Survivor 13: Spics vs. Chinks???

[Sub la Goon]

Survivor is my one guilty pleasure (on TV). I love it. I had to miss a couple of seasons when my work schedule conflicted and I never could tape and watch later.

I think this is an interesting idea.

The show mixes up groups already by gender, age, whatever. When I lived in NYC for a few years (something that always seems to come up in casual conversation), I noticed a propensity for people to group together based on ethnicity and place of origin. Sometimes it's due to language, but not always. How did "Birds of a Feather" get to be a cliche?

I am glad to see racial issues brought out and examined, even with such blatantly materialistic motives. It seems that in order to be PC, you can't touch the subject without being someome like George Lopez, Spike Lee, or Dave Chapelle. And they are brilliant.

Someone white and flabby (like me) can't make any (hopefully) racially insightful jokes without the fear of being misunderstood and called a bigot. So we avoid the subject (unless you happen to be GD looking to stir up some discussion).

I will watch, like I always do, and I am sure they will scramble up the tribes and get everyone PO'd at each other because that's Survivor. And they will probably edit in a few touching scenes with everyone just getting along.

Mark Burnett may be evil but a genius nonetheless.

[Jughead P. Jones]

You know, I have watched Survivor since the first edition was aired in the summer of 2000 (has it REALLY been that long??), and I have to say that some seasons have been good, and some have been boring at best. The first two were awesome, and I think my favourite season was season 7, where they were in the Pearl Islands (though, that was largely due to Rupert). But, I think after the All-Stars season, the show began to get less interesting to me. Some may say that the first season was bad enough, but for real fans of the show, you know that they're always looking for something different so that they'll keep watching.

This new idea that they have is rather controversial, no doubt about it. But, you know, controversy is nothing new in Survivor. In each season, there's always been some detail that people have tried to boycott and each time, they've still aired it.

A lot of people will likely disagree with me, but I see Survivor as the ultimate social experiment. I think it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

And, who knows? For season 14, maybe they'll have rich people vs. poor people!

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Jughead P. Jones

A lot of people will likely disagree with me, but I see Survivor as the ultimate social experiment.

I couldn't agree more.

[Alex]

I agree to some extent. But then I also believe that some experiments are unethical.

And others are just stupid.

With some of the other splits they've done (young vs. old; men vs. women) I can see a hook for some good natured rootings for "your side." Hard for me to see the good natured rooting for or against somebody because they're Asian.

It also perpetuates the fallacy that a Japanese person would want to root for a Korean simply because they're also Asian. Or that there is some form of affinity between the white guy of Russian extraction and the white Greek guy.

[FEJ]

nevermind...I can't read

[wendybeth]

I don't really watch Survivor, but I cringed at the news of this season's 'theme'. I suppose it might be interesting to watch, simply from the 'let's all watch the inevitable train-wreck' angle, but I won't. I suppose one could view the whole Survivor series as a social experiment, but I don't really give it that much importance. It's entertainment, folks. It's heavily edited and manipulated entertainment, and I think I have enough pulling of my chain going on IRL to want to voluntarily submit my mind to this stuff. Again, I don't watch, so I know I'm missing out on a lot of stuff that probably makes it interesting and worthwhile, but I really can't get into the show. Then again, I'm usually working late that night.

[scaeagles]

Stan4dSteph, at another site, posted a reminder that it starts tomorrow, Thursday, September 14. Glad I read it or I would have missed it. So, I'm returning the favor and posting a reminder here for all interested.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I've been rolling my eyes at the commercials lately, but I'll be watching tonight.

Unless there's something better.



P.S. What happened on Rock Star last night? I couldn't watch.

[Jughead P. Jones]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I've been rolling my eyes at the commercials lately, but I'll be watching tonight.

Unless there's something better.



P.S. What happened on Rock Star last night? I couldn't watch.

Lukas Rossi is the new lead singer of Supernova...but Dilana, who came in second was offered a chance to record her own album with help from Gilby Clarke and Dave Navarro, so both Lukas and Dilana made out quite well.

Great news...if you like Lukas or Dilana that is.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Ah, good. I liked Lukas. I did NOT like Dilana.