Looking to pump some life back into the 13th edition of its “Survivor” franchise, CBS has announced that the tribes will be segregated by race this go-round. For the season that begins September 14, twenty “Survivor” contestants will compete in four separate tribes that consist exclusively of white, black, Latino and Asian members, respectively.
“Survivor” producer Mark Burnett insists the new setup is simply an attempt to respond to viewer complaints about the lack of ethnic diversity on the show (as only two of the program’s twelve winners have been minority contestants), and not merely a cheap gimmick to raise the level of inter-tribe conflict and pander to racial stereotypes.
No word, then, on why the four tribes are reportedly named the Imperialist Bastards, the Gangsta Thugs, the Lazy Immigrants, and the Lousy Drivers. Coincidence, probably.
