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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:26 pm
Hopefully BJ & Tyler will realize that they are being used and will separate themselves from the pack.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:42 pm
Yes, let's for a minute think about the Weavers. Now don't all the teams seems really happy and they do all get along great!!!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 12:50 pm
I wonder if the ratings are partially a result of last season being so bad...that people just bailed on the show now? I'd hate to think that happened, but if it did, the producers really got what they deserved. They put an inferior product out there. I have to confess I love the horn-dawgs. I think they're funny and they are just talking smack to girls who don't seem to mind it. If they were doing it to the old ladies who got ousted last night (those voices! ay!) and it offended them, it'd be different, but these girls are playing along and seeming to enjoy it. They're just young libertines. I like Ray and Yolanda--especially Ray saying that Yolanda's legs are stronger than his!--and BJ and Tyler.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 2:57 pm
Well, I'll throw out a completely different perspective. Being a moderator, I look at quite a few different threads. There are a lot of comments made by females on the board about things the'd like to do to various attractive men talked bout in such threads as the Hollywood gossip that match or exceed what those two said last night. And no one complains about the various women who seem to be expressing a healthy interest in the opposite gender. I'm not sure why that is perfectly accepted and what they said is not. Our potential audience is actually world wide. The audience for AR isn't. As Tish pointed out, the two girls didn't seem to mind too much. They were accepting of the one guy groping buns.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 3:20 pm
Well said, Lance. I just thought of them as pretty normal 20 somethings. I know if my girls would have been on the trip, they would have been checking out the guys in the same manner. It's what young single people do. It's normal, it's healthy and it's fun...and most importantly it's just being honest. Honesty is something I appreciate more than most.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 3:36 pm
Well, I'm not that young anymore I guess! I just don't enjoy E&J's obsession with "getting sex." I know I'm showing my age but what the heck - I've earned every one of my years! The issue I have with them is that is the only thing to comment on them...otherwise they are pretty unremarkable at this point.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:03 pm
Enjoyed this episode -- still not over the "giddiness" of having the "real" Amazing Race back. I actually thought the older gent did a fantastic job in the waterfall climb. He wasn't that far behind the young girl who started ahead of him. His wife fell quite behind, but he kicked butt! Can't stand the young guys' behavior - -too much like my HS freshmen! LOL Laughing my rear off, though, at the hippies!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:04 pm
i would not say those things on national tv about co-teams, though. the one guy has 'nothing else' to share except for sexual comments. a one-track mind gets a little annoying after a while. and i don't know that a girl would say something like, "let me feel you penis". (of course, the guy would say, "yes", but still i haven't seen girls as aggressive as guys on this show!)
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:08 pm
No, although a woman might ask to feel a guy's buns. Ok, actually it would happen--I've seen it happen.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:40 pm
i'm sure it would, but i'm not sure it would happen on the amazing race! now, lance, have you ever felt it happen? and if so, details please i love that burger kind commercial where the son and dad burgers are arguing and the kid says the dad burger is never home because he's always out being a hamburger and then turns and says, "are you gonna spank my bun?"
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Shelb724
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:44 pm
i really wish they had this back on at 9:00. 10:00 is just too late. why not have The Unit on at 10, its a lot more violent and not family friendly at all. of course, i know why they are doing it, i doubt people would stick around for a new show. but I coudln't even stay awake for this last night! So glad for the clubhouse!
