46. To quote Jeff Probst...

"I think at first glance when you just hear the idea, it could sound like a stunt," Survivor host Jeff Probst said on a CBS morning news show. "But that's not what we're doing here."

"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,"' he said, adding that it fit Survivor's mission of being a "social experiment."

Are you kidding me? Has he seen the promos?

Posted at 2:13AM on Aug 25th 2006 by Anonymous

47. Well, I don't think the show is racist, just trying to stri up controversy. Of course the producers will pick people that fit stereotupes. TV is meant to entertain not educate. In fact many people will only tune in to see others fitting their sterotypes.

"See Jim Bob I told you all those (insert race here) were like that."

Its as stupid as the concept on FX called "Black and White". I only had to see three seconds to know how horrible it would be.

So far as the swimming, thats on of those sterotypes that will never die..so save yourself the break.

Its like when I tell folks I, a Black female, has a dog:
"
"You have a dog!!!"

"Yes, I do. I love him."

"Wait, wait you mean you are not afraid of the dog???!!"

"Ummm no,he's pretty bad and spoiled but since I have NO KIDS, its cool"

"Wai, wait you have a DOG!!? I thought black er...I mean some people are afraid of dogs"

"Not me, sorry. I love pets."

"Wow"
Then if I really want to mess them up I just say that I walk my dog while listening to NIN.

Thats enough to make folks go into cardiac arrest.

Posted at 11:48AM on Aug 26th 2006 by janine

48. Wow, here come the PC police. God people, get a life, it's television and if you don't like it, turn it the hell off. Maybe you don't want to watch it but some of us do and I plan on Tivo'ing every episode.

Posted at 5:52PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Julie

49. If the white people win there will be an outcry that the show was rigged.

Posted at 5:56PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Just watch

50. How come....you have no Native American Indians in the mix.....

Posted at 6:45PM on Aug 26th 2006 by Lena

51. I am asian. I think this would be an interesting one. I laughed when I saw the odds. Who cares? They picked 4 out of each ethnic and no doubt there are more whites to choose from. I'd say whites have more chances of winning.... unless CBS picked 4 retarded whites by mistake, then that's another story.

Posted at 12:29AM on Aug 28th 2006 by shots

52. I hear congress is now getting involved in this whole racial thing. We don't pay our congress people to tell us what we can watch on tv. Not their job! This is just too much. This should not be such a big deal to people. So what if the players are divided into groups by race? They have already been divided between men and women or young and old. I see no difference now. I do not know why everyone is so fast to play the race card. It is all people to me and it is entertainment. I have friends of all races. They will all end up on the one team halfway through it anyway. The people in congress have the black caucus, the hispanic caucus, etc. That is a division of groups by race right there. I don't think they want to be included as a group with all the congressman in it. They would lose some of their power. So I say stay out of it. What's good for the goose is good for the gandor. I have always watched Survivor and will continue to do so. I say bravo to the producers. I am glad you have the guts to throw the politically correct stuff out the window. Something like that should not be ruling our life. If you don't want to watch Survivor, the tv has an off switch!

Posted at 12:37AM on Aug 28th 2006 by Sunni

53. Having a show, where you racially divide people is plain stupid, im sure CBS wil lose tons of ratings, hopefully that is and i think stephanie and jt are probably brother and sister from Alabama or something, they sure sound like hicks...probably look like inbreds too!

Posted at 11:29AM on Aug 28th 2006 by brad

54. I am troubled that we are dividing the teams up by race, but even more troubled that once again First Nations people are left out of the equation. I have seen this done too many times. I am often told that there are too few of us to include, too few to count, that our tribes are too diverse, etc.
ARGGHHHH!!!

Posted at 12:43AM on Sep 5th 2006 by Dolores Jimerson

55. This is Reality!!!!! Any who says different is in denial. GET OVER IT!

Posted at 3:51PM on Sep 14th 2006 by Richard Arce

56. Why is it that the Black and White groups have three women, and the others only have two women in their group? IS THAT EQUAL?

Posted at 2:14PM on Sep 19th 2006 by Fleet333