Reply #11: I Do Not Care What The Point Of Survivor Is. [View All]

[DistressedAmerican]

I care that they are actively disrespecting cultures in every season. It should piss folks off. It is insensitive and just reinforces the (sadly well deserved) image that Americans are ethno-centric and know nothing outside of their own culture. That is not really something I support.

You are right that The Guatemalans should have controlled it better. However, you are talking about a desperately poor country. Their folks may well have thought that the tourism it would generate would be worth it. Hard to say. I do know that money corrupts and we do not just hold the taker of the bribe accountable, we also hold the giver of the bribe responsible.

You note that they always dig things up and such. That may be true. But they were never living in the center of a 1,000 year old archaeological site now where they? Dig all the freaking holes you want in the jungle or on some deserted island. It harms nothing. I assure you ANY hoole dug into the floor of a Maya plaza will turn up artifacts and features. In short, the consequences of the behavior are far more serious in this setting than any previous episode.

Rather than just accepting the show's disrespect for the locals and the environment as just the way they are, we should be pressuring them to stop behaving like that.