New season of Survivor to divide tribes by race

[Neo]

According to CBS the new season of Survivor will divide tribes along racial lines. There will be 20 participants divided into four tribes - the white tribe, african-american tribe, asian tribe, and mexican tribe.

Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing? Should CBS be commended for taking such an enormous risk or have they completely lost their mind?

Of course the jokes have already started about how the mexicans will win all the swimming challenges, the asians will win all the mental challenges, the whites will move in and set up a housing development, etc.

[Acebot44]

....I might actually watch survivor now..

[Jonbo298]

Its a "good" PR move I'll say that much. Considering I think survivor is slowly losing people, something like this will get people to watch.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Neo

According to CBS the new season of Survivor will divide tribes along racial lines. There will be 20 participants divided into four tribes - the white tribe, african-american tribe, asian tribe, and mexican tribe.

I would like to take this time to state my displeasure at the fact you called "white" a race, yet not "black", "yellow", or "tanned".

Either use 'pc' choices for all, or none.

Anyways, I think this is a good idea to get people to watch the show again. It's not like it will really spawn any widespread racism. The most I can see is stereotypical jokes between people who watch the show. But I'll probably check out a few episodes once it starts up to see how it goes.

[Neo]

Their words not mine.

How about the cracker tribe?

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Neo

How about the cracker tribe?

"Cracker" is derrogatory, so then you'd have to say "nigger", "chink", and "spik."


Continuity, man!

[GameMaster]

It may not be politically correct, but I mean come on, who doesn't want to see it happen!?

[Fox 6]

but keep in mind that the tribes will still merge as they always do. So its only racist in the start.

[Neo]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_en_tv/survivor

NY is the first on the banwagon

[Spasmolytic]

I don't suppose critics realize that when a tribe loses... it votes their race off a show, not out of the country.

[Perfect Stu]

this can only bring out the worst in everyone.




...needless to say, I'll be tuning in.

[The Germanator]

I can see it now...

Jeff Probst: Well, it seems that that the Mexican tribe has now grown to over 20 people, it seems like their entire families are living with them now...*

I could go on, but this idea is awesome. It's only slightly overshadowed by Fox's incredible Man Vs. Beast programme.

*Jeff Probst is racist.

[Neo]

nice one. I wonder if Jeff is going to refer to them by race, as in "Blacks win immunity!" or "Whites are going to tribal council!"

[Null]

hrm, interesting.

every survivor season, me and some friends all write down who is going to win survivor (weeks before the show starts, just by looking at thier pictures from the website, nothing else) seal em in an envolope and open it up after the finale. its fun because you tend to totally forget who you wrote down untill you open it up.

(last season i picked the winner correctly! )

anywho, this will mix up my way of picking...

and i also wonder how long these teams would actually last, usually its only a matter of a couple episodes before they mix em up or merge a couple.

[GameMaster]

"All the hubbub about the "Survivor" ethnic experiment turned out to be pretty worthless."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html

Weak sauce. Lame with a capital L.