sentences:  In 2008, scholar Stephen Groening argued that the show appeared as part of a reaction to the culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s in the United States, in which issues such as Murphy Brown's motherhood, Tinky Winky's sexuality, and "The Simpsons"' family values were extensively debated.The culture wars, and political correctness in particular, were driven by the belief that relativism was becoming more relevant to daily life.Groening explained that "South Park" "made a name for itself as rude, crude, vulgar, offensive, and potentially dangerous".