Slog - Comments on Reality Racism? http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism The long-running reality show Survivor is famous throwing "twists" into the game in their attempt to keep an aging show fresh—but HAVE THEY GONE TOO FAR? From E! online... Host Jeff Probst popped in on The Early Show Wednesday morning, confirming the reports that the 20 castaways for Survivor: Cook Islands will be grouped by race, with competitors divided into four tribes consisting of whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics. Probst had nothing but praise for the producers' controversial brainchild, calling the exercise in segregation a valuable social experiment, rather than a stunt to dig up some controversy--and raise ratings. "The... Copyright 2007 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:38:14 -0800 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:28:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by racist watch Seattle is very racist. Nothern European Males in this town would elect Hitler president if they could. If someone in Seattle says they're not racist, that means they are even more racist.

]]> racist watch http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449893 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449893 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:45:18 -0800 Comment by Gitai Holy God. This is going to be ratings gold, not for Survivor, but for all the news magazine shows that will document the outbreak of racially motivated violence on the island.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449897 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449897 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:47:14 -0800 Comment by Racist Watch's watcher "Racist Watch" is a white male of Northern European descent who regularly masturbates into a vintage Ku Klux Klan hood that he found while performing sex acts on white male racists in a racist bar in Alabama. Every breath racist watch takes is fueled by racism.

]]> Racist Watch's watcher http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449907 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449907 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:56:11 -0800 Comment by Reality Check I guess that would make you racist too "Racist Watch?" The irony is dripping, but you probably can't see the logic through your rosy glasses.


If you don't like Seattle, you are more than welcome to move. The sad thing is is you think Seattle is racist you have a rude awakening to the rest of the country, as Seattle has been the most tolerant place I've ever lived/visited/worked in.


Reality Check

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449909 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449909 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:57:09 -0800 Comment by Truth hurts This is just an extension of the self segregation that happens in real life. This is not blatantly racist, per se. If this is not a surface-level ploy for ratings, it could actually be an interesting talking point. Wouldn't it be horrible if Survivor ended up helping race relations in our society?

]]> Truth hurts http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449910 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:58:11 -0800 Comment by POX I recall the Northern European Males of Seattle twice electing a black man their mayor. Maybe he was a closet Nazi.

That doesn't mean people in Seattle aren't racist or prejudiced, but it may suggest they aren't any more racist or prejudiced than people elsewhere.

]]> POX http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449911 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449911 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:59:01 -0800 Comment by BR this is a joke right?

]]> BR http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449912 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449912 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:59:04 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Don't worry, I'm sure the white team will be stacked with octogenarian quadriplegic retards to ensure their thorough trouncing, further illustrating that whites are weak and inferior to other ethnicities and that any perceived advantages or cultural dominance they have must be ill-gotten through imperialist chauvinistic cunning and avarice...

I can't wait for next season... Major world religions?

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449914 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:00:14 -0800 Comment by Pox People won't want to be seen as racist on TV, even when they're competing and sleep-deprived. I predict everyone will be on their best behavior and the producers will have to edit carefully to create racial controversy.

Unless they choose contestants based on their likelihood of creating racial controversy.

]]> Pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449918 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:03:15 -0800 Comment by Napoleon XIV Veerrrrrrrry interrrresssssting...

But probably not interesting enough to get me to watch.

]]> Napoleon XIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449919 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:04:47 -0800 Comment by DOUG. "We're smart enough to have gotten rid of every racist person in casting..."

13 of 20 from California. None from Mississippi or Alabama or Arkansas or Oklahoma or Texas. I'm just sayin'...

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449920 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449920 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:05:59 -0800 Comment by him brilliant idea, as is the religion one. Although 'reality' shows are anything but reality. Nevertheless, it'll make for interesting TV. Maybe they'll have names like Crackers, Tar Babies, Spics, and Chinks, or something equally offensive.

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449928 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449928 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:15:39 -0800 Comment by jerod in oly I think they should do a Middle East themed Survivor. I would watch that.

]]> jerod in oly http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449931 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449931 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:18:28 -0800 Comment by Pox I get it! It's...

The imperialist chauvinistic cunning and avarice of the white team

vs.

The sneaky inscrutability and martial arts skills of the Asian team

vs.

The superior strength, speed, and aggression of the black team

vs.

The Latino team's inherent hardworking endurance and ability to swim across rivers.

There's no Jewish team because there's no advantage on the island for accounting and the ability to buy wholesale.

]]> Pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449933 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449933 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:19:13 -0800 Comment by Napoleon XIV Oooh--now I *might* watch it if the white team was comprised totally of Apprentice rejects...

...and this season's show was set in Darfur...

]]> Napoleon XIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449940 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449940 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:23:55 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I still want to see Survivor New York, where they get dropped off at the Port Authority Bus Terminal with a change of underpants and five dollars. In February.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449942 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:28:17 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Please. This is a total gimmick.

However, it sparked the most entertaining comments thread ever! Special shout out to Him & Pox (you racist mother F-ers beat me to the punch!)...

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449957 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449957 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:40:34 -0800 Comment by neo-realist reality check, I would say that while seattle doesn't have the problems of overt racism like other medium sized and bigger cities., i.e., violent attacks against people of color, the subtle and behind closed door racism is very much alive in this city.

]]> neo-realist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449962 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449962 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:42:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Why do they hate all the multi-racial people so? After all, that's the face of the 21st Century - are they supposed to drift on life rafts back and forth between the artificial racial construct islands?

Race - on the biological level - is statistically meaningless. Period.

And, Fnarf, why do you hate New Yorkers so?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449988 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:12:36 -0800 Comment by Napoleon XIV Don't they mix up the teams when too many people get eliminated?

Since everyone's gonna be bonded by racial identity, how is this supposed to work?

]]> Napoleon XIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c449992 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:14:25 -0800 Comment by neo-realist Cook Islands could be very fun to watch if only to see what the various groups say about each other behind their backs. Controversy gets ratings, what can you say.

]]> neo-realist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450000 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:24:54 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Mix up the teams? But that might lead to inter-racial babies and marriages, and we all know that if people who are from different races marry, that will destroy the institution of marriage in America.

Oh, sorry, that was the 1940s version.

The 2000s version has it be same-gender people being a threat to the institution of marriage. My bad.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450200 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450200 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:46:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Um, I don't think Survivor contestants have babies together. At least not during the show.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450263 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:40:56 -0800 Comment by Gomez Survivor jumping the shark.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450289 What the Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:45:42 -0800 Comment by Courtlyn in Pennsyltucky Am I the only person in America who has never seen an episode of this show?
This sounds like an extremely fucked up idea being played as "important" or "edgy" to me.
I might watch it because of the trainwreck-like possibilities, but probably not. Yeah. Not.

]]> Courtlyn in Pennsyltucky http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450897 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/reality_racism#c450897 What the Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:28:59 -0800