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» Deanna Couras Goodson - Tribes divided by race

In response to Tribes divided by race posted by auntydle:
I remember your post from the Film, TV and Pop Culture page. I really think that you make some interesting points.

Now that the first episode aired, have your opinions shifted somewhat?

I was sort of sad to see the divisions within each group. Already there's issues with at least one member of each mini tribe. In Puka we have the young Asian Americans vs. Cao Boi, who came from Vietnam and is more steeped in the old ways.

In Aitutaki, Billy is showing that he is not really about doing the hard work needed to be done. In Rarotonga, we have a showmance in the works and one member was sent to Exile Island because he took chickens from another tribe.

Finally, in Manihiki, we had a lack of unity. There were two tribes within one - the men and the women. This led to their defeat in the challenge and them sending home on of their own, one who could have helped them with leadership and making fire and other survival skills.

Race is not the only dividing factor in the world. Unfortunately, after one episode of Survivor: Cook Islands, I feel that is abundantly clear.

I believe that the uproar over the series is largely due to the fact that people hadn't even seen an episode of it yet. This Survivor is not really that much different than others. So far, I'm liking what I see and hope that the 'social experiment' makes people uncomfortable.

If it does, it means they have issues they need to work through.

What does anyone else think?