follow the teachings of Jesus, not the way in which he died, stating also that focusing on his death was how people thought in the Dark Ages and hundreds of people were killed because of it. The townspeople realize that Stan is right and promise to stop following Cartman. In the end Gibson shows his insanity again by gleefully defecating into Cartman's face. Kyle realizes his mistake and returns to normal, having lost all respect for Mel Gibson.
