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I'M A SURVIVOR
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There is some talk in the entertainment world about Survivor. If you haven't heard (or don't care), this season of Survivor the contestants are divided into four teams be race. Twenty people are vying for a million dollar prize and 15 minutes of fame, 5 Hispanic/Latino, 5 African-America, 5 Asian, 5 Caucasian.
I can understand the controversy, but the first line of the link explains the entire issue. It's a ploy. Of course it's a ploy. With any TV show, controversy will build ratings. At least at first. After that, the show and the idea has to fly on it's own.
I admit that I have watched Survivor since the beginning. So I feel I can speak with some slight conviction about it. One of the main issues that has come up season after season is the lack of diversity in the contestants. The same could be said about a lot of shows on television of any kind. I know there are statistics out there, kept on the number of minority actors that star in shows. Any show really... Amazing Race, Jeopardy, Project Runaway. Even dramas and sitcoms have issues with diversity. Do you put a person on a show with the intention of pleasing a group, even though it's obvious that the person is the Token (fill in the blank). So Survivor decides to approach the issue head on and still gets flack for it. Understandable flack, but any publicity is 'good' publicity.
Part of the hook (and it has been since the beginning) is that they say Survivor is also a "social experiment". Which is bullshit. It's never been about a social experiment. But it is a nice sugar coating to assist in swallowing the show. An experiment where acting like an ass and showing some of the worst traits in humanity can get you money.
The show will go on as long as the ratings support it. Acknowledging the controversy only gives it more power. |
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I posted this @ 8/25/2006 08:55:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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