The "reality" of "Survivor" is that the contestants are whores or slaves

[fishnfla]

I think anybody who watches it is too. Lets make a show based on lies, deception and backstabbing for money and call it reality TV (isnt that term an oxymoron?)

maybe I feel too strongly about this, but that shit aint allowed in our house

[MemphisTiger]

1. Then don't watch it

I'm so sick of reality tv snobs. You sound like a republican. If you don't like it then anyone else who watches it is a "whore or slave."

[fishnfla]

5. I dont watch any TV, period

Try it. you'll understand people much better. sounds like you need that help.

[MemphisTiger]

6. I need help?

Your're the one that called TV watchers "whore and slave"

I don't care if you do or don't watch TV. You are out of line calling people names for watching TV.

[BiggJawn]

11. Is "whore and slave" worse than MY pet name...

...for "Must See Teeee-Veeeeee" addicts?

"Sheep".

"Ooooh! dija watch "Friends" last night? <giggle>"

"I don't watch TV."

"Gaw, what ARE you, WEIRD or something???"

Yeah, whatever...

[livinginphotographs]

2. I agree with you.

I think there's a real sick voyeuristic quality to all those reality shows, even the touchey-feeley ones like Home Makeover or whatever it's called.

They're as bad as Jerry Springer, in my opinion.

[Taverner]

3. It's just a game show

Not the best thing on TV - - game shows rarely are. But better than Wheel of Fortune at least.

[SCDem]

9. A fellow friend just won $50,000 on Wheel of Fortune

a professor friend of mine... sometimes watching game shows like Wheel of Fortune pays off even for intellectuals!!

[TrogL]

4. I prefer Amazing Race

even if it does have its moments of lies, deception and backstabbing it's more of a contest. Survivor is just a hen pecking party(1).

Footnotes:

1. If a hen gets a spot of blood on it, other hens will peck it, spattering blood on other hens. You can imagine the result.

[MsUSA]

7. I like the amazing race also. I'm in a pool for survivor.......so I gotta

watch. Well, I don't HAVE to watch, but, I do so I can at least talk about it with fellow poolers.

[dr.strangelove]

10. Check out the DU Survivor fan game

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=267x1398

We have a little group of Survivor fans in an online pool. It is too late to play this week, but join and play next week.

[dr.strangelove]

8. Really - I thought the reality of Survivor was that its a FUCKING TV SHOW

I'm a huge fan of the series and I don't at all think I am a whore or a slave.

If anyone in my house had the chance to lie, deceive or backstab so they could bring home one million dollars and make our lives a little bit better, I would be proud of them.

No one gets hurt in this game, at least not really. Sure there are scrapes and bruises, tropical flus and hunger pains, but these people come out of the game without any serious injuries. I frown upon people trying to harm others for money, but when it is part of a game, I am okay with it. I watch football and don't have a problem either.

Maybe I feel too strongly about this. If you were kidding, sorry about my rant. If you were not kidding, well then we disagree.

ON EDIT: I should tone this down a bit. I got hot about your whore comment. That was a bit over the top, no?

[Dukkha]

12. If you watch reality TV you are GUILTY!

and you are ranked very high among the Most Loathsome People in America

http://www.buffalobeast.com/66/50mostLoathsome2004.htm

You gaze idly at the carnage around you, sigh, and go calmly back to your coffee and your People magazine. You can’t stop buying useless crap, though you’re drowning in a deepening pool of debt. You think you’re an activist because you bitch all day on the Internet, but you reelect the same gangsters at a 99% rate. You consider yourself informed because you waste a significant portion of your life watching the same three news stories cycle over and over again on your gargantuan, aerodynamic television set while you eat processed food. You really thought everything would be okay if Kerry won. Not only do you believe in an invisible man who magically farted out the universe, you also excoriate and marginalize those who disagree. You have a poorer understanding of your country’s foreign policy history than a third world peasant, but you can’t wait to see what Julia Roberts will be wearing at the Oscars. You cheer as Ukrainians challenge an election based on exit poll data, but keep waiting around for someone else to fix your problems. You can’t think, you can’t organize and you won’t act. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT

enjoy your guilty pleasure, I'll enjoy my clear conscience

[lazarus]

14. reallyl?

Every single thing about that paragraph is inapplicable to me, and i like reality TV.

Gosh, maybe someone just has issues they need to work out.

[Maine-ah]

13. pick up your remote and change the channel.

or better yet, go read a book. Personally, I like Survivor, and can't wait for tonights first episode!! I bet my husband will be glad to know I am now a whore, oh, and he is too. I guess I'll mention that to Zoe the next time I see her too. (on edit) I jumped to conclusion about me being a whore. It's apparently just the contestants, in which case I'll still mention it to Zoe the next time I see her, I'm sure she'll get quite the laugh.

[lazarus]

15. Tell Zoe

I said hi!

I had her picked for Final Four before the season even started. Shame how that season went, but the Rotu 4 got a bit too cocky. Marquesas was a very odd season.

[gizmo1979]

16. You really need medication for that.

If you get that upset over a Tv show,well falwell always has an open door.