I thought Ben’s racist comments were deplorable. I’ve already facebooked about it, and left another comment on a blog. I think it’s horrible that he seemed to have gotten away with everything he said.
My thoughts on Ben: He's an ass, like I've said before. He's arrogant, rude, a bully, and seems to be incapable of thinking of the long-term consequences of his actions. His racism is just one of his many negative character traits. Do not worry about him "getting away with it" - he'll get what's coming to him soon enough.
Because you're new here, you may not know what we're really like, so I'll explain it right here. Mainstream conservatives are not racist. We condemn the extremists on our own side - something that mainstream liberals completely fail to do. And our little group of Survivor fans most certainly is not racist. It's unfortunate that I even have to say these things, but Obama and his ilk are throwing the race card around here, there, and everywhere. Obama has set race relations back at least 50 years.
If your motives are clean, then let me be the first to welcome you to Free Republic. If, however, you've come here to race-bait, know that you will fail utterly.
Oh, and I'm generously going to assume that you were just as disgusted with Mike's racism as you are with Ben's, even though you didn't bother mentioning it. (Mike, in Episode 1, said that he was surprised at Jaison's swimming ability because he didn't think blacks could swim well). I'm sure that Mike's status as a self-proclaimed liberal had absolutely nothing to do with your not mentioning his racism. Absolutely nothing.
Welcome to Free Republic.
Since this is an ongoing thread that started weeks ago that means you had to search for it. That should mean you are interested in Survivor.
Looking forward to all your comments on all the players.
And remember - the editors cut 3 days of tapes down to 45 minutes for us viewers. We see what they want us to see.
But with that said Ben is still a jerk.
I have it DVR’d and will watch it tonight. I’ll have to reserve comment until then.
Calm down. Everybody is just hyper sensitive because Obama has made playing the race card cool. You know, like his typical white woman grandmother...as he would say.
Hey alphabet! Welcome to our little Survior thread. Ben is an ass on so many levels but so are a few other players. I find all racist comments deplorable, even when they come from the same race.