Survivor: Let the Racial Tensions Begin

It's been ages since I've watched Survivor, but they've come up with a new spin that is interesting enough to get me back in front of the television. They are dividing teams up according to race. Yes, I admit that it's going to be terrible. However, there's no denying that people will watch it like a car crash on the highway.

There will be four teams which will solely consist of Causasians, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians. I'm not sure what to say about this. It would be an interesting social experiment, if it were not for the fact that the team members are almost certainly not going to be representative of "normal members of society". Let's be honest... the contestants on reality shows are selected to put on a good show for us. What I'm basically saying is that the scientific value of this is next to zero. (I didn't really have to mention that, did I? It's Survivor, after all.)

Despite all this, I confess that I'm willing to take the bait. I'm going to watch this season of Survivor to see how things play out. When you boil it all down, the success of Survivor (when it was successful) comes from putting people in high pressure situations and watching the ensuing chaos. Explioting racial tensions is terrible in concept, and I'm curious to know how it will play out in practice. I know I'll be cheering for my race. Go Caucasians! Umm... I mean go Asians!