The race card
I haven’t watched Survivor since season two. (With the exception of All Stars, of course, but life is all about making sweeping statements and then adding in the exceptions. At least sometimes.)
I don’t think much of the idea, generally speaking. It’s an interesting idea as far as reality TV goes. Half titillating and half social commentary. But then I saw something the other day that brought it into perspective.
I was reading menshealth.com (yeah, I know... but it’s really not bad) and they had one of those oh-so-reliable online polls running. I don’t remember the exact question, but it was along the lines of “Which race will win on Survivor?”
The results... about 80% of respondents said that the “Caucusian” tribe would win... 10% said that the “African-American” tribe would win, and the remaining 10% was split between the “Asian” tribe and the “Latino” tribe.
That’s pretty close to the CIA Factbook’s numbers for racial breakdown here in the U.S.
So clearly the show is going to provide some profound insight on our complex cultural and racial makeup as a country.
(I've watched the first two episodes and I can honestly say that it’s still just Survivor with all it’s tedium and boredom. A show nearly left behind by shifts in cultural time. A show that is always better when watched in fast-forward.)
I don’t think much of the idea, generally speaking. It’s an interesting idea as far as reality TV goes. Half titillating and half social commentary. But then I saw something the other day that brought it into perspective.
I was reading menshealth.com (yeah, I know... but it’s really not bad) and they had one of those oh-so-reliable online polls running. I don’t remember the exact question, but it was along the lines of “Which race will win on Survivor?”
The results... about 80% of respondents said that the “Caucusian” tribe would win... 10% said that the “African-American” tribe would win, and the remaining 10% was split between the “Asian” tribe and the “Latino” tribe.
That’s pretty close to the CIA Factbook’s numbers for racial breakdown here in the U.S.
So clearly the show is going to provide some profound insight on our complex cultural and racial makeup as a country.
(I've watched the first two episodes and I can honestly say that it’s still just Survivor with all it’s tedium and boredom. A show nearly left behind by shifts in cultural time. A show that is always better when watched in fast-forward.)
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posted by M S Martinez at 9/29/2006 09:11:00 AM
2 Comments:
Even better. Apparently they merged the tribes last night... in the third episode.
They divided the tribes by gender and by age, it was only a matter of time before they did race. And you need to merge tribes early in the game so alliances don't become to entrenched.
I honestly can't say anything insightful at this point.
For a show that has been on the air for 13 seasons, Survivor is still a lot of fun.
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