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The New "Survivor" series sparks ethnicity controversy ...

Jane L. Wilson · Friday, August 25th 2006 at 10:49AM · 193 views
http://mediamatters.org/items/200608240003

"On the August 23 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh suggested that the competition in a new season of CBS' reality TV program Survivor , in which contestants are reportedly divided into competing "tribes" by ethnicity, "is not going to be fair if there's a lot of water events." In support of this assertion, he cited a March 2 HealthDay article reporting that "young blacks -- especially males -- are much more likely to drown in pools than whites." (Read more by clicking on the link above.)

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~ Veronica ~ Friday, September 1st 2006 at 1:20PM

I just read the entire article. Ignorant people with money will be the downfall of humanity.

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