'Survivor' Plans to Divide Teams by Race Next Season

Phasad1913 · #1 08-23-2006, 06:48 PM

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.....html#comments

I cannot believe they are actually going to do this. I hope somoene pulls the plug on this one...quick.

shinerbock · #2 08-23-2006, 06:55 PM

Haha, I think its awesome. Granted, I won't watch it, but its cool to see somebody not give a damn about political correctness.

CrimsonTide4 · #3 08-23-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Phasad1913

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.....html#comments

I cannot believe they are actually going to do this. I hope somoene pulls the plug on this one...quick.

HA HA I just posted about this in our forum, Soror because I read it like

Senusret I · #4 08-23-2006, 07:07 PM

As I said in the DST forum..... gooooooooo Black People!

On a more serious note, it's nice to know that people are race-aware in prime time. I think this will spark lots of discussion.

Phasad1913 · #5 08-23-2006, 07:19 PM

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.

DSTRen13 · #6 08-23-2006, 07:32 PM

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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.

I hope people pay just about as much attention to this season of Survivor as they have to the last few ... It really pisses me off that they're using race as a publicity stunt to try and save their show they've let go on way too long.

pinkies up · #7 08-23-2006, 08:05 PM

What is the prize? Is this a trick to give us 40 acres and a mule? Hmmmmm

KSig RC · #8 08-23-2006, 09:42 PM

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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.

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?

TonyB06 · #9 08-24-2006, 08:34 AM

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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.

Phasad1913, You are all the way 100 with this. America is not mature enough to deal with a show like this.

sdsuchelle · #10 08-24-2006, 08:40 AM

What a total ratings scam.

It seems like something they would have made up on The Chappelle Show.

I think it's ridiculous and stupid. I highly doubt CBS will use the show for anything but cheap race jokes and stereotypes.

kddani · #11 08-25-2006, 10:21 AM

Just found that the player Becky is from Pittsburgh (but lives in DC) and went to my law school- Pitt. She's only 3 years older than me... wonder when she graduated law school. She doesn't look familiar. ETA: they also mention in her profile on the cbs website that she was president of the Asian Law Students Association... wonder if they were purposing picking people who were very active in groups that were associated with their background?

Can't believe the local news media hasn't picked up on hyping her up yet...

Taualumna · #12 08-26-2006, 11:00 AM

Question: One of the girls in the white tribe is Parvati. The name sounds South Asian (Hindi, perhaps?), so do you think she's mixed? If so, shouldn't the "white tribe" be the Caucasian tribe?

AlphaFrog · #13 08-26-2006, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Taualumna

Question: One of the girls in the white tribe is Parvati. The name sounds South Asian (Hindi, perhaps?), so do you think she's mixed? If so, shouldn't the "white tribe" be the Caucasian tribe?

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Originally Posted by dictionary.com

Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian
Pronunciation: 'ko-'kA-zh&n, -'kazh-&n
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features
2 : of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry —Caucasian noun

Caucasian = white
Same difference.

Taualumna · #14 08-26-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Caucasian = white
Same difference.

But the US Census definition of "white" does NOT include Indians and other South Asians.

http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf

AlphaFrog · #15 08-26-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Taualumna

But the US Census definition of "white" does NOT include Indians and other South Asians.

http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-1.pdf

So what? I bet I could find 1,000 websites that DO include Indians & South Asians in the "white" category. Mark Burnett can use any definition of white that he wants to. The US Census is not the be-all-to-end all.