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Originally Posted by Phasad1913
I don't. I think all it will do is have people sit in their living rooms and allow the show to feed their pre-conceived notions, stereotypes, etc. This isn't about political correctness or not caring about PC-ness, this is about stirring up prejudices and ignorance. I don't think many people in this country are mature enough to take this show with a grain of salt. Its going to lead to ignorant and hurtful jabs after each episode on the job, at school, and everywhere in this society where people of the different groups have to interact and are going to cause animosity among and between the groups.
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While I think you might be completely correct in your cause->effect relationship here, I don't really think it's CBS's responsibility to actively prevent people the opportunity to buy into their own prejudices.
Unless CBS is actively
promoting stereotypes or portraying people in negative situations (such as the white team being exempt from a dance-off, or something equally ridiculous), it seems like they're not really doing anything wrong.
Perhaps on some level, it could possibly change peoples' minds for a few who are not exposed to other races - since you're saying the downside is playing into
pre-existing problems, wouldn't this (admittedly tiny) chance provide some positive to offset any uncomfortable water cooler jokes?