The 13th Season of Survivor ~ Teams Divided by Race

Drolefille · #1 08-24-2006, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dionysus

Do you have naturally curly hair? That's the only time I see this happening to non-blacks.

I don't have any pictures, but my hair starts out as wavy (I've only recently started trying to straighten it completely) and in the summer the frizz is terrible. But if it gets really humid, I get ringlets. I can watch my little fly aways curl in a rainstorm even if the rest of my hair is under a jacket hood.

*shrug* I'm mostly Italian despite the fair skin (got some northern italian too) but I think I have the Sardinian hair. Plus there's an off chance that I have some North African blood in me.. (way way back, we're talking like great-great-great grandmother in Italy) but I don't know if it was more Arab or African or if I'm remembering my Nonna right either...

/sorry for the novel.

fun4real · #2 08-24-2006, 11:48 PM

I had not heard about the twist and am looking forward to it. This has more than peaked my interest.

AKA2D '91 · #3 08-30-2006, 07:23 PM

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has decided to end its sponsorship of CBS' hit series "Survivor," but the world's largest automaker said Wednesday that the decision had nothing to do with the reality show's controversial decision to divide its contestants in the upcoming season by race and ethnicity. (Yeah, right)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/380145

CrimsonTide4 · #4 08-30-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has decided to end its sponsorship of CBS' hit series "Survivor," but the world's largest automaker said Wednesday that the decision had nothing to do with the reality show's controversial decision to divide its contestants in the upcoming season by race and ethnicity. (Yeah, right)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/380145

HEH!!! Likely story.

RedefinedDiva · #5 09-02-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA2D '91

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has decided to end its sponsorship of CBS' hit series "Survivor," but the world's largest automaker said Wednesday that the decision had nothing to do with the reality show's controversial decision to divide its contestants in the upcoming season by race and ethnicity. (Yeah, right)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/380145

They'll regret it once they see the ratings go through the roof!

I'll be watching the show because I think that it will be interesting. I need to admit that even though the idea of the show seems wacky, I'm a little interested to see how it turns out. I already have a preconceived thought of how it's going to go down. I'll just have to wait and see if it materializes.

DSTCHAOS · #6 08-30-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

I don't have any pictures, but my hair starts out as wavy (I've only recently started trying to straighten it completely) and in the summer the frizz is terrible. But if it gets really humid, I get ringlets. I can watch my little fly aways curl in a rainstorm even if the rest of my hair is under a jacket hood.

*shrug* I'm mostly Italian despite the fair skin (got some northern italian too) but I think I have the Sardinian hair. Plus there's an off chance that I have some North African blood in me.. (way way back, we're talking like great-great-great grandmother in Italy) but I don't know if it was more Arab or African or if I'm remembering my Nonna right either...

/sorry for the novel.

Shame on you for this detailed response to her ridiculousness.

Drolefille · #7 08-30-2006, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Shame on you for this detailed response to her ridiculousness.

lol, I only wrote as much as I did because everyone at works comments on my hair during the humid midwestern summers. They must think I "straighten" it normally or something because they're so surprised at the curlies... but my hair has a general state of waved/frizz soooo whatever.

/like I said, people have asked me about it lately

DSTCHAOS · #8 08-31-2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

lol, I only wrote as much as I did because everyone at works comments on my hair during the humid midwestern summers. They must think I "straighten" it normally or something because they're so surprised at the curlies... but my hair has a general state of waved/frizz soooo whatever.

/like I said, people have asked me about it lately

So you basically have your responses to hair questions memorized.

Drolefille · #9 08-31-2006, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

So you basically have your responses to hair questions memorized.

Yep, mostly

Although, the N. African thing is new. My grandma (going more than slightly senile at this point) only just mentioned this so I don't have much info. Something about how someone's family was looked down on in Italy, blah blah blah. My sister's the budding genealogy girl so I'll have to see if she found any details about that.

Oh, and I'm long winded and rambly.. especially when I'm avoiding writing a paper for class!

DSTCHAOS · #10 08-31-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

Although, the N. African thing is new. My grandma (going more than slightly senile at this point) only just mentioned this so I don't have much info. Something about how someone's family was looked down on in Italy, blah blah blah. My sister's the budding genealogy girl so I'll have to see if she found any details about that.

http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr23.htm

I've been hearing about the Moors ^^^ since I was little. I was initially told that they were a group of "Black" Italians who migrated to (or was it from???) North Africa.

I guess the truth is in there somewhere.

Drolefille · #11 08-31-2006, 12:42 AM

Hmm, can't get to the page...

It's kinda sad now. Many Italians are (and clearly have been for years) prejudiced against the African immigrants. Their view is much like that of Americans toward Mexican immigrants. They feel (true or not I don't know) that the immigrants are taking all the jobs, and keeping wages unnaturally low. There are many illegals as well. And I could have bought Louis "Faux"ton purses for about 6 bucks from almost any of them in Rome.

Note the rambling? Anywho, I don't know much about the history, and my mom's dad's side of the family is rather estranged I believe (he died before I was born so I don't know) Actually my great grandfather on my mom's mom's side came to the US because he was a) the youngest and b) the only one left to be a priest. At which point he ran to the mines in Africa to work, then came to work on the Panama canal. Got sick, got brought into the country and then went to Italy to marry a good Italian woman.

And again rambly...

(I don't watch Survivor, but I'll probably follow it obliquely through the news. WHO DO I ROOT FOR THOUGH?

)

ladygreek · #12 08-31-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr23.htm

I've been hearing about the Moors ^^^ since I was little. I was initially told that they were a group of "Black" Italians who migrated to (or was it from???) North Africa.

I guess the truth is in there somewhere.

That's what I was told, too. Interesting article.

Oh, and I will not be watching Survivor. - LOL