Surviving the new Suvivor
It seems the powers that be in Nu Yawk City are broohaing over the new season of Survivor. It has elicited comments from Rush Limbaugh and stirred up protests from the Hoi Poloi in New York. Evidently, the civic leaders in that city think this one program would engender racism. I think they themselves are racists.
Look, if the participants were concerned about sparking racism do you think they would have entered into the deal? No! It seems the problem is not with the show. The problem is with the concept that members of various racial groups can not do anything without the approval of their LEADERS in large cities, not to mention national leaders.
I have seen more bigoted attitudes from the REV er END Jes se JACK son and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Then anything coming out of the mouths of Archie Bunker, or George Jefferson.
Generally speaking Liberals tend to go nuts over things like this. Their fight for Untruth, Injustice, and the UnAmerican way often goes over the top. Politically Correctness is an oxymoron as far as what I see most of the time. Well, at least a misnomer.
I don't normally watch reality television. Unless of course there is nothing else on and it is just ahead of my usual shows, like CSI, or NCIS. I like the crime shows. Reality shows are unreal as far as I care. I wouldn't, despite being a scouter, want to be on one of the darn things if they paid me a million up front. Bad experience as a teen in a too small camper tent is part of that.
I really don't care who wins Survivor. I know I'm sure the Latinos will kick butt, however I know my Mother-in-law is Spanish and would run rings around a lot of people, at least in her hayday. She is now in her 80's. She still might beat out some people. Her family worked hard after coming here from Spain(and they learned English, imagine that).
I don't think the segregation thing will last long anyway. I think eventually there will be mixing. I thought we were above this racist thing the Punks in Neu Yawk are afraid of. I thought this was the ideal of Star Trek, being beyond all this. Let's be real. This is a show, nothing more. It's entertainment folks; lighten up.
We don't need the high and mighty in the big city to tell us what is entertaining. Let things go. People tend to congrigate by kind anyway. I've seen it happen too often working in a factory for 22 years. I've seen it sense. I also know kind doesn't necessarily mean by race either. Scoundrels come in all colors and classes.
There will be alliances. You can bet there will be. It's just human nature to seek out those of like mind and I think eventually that will happen here. No help needed from NYC. Enough said. Let the games begin. Semper Fi! Lee Zelhart
