Racial Segregation As Entertainment

This post is from the Booker Rising blog

Concludes Angela Winters, about a new twist in "Survivor":

"Survivor's next season will divide the groups by race. There will be one black, one white, one Asian and one Hispanic group. Let the race wars begin!....Personally, I don't watch the show, but I thought the whole point was that those differences wouldn't matter. That's why the gay guy won the first year because being gay doesn't matter in survival situations.

Neither does being black or older or whatever. It's what you individually can accomplish, how well you can outsmart others and when the time calls for it, how well you can work with others to survive. So now instead of rooting for the person they like best, they'll root for a person based on race. Then again, isn't that what folks do anyway? I never watched it because I think those reality shows fake the drama for drama sake and I although I do like competition, I don't really like the concept of survivor. So for me, it's no big deal.

I just think it's sad for people who enjoy the show because of the competition that will have to deal with the racial commentary during and after every episode. Do I think this will spur some meaningful discussions about race? Hell no.


I'll bet every penny in the bank that the message boards will be full of ugliness and people will get pissed and...well you know how it goes. I think its an unwise choice. I hope advertisers pull out after things start to get ugly and you know they will. And I hope the ratings suffer."My response: it is a transparent and weak attempt to boost ratings. I don't watch "Survivor" and have not watched it since the first season, and will continue to not watch the show.

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