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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 9:05 am
Survivor Cook Islands tribes rumored to be separated in a new way Rumors circulating on the Internet suggest that the tribes for Survivor Cook Islands will be separated in an entirely different and somewhat controversial way. (Warning: Potential spoilers ahead about the game’s structure, but not about results.) There have been persistent rumors, supported by photographs of challenges, that there will be four tribes at the start of the game. However, those won’t necessarily be dissolved immediately: instead, they’ll be split in brand-new way, “divided up into 4 groups by race, 5 white, 5 black, 5 hispanic, and 5 asian,” according to a rumor sent to both SurvivorFever.net and the True Dork Times. At the end of last season, Jeff Probst said, “we’re hoping to do something that we’ve never done before in a huge way,” and the tribe split may allude to that. Of course, this isn’t really that different from last season, when the show separated tribes by sex and age for Survivor Panama. Splitting them by race may seem to be more controversial, but really is a no less arbitrary distinction than sex or age. With the show debuting Sept. 14, the cast should be revealed on The Early Show sooner than later, and with that, we’ll probably have confirmation about this rumor’s validity. reality blurred
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 9:29 am
Oh shit. So there'll be more than 2 minorities at a time?
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:03 am
that's the positive side of it Mocha, if it is true.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:41 am
Last year was a disappointment when they made such a big deal about splitting up by age and sex, and then the split lasted only one week. Why even bother?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 4:20 pm
hmmm ... don't know what I think about this ...
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:43 pm
me either
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:51 am
well it is only a rumour and I wouldn't be surprised if it is a false one -
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:05 am
i do hope that the cast is more representative across racial lines.
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Robok
Member
10-28-2003
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 11:13 am
I just saw a CBS ad that said Jeff Probst will be on the early Show tomorrow to talk about this season.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 3:33 pm
REALITY RACISM IT might be the most divisive edition of "Survivor" yet, if it's true that contestants next season are being split up by race. The latest 'Net buzz has the CBS reality show pitting whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics against each other. "It's pretty much confirmed," Realityblurred.com publisher Andy Dehnart told The Post. CBS honchos refused to comment. Whatever twist they've chosen will be announced tomorrow on "The Early Show." If they do play the race card, maybe they should talk to Donald Trump. He toyed with the idea for "The Apprentice" last year - only to back off amid the outcry.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 5:46 pm
only positive I can say is at least there will be more than the token minority this season then.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 6:56 pm
That means there will be 20 people to start the show. So maybe up to 4 people will be booted the first episode....depending on if they play with 18 or 16. ....won't it only be controversial in how they portray each tribe? If everybody gets a fair shake in the editing...then it should be a non-issue.
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Justalittlebean
Member
08-15-2003
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 6:39 am
My daughter has been telling me for days that they are dividing the tribes by race. I told her she's crazy. I ask her what her source was, and she said Survivor Sucks. LOL Long story short, she's right and I will never live this down. I do hope the editing is fair.

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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 7:27 am
Probst says it is true: Survivor Cook Islands’ four tribes are separated by race As rumored, the 20 cast members on Survivor Cook Islands are divided into tribes by their race. The tribes consist of white people, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanic people, and were divided that way because of past criticism that the show was too white, according to host Jeff Probst. Probst appeared on The Early Show and said, “The idea for this actually came from the criticism that Survivor was not ethnically diverse enough, because for whatever reason, we always have 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. And I think it fits in perfectly with what Survivor does, which is, it is a social experiment, and this is adding another layer to that experiment which is taking the show to a completely different level.” Later, he said, “Our original idea was simply to have the most ethnically diverse group of people on TV. It wasn’t until we got to casting and started noticing this theme of ethnic pride that you’re alluding to that we started thinking, wow, if culture is still playing such a big part in these people’s lives, that’s our idea. Let’s divide them based on ethnicity. So, yes, I think it’s very natural to assume that certain groups are going to have audience members rooting for them simply because they share ethnicity.” Jeff also said, “I found it to be one of the freshest ideas we’ve had going back to the beginning of this show,” and later noted that the players themselves had “mixed” reactions. Oh, Jeff. Harry Smith did his best to generate controversy, saying that he personally was “stunned” and “dismayed,” and that the show had “gone to far” with this “stunt to draw attention.” He was so excited that he spilled the news at the top of the 8 o’clock hour, saying that this is “the first that this word is out.” Uh, not quite. But first, we had to sit through a segment with newswoman Julie Chen talking about chalkboards being replaced with smart boards that, surprisingly, don’t require chalk. By the way, about a year ago, Donald Trump said The Apprentice was considering dividing the teams by race, but then backtracked and said “I personally don’t like it, so it will never happen.” Now that Survivor is doing it, look for Trump to take credit and then split his teams by race next season, and claim his racially divided teams are the best ever. Reality blurred
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Ryn
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 8:08 am
Videos http://www.cbsmediagroup.com/survivorcookislands/
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:05 am
Ryn has posted pictures and contestant names in the newly created Contestants thread
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:13 am
hmmm I saw some video of the contestants in action on the early show this AM and can I just say "Wowzie mama" for a couple - eg nathan from the black tribe( I think that was his name - the one with the dreds) and yul from the Asian tribe and the hunk with the curls from the Hispanic tribe (didn't catch his name) Be still my heart!!
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Tiernet
Member
06-07-2004
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:57 am
Think about the nice story angles. First you need to boot within your own race. But the opportunities to form alliances could be by race. Then when merged how would/could this be played out... I can see why they did it this way.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:43 am
New 'Survivor' Divides Groups by Race LOS ANGELES - Get ready for a segregated "Survivor." Race will matter on the upcoming season of the CBS show as contestants will be divided into four tribes by ethnicity. That means blacks, whites, Latinos and Asians in separate groups. The announcement was made on CBS' Early Show. Host Jeff Probst says the idea "actually came from the criticism that 'Survivor' was not ethnically diverse enough." He says the twist fits in perfectly with what "Survivor" does, saying the show is "a social experiment. And this is adding another layer to that experiment." Probst says contestants had mixed reactions to the racial divisions. This time the new Survivors are stranded on the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. The castaways include a police officer, a heavy metal guitarist, an attorney and a nail salon manager. The new season of Survivor debuts September 14th.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:22 am
Thanks all for the info! I caught just a bit about it on the early show and I got a phone call. So Kudos for all the info and Pictures
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 12:12 pm
I think it is going to be a bad move for CBS, they should have a couple from each race because I am sure someone is going to be not too happy about CBS "segregating people" Have they been to Cook's Island before?
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Donut
Member
07-31-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 1:06 pm
they just scrolled the story on Fox news. I think its horrible, a stupid desperate move for ratings. To encourage pitting cultures against each other when society is trying so hard to do the opposite is just bad. That this is their answer to diversity is just insane. Plus it presents an image to the world that we condone segregation. They are probably wishing that they hadn't already announced the contestants so they could switch to doing a Hezbollah soldiers vs. Orthodox rabbis, vs. Iranian nuclear scientists, vs. Will and Janelle for a show with even higher ratings 
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 2:00 pm
.....vs. Will and Janelle? LOL You know they'd win. 
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 3:11 pm
I think their teams ought to be split up by what part of the country they come from. Then, maybe, there would not be such a glut from Los Angeles!
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Bastable
Member
07-09-2002
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:26 pm
Rumor has it that something like 9 of these castaways are LA actors. The casting people continue to dredge a shallow pool.
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