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CBS reveals 'Survivor: Cook Islands' cast, confirms ethnic tribe divisions
realitytvworld.com ^ | 08/23/06 | Steve Rogers

Posted on 08/23/2006 11:28:27 AM PDT by Pokey78

Confirming weeks of rumors, CBS has revealed the identities of the twenty castaways who will be competing in this fall's Survivor: Cook Islands and announced that the castaways will -- in what the show's producer and host both acknowledge to be a controversial move -- initially be organized into four tribes divided along ethnic lines (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic and White.)

"We're going to take some heat for it," Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett acknowledged to People about the segregated tribe decision that will no doubt give the thirteenth edition of the long-running reality series -- which will also include the return of last season's new Exile Island concept -- some extra buzz. "But it's a great cast." "Some people will think this is controversial. Others will think, 'What's the big deal?'" Survivor host Jeff Probst added. "Either way, it's going to be very interesting."

According to Probst, the Cook Islands' segregated tribes concept is the end result of the show's attempt to respond to longstanding criticism that Survivor's casts needed more diversity. "The idea for this actually came from the criticism that Survivor was not ethnically diverse enough because, for whatever reason, we've always had a low number of minority applicants apply to the show. So we set out and said, 'Let's turn this criticism into creative for the show," Probst explained during a Wednesday morning The Early Show appearance in which CBS officially revealed the season's cast."

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cbs; racebaiting; racialdivision; realitytv; seebs; segregation; survivor; tribalism; viacom; viacommie
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To: AmishDude

Well, if I scroll down maybe I'll see it!


21 posted on 08/23/2006 11:40:53 AM PDT by eyedigress
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To: RSmithOpt
Next episode......gays, trani's, lezzies, and straights.

I think that's the cast for the Amazing Race.

They almost always have at least one team that should be labeled:

for extreme flammability.

22 posted on 08/23/2006 11:45:01 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (UN Security Council resolution 1701: I believe it is ceasefire for our time.)
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To: eyedigress


23 posted on 08/23/2006 11:45:12 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim: Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Pokey78

Maybe someone should bring a civil rights lawsuit against CBS-Viacom?


24 posted on 08/23/2006 11:46:34 AM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: Yo-Yo

The Hispanics of Spanish descent are also European-Americans.


25 posted on 08/23/2006 11:47:36 AM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: Pokey78

26 posted on 08/23/2006 11:48:03 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: avacado

How about:
Yellow Dog Democrats
Green Progressives
Red Communists
Black Flag waving Anarchists
and the Socialist Utopians

all compete?


27 posted on 08/23/2006 11:50:12 AM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: avacado

And then there could be the Social conservative Republicans, the Fiscal conservative but socially liberal Republicans, the RINO Republicans (former Dems who'll change party to stay in office), and the Libertarians.


28 posted on 08/23/2006 11:52:34 AM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: Pokey78

Well, at least it isn't going to be a divisive situation!


29 posted on 08/23/2006 11:52:38 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with political enemies who are going senile.)
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To: pissant; Pokey78
Can't tell if he likes clothing with skulls.

Billy Garcia is a 36-year-old heavy metal guitarist who currently resides in New York, NY and is originally from Miami, FL

30 posted on 08/23/2006 11:53:03 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Pokey78

The chilled fish will be great on the Asian team.


31 posted on 08/23/2006 11:54:29 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: weegee

I like it!!!


32 posted on 08/23/2006 12:03:11 PM PDT by avacado
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To: KarlInOhio
I watched the Race one time....that was enough. The reality TV shows stir the curiosity, but, they are still massaged and very boring after that.

Heck I don't enjoy seeing a prick being a prick, witch being a witch, idiot being an idiot, spaz being a spaz, ignoramus being an ignoramus, politician being a politician, manipulator being a manipulator, liar being a liar, etc. etc......I see that every day. And face it, about 80% of the humans were see everyday fit the bill to the above mentioned.

I ain't a slamming what you watch, I just think the majority of today's sitcoms and reality TV stuff kinda like falls in with the rap music and music in general today........It's all copycat crap.

33 posted on 08/23/2006 12:08:00 PM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: gopwinsin04

She sells sushi by the seashore.


34 posted on 08/23/2006 12:11:07 PM PDT by weegee (Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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To: 2banana

For the hell of it they should call the "tribes" by their derogatory names just to give it some umph!


35 posted on 08/23/2006 12:13:08 PM PDT by brooklyn dave (Viva la France----a portrait of bravery---LMAO LMAO ROFLMAO)
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To: KarlInOhio

Survivor in Tehran?


36 posted on 08/23/2006 12:17:37 PM PDT by brooklyn dave (Viva la France----a portrait of bravery---LMAO LMAO ROFLMAO)
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To: stainlessbanner

"Billy Garcia is a 36-year-old heavy metal guitarist..."

Translation: Billy gots no job.


37 posted on 08/23/2006 12:45:20 PM PDT by L98Fiero (Evil is an exact science)
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To: Pokey78

How will the white team cheer itslelf? I bet the first one who says "The white team is going to win" is gonna get gang-whupped.


38 posted on 08/23/2006 12:59:19 PM PDT by jw777
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To: weegee

How about Jews and Muslims Survivor. No weapons.


39 posted on 08/23/2006 1:09:24 PM PDT by jw777
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To: Pokey78
Wonder what some of the contests will be as this show progresses:

Week One: Slam dunk contest.

Week Two: Tortilla tossing contest.

Week Three: Godzilla Trivia

Week Four: Longest Drive and closest to the hole Contest

40 posted on 08/23/2006 3:24:17 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
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