Travis Johnson

I'm a pretty big Reality TV fan.  Contender and the Ultimate Fighter are by far my favorites.  Survivor is next on the list.  For the past 6 years, we have had Survivor Night in our home.  Friends and Family come over and we watch and hang out.

Well, CBS just announced that Surivivor 13- Cook Islands will be dividing the contestants into four racially divided teams (asians, blacks, whites, latinos).  The Bullwinkle Blog quoted Rush Limbaugh as saying, he "was amazed that CBS would use this format. knowing full well that at the end of the show, one and only one, is going to be declared “ the bestâ€, “the winnerâ€.  The other three will be losers……  all identified by their race."

Rachel S. of Alas, a Blog says, "I know this is largely a publicity stunt for the show, and my main problem is that the publicity surrounding the show may inadvertantly promote the idea that people are more strongly divided by race than they really are."

So, is this the "Jim Crow, Back of the Bus Survivor" or an ingenious idea on the part of CBS to boost sagging ratings of a formerly cool show?  Your thoughts?

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