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New `Survivor' to Divide Tribes by Race
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| Groundhog Boy |
Thought this might get some entertaining responses in here. Serious responses belong in the PDD thread.
| quote: | The new season of "Survivor" will be a race among races.
At the start of the reality show's 13th edition, "Survivor: Cook Islands," 20 contestants will be organized into four tribes divided along ethnic lines - black, white, Hispanic and Asian, CBS announced Wednesday.
The tribes, as usual, will merge later in the season, which debuts Sept. 14, the network said.
Jeff Probst, host of the show, said the network was worried the racial divide might offend viewers.
"It's very risky because you're bringing up a topic that is a hot button," Probst told asap, The Associated Press service for younger readers. "There's a history of segregation you can't ignore. It is part of our history."
"For that, it's much safer to say, `No, let's just stick with things the way they are. Let's don't be the network to rock the boat. Let's not have "Survivor" try something new,'" he said. "But the biases from home can't affect you. This is an equal opportunity game."
Probst said he and the "Survivor" producers wanted to bring more ethnic diversity to the competition.
"The truth is 80 percent of the people that apply are white," he said. "And television, in general, is white. So all these criticisms were valid."
On each episode of "Survivor: Cook Islands," at least one cast member will be sent to a separate island miles away from camp, where an immunity idol will be hidden. If found, this immunity idol could save a contestant from being voted off the show. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| It doesn't look good for the Black tribe..... think back on the show's history.... when was the last time you saw a black contestant that can swim? That's right.... and the show is on a in' island! |
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| Protege |
| Do the Latinos know they wont be serving tacos y burritos on the island? |
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| Subey |
| The show jumped the shark a while ago. They have to do something fundamentally new in order to revive it. This isn't it |
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| Moral Hazard |
| I wonder if they will introduce Math challenges.... if so the Azns are gonna kick ass! |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I wonder if they will introduce Math challenges.... if so the Azns are gonna kick ass! |
Your being exceptionally racist this afternoon :p |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_bas
Your being exceptionally racist this afternoon :p |
Hey now, I'm showing restraint..... I didn't make one comment about the latino's sleeping through any of the challenges or the white people being too scared to go up against the blacks. |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Hey now, I'm showing restraint..... I didn't make one comment about the latino's sleeping through any of the challenges or the white people being too scared to go up against the blacks. |
[bad joke] Yeah, you could have added how there's no arab team because the producers were afraid they'd blow up the island over territory disputes.[/bad joke] |
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| UWM |
:stongue: :stongue:
This thread won't make it very long.
They should have a bike stealing competition. |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
:stongue: :stongue:
This thread won't make it very long. |
Hopefully like the stupid idea for the show.
Today really has been non-PC news day between this one, the story about the bus driver in louisiana who made the black kids sit in the back, on each other's laps, while the white kids sat up front, and the Forbes article telling men that they shouldn't marry career women if they want a happy marriage. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
:stongue: :stongue:
This thread won't make it very long.
They should have a bike stealing competition. |
I know two tribes that would be severly disadvantaged due to lack of experience.
Seriously, how are the blacks going to eat without a Popeye's on the island? |
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