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Iheartkaysar
Member
08-16-2005
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:53 pm
Love BJ and Tyler. They are having fun, being competitive, and respectful. Liking Dani and Danielle much more than I thought I would based on early commercials. Not liking Eric and Jeremy, but had to laugh when one of them said the person had a nice butt, then realized it was a man. At least they can laugh at themselves. Glad the annoying sisters are gone. If Lake can leave next week, I'll love the rest of the season.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 6:39 pm
Yes, Iheart, I will give them that--that they can laugh at themselves.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 7:14 pm
The difference, I think, is that the comments I've seen here are the OCCASIONAL comment. From what has been aired on TAR, these are more than occasional. It seems to be a full time pursuit. In addition, what is said here is similar to what is said in your living room... you are amongst friends. More or less. Not on national television. There is also a difference between a healthy interest and "checking out" the opposite sex, and talking about it constantly. It's the constant barrage that I object to. And that does include the constant objectifying of women.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 7:33 pm
Exactly, Costacat -- It's like they never outgrew puberty. Just for the record, I'm sure George Clooney's mind is as beautiful as the rest of him! He DOES have a great sense of humor, at least from the interviews I've seen. (d&r)
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 12:00 am
Bwahahahaha Teach!!!! Yes, George has a beautiful mind! Ask to touch his buns?! Nevah!!! I'd just sneak a pat in a crowd so he wouldn't know who did it. LMAO!!! j/k! I was surprised at how much the two male teams were getting along. I was groaning when the young guys made some of those comments since I knew how most people would probably take them! Accck! I did think some of it was in jest and it was funny when the one realized he was talking about a guy and called him his girlfriend or something! I wonder how much you forget about the cameras in your face when racing like that? I can see it happening moreso than on those dating shows! I'm glad the sisters are gone. The one who couldn't drive was giving me a major headache! They do all seem to be getting along and thank you for the info on the patch on Lake. I thought maybe I imagined that I saw one on his wife so thank you for saying so!! He's not my favorite person.
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 7:22 am
Here's my viewpoint as a 21-year-old guy: I don't really like Eric and Jeremy's behaviour. There have been comments made that they are acting this way «because that's hoe young 20-somethings are», which in a way is true. But isn't it only true BECAUSE of people like Eric and Jeremy who perpetuate this stereotype (not only on international television, but in our daily lives)? Being this age, Eric and Jeremy are very confident and careless (egotistical and cocky also fit in there) and that's the way their hormones are manifesting themselves. While I am probably pretty cocky and arrogant myself (being 21 and thinking I'm the cat's meow, so to speak) I think there's a certain amount of restraint I can put on my behaviour (and hormones) to be respectful and focus on things (IE. The Amazing Race, were I participating). I guess what I'm saying is, Eric and Jeremy act that way because they choose to and not because «that's how 20-somethings are». Just some thoughts, is all...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 7:37 am
Good points Padivius. I don't think their comments are healthy, normal or fun. Well maybe not abnormal. But I think there are plenty of 20-something guys (lets take BJ & Tyler for example) who could go thru the whole race without saying sexual comments. Especially sexual comments seemingly every hour. I really wouldn't mind their comments if they were one every once in a while. But so far I think there have been about 5 or 6 each episode...
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 7:39 am
The thing that strikes me most about their behavior is the contrast between them and the hippies. The hippies are all gaga over the amazing scenery, new countries, new experiences. The young bucks seem to be oblivious to their surroundings except for their potential sexual benefits. A little balance would be healthier, methinks.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 8:23 am
Everyone is talking about Eric and Jeremy and how their comments about the women are so wrong. I’m a little surprised that no one seems to have mentioned that Danielle and Dani actually talked about using their “hot looks” as a major part of their strategy to win the game? So people are shocked that Eric and Jeremy are saying these things about the women but isn’t that the reaction that Danielle and Dani wanted in the first place?
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 8:53 am
Probably, Jimmer, but even the "pinks" also manage to talk about other things. It may just be the way they are being portrayed, since we see only a small portion of their day; but all we have to go on is the tv show. And Eric and Jeremy weren't just all over the pinks either. Remember the guy they thought was female at first....
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 9:00 am
Jimmer, I think there is a huge difference in the behavior of both teams. It was obvious from the get-go that using their feminine wiles was Danielle and Dani's strategy, but this week they admitted they may have over-estimated those powers. They are not constantly talking about wanting to get laid. My problem with Eric and Jeremy is that I'm not sure I want my son, who loves this show, to watch this season while they are there. I don't like having to try to explain what they are talking about.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 9:12 am
Hippie Power!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 9:32 am
Prisoner: LOL! Padivius: Meow!! (Good points, by the way. Not all 20-somethings act like that. And I think it does 'em a disservice to say they act like that because they are 20-somethings!)
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 10:06 am
Padivius: you get a "10" on the maturity scale Eric and Jeremy: they get a "1" on the maturity scale They do get tiresome! They seem to be strong contenders, however, so will probably be around for a while. Maybe we have to get used to it. We just don't have to like it!
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