laconicchick
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Post by laconicchick on Aug 23, 2006 22:39:05 GMT -4
So they're separating them by race this time.
That can only end well.
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indygirl
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Post by indygirl on Aug 23, 2006 22:57:09 GMT -4
You are kidding, right?
Please say you are kidding.
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berrybearie
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Post by berrybearie on Aug 23, 2006 23:00:10 GMT -4
No.[/color] See how diverse Survivor is? See what a good chance a minority has to win now? This has the potential to get really unpleasant (and not merely Jenna and Heidi want peanut butter unpleasant).
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indygirl
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Post by indygirl on Aug 23, 2006 23:21:51 GMT -4
So will they be cast away in some small town in the 1950s?
So. Lame.
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thingamajig
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Post by thingamajig on Aug 24, 2006 7:47:18 GMT -4
Ewww. Survivor: Segregation? Yeah, that's the way to address those diversity issues.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2006 11:50:24 GMT -4
I love me some Survivor, but this concept is so wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2006 11:59:44 GMT -4
I don't know . . . I'm not THIRLLED with it but at the same time, it's essentially the same concept as splitting them by the genders as they have in the past. Sometimes I almost think that sexism is a more sociallly accepted "ism" and no one really batted an eye when in years past the women would prance about screaming about how they're so much smarter than then the men and the men would openly make comments about how there's no way that the women could build a shelter because they're just little weak girls. OK, they wouldn't say it in so many words but that was always the general feel.
Or how inevitably each season, ageism rears it's ugly head when the young buff survivors gather together and oust out the 50+ women first and then the 50+ men (unless of course, you're a former navy seal or a delightful curmudgeon).
So yes they're exploiting another "ism" for ratings but I'm a little surprised that everyone is up in arms about this one when splitting them based on gender never made anyone bat an eye before. I mean true, "girls vs boys" is a bit more of a socially acceptible match-up than "blacks vs. whites" but on the other hand, the show usually only has one or two black players and one asian player or hispanic player in a sea of white folks. At least the show will finally have an equal number of minority players with white players.
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Post by Mugsy on Aug 24, 2006 12:47:29 GMT -4
I agree, Jensational. Last season, the teams were split by both gender and age, and the older women tribe was the first to go. Although they didn't show much of it, I'm sure there were a lot of comments by the other teams that the "old lady" team would be an easy knockout. A cruel setup for failure, that is.
I'm guessing that the four race-based teams will last only for a few eps, then they'll do the usual team shuffle
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india7
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Post by india7 on Aug 24, 2006 15:25:12 GMT -4
Oh, I hope they shuffle but FAST! This segregation by race can't end fast enough for me!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2006 15:54:58 GMT -4
We may not like the concept but people are talking about it which is what executive producer Mark Burnett wants you to do.
It can only help the ratings just for the curiousity factor alone.
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