He's a grup! Bonk, bonk, on the head!
Posted on 08/24/2006 2:48:54 AM PDT by paudio
The 13th season of reality TV show Survivor has already sparked controversy by announcing that contestants will be divided into teams based on their race. The 20 participants will be divided up into four tribes - African-American, Asian-American, hispanic and white. Survivor host Jeff Probst defended the decision on US TV's The Early Show saying, "The idea for this actually came from the criticism that Survivor was not ethnically diverse enough. Because, for whatever reason, we've always had a low number of minority applicants for the show. So we set out and said, 'Let's turn this criticism into creative for the show.' I think it fits in perfectly with what Survivor does, as it is a social experiment and adding another layer to that experiment, which is taking the show to a completely different level." Survivor: Cook Islands will premiere on the CBS network on September 14 and will feature a wide range of individuals from all walks of life including a heavy metal guitarist, a boxer/waitress, a jazz musician and a professional volleyball player.
LOL... group...
What? No Muslim tribe? We can't have that, it's supposed to show "diversity".
Actually I can't stand any of these so called reality shows. They teach our youth that "banishment" is acceptable and I think that is morally wrong.
if you want muslims, CBS is featuring a pair of "muslim fathers" as one of its team of contestants on this fall's Amazing Race.
It's a ratings grab.
Me too. I might actually watch if the goal was team oriented instead of cut-throat oriented.
I'm sure it won't be long before Al-Jazera has a show where the "banished" will get their heads chopped off.
I'm certain that the MSN will be complaining big time if the white group is winning or wins.
What happened to the Jewish tribe? They get lost again?
If I segregated people or customers by race, creed or orientation they would drive me out of buisness maybe off the planet.
And How is it showing "diversity" by effectively isolating ethnic groups and then instilling conflict.
I knew there was a reason I didn't watch this B.S.
The next show will have 16 contestants divided into 4 "tribes" based on religion: Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Buddhist. The Islamic tribe will send 3 of its members in to suicide bomb the other camps, leaving one Muslim to claim victory.
CBS network ............(Fake but accurate!)
This smells like a desperate attempt by Hollywood to retain Democrat votes in November. Democrats can only win votes by pitting groups against each other, as we’ve observed over the past several decades.
If my hunch is right, we’ll see the whites depicted as conservative racists and the rest will be victims as dictated by the same old fabricated Democrat playbook.
Survivor still on? I only watched the first season. We used to have Survivor parties. Those did not last long. The only reality show I really like is American Idol.
I listened to a CNN report on this a few minutes ago. They described the four tribes as Asian-American, Hispanic- American,African-American and white
Are "whites" not American? CBS seems to be setting up the "white" team to be the villans/losers or they would use a more colorful description.
Good idea because when it comes times to mix tribes it will show which ethnic group are the real racists.
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