Watching Survivor: The Amazon this season, in which the men have been pitted against the women, I've felt embarrassed for my entire gender. With the exception of Butch, one of the older men, the rest of the bunch have behaved like peurile frat boys. "Heidi's cute." "Jenna's got a sexy ass." "Shawna's the hottest." Hello? You're not on Elimidate. There's a million bucks on the line, people-- how's about keeping your eyes on the prize? Not that the women have been bashing down female stereotypes, either, with their shabby shelter, recurring cattiness, and the young, attractive women going off alone to revel in heir youth and accuse the older women of being jealous of their beauty.
Tonight the tribes got shuffled. Most of the annoying men and women wound up together, while the two players I'm most cheering for. rocket scientist Dave and deaf, spunky Kristy (a lost cause, I'm sure; you'd have to be insane to let someone with a disability make it into the final two-- you might as well just sign over the check on day one and save yourself a lot of time), are on the same tribe. And of course, the annoying people won immunity. Not that the other outcome would have been much better-- the most worthy player on that side, Deena, is living on borrowed time.
I suppose I'll be content with any outcome as long as drama queen Shawna gets her whiny butt booted. Unless, of course, it comes down to her and one of the three allies who refused to vote her off last week despite her weepy entreaties to do so. That karmic justice would be sweet indeed.
Oh, and Jeanne: Take what consolation you can, but nobody-- I suspect not even you-- buys the "I didn't win the game, but I'm the winner in life" dodge. Self-righteousness is the last refuge of the loser. You're no nobler than they are, you just got beaten sooner.
Posted by Peter at March 13, 2003 11:09 PMWho would have thought a guy named Butch would be the least chauvinistic?
Posted by: Scott Hardie on March 16, 2003 10:57 PM