As to the show being guilty of not editing that TC so as to not reveal the outing...that is a weird perspective or criticism, particularly for a show whose sole purposes are ratings, ad revenue, and renewal. What we saw seemed to be a TC that was dominated by the outing and the ensuing discussion, so editing that out would have been such a heavy handed redacting that it would have left the whole reason why Varner was booted mostly unanswered.Oh sure, they would have had substantial grounds to portray his eviction as solely due to his deteriorated position in the tribe - it's fairly obvious that he would have been booted anyway - but how would one explain the consensual no-vote?
No, in my opinion the producers/editors actually held up their moral end of the stick. That it was a ratings boost and also a boost to their show in the news and blog discussions was good for them, but to have hid that happening would have not been the right thing to do.
All my sympathy goes out to Zeke for the emotional toll it took on him. And I agree that he is a spectacularly well adjusted young man, as evinced in his reaction at the time and afterward. But that's limited by the fact that as a gay transgender person he had to know that the possibility existed that someone in a crazy bloodthirsty game as Survivor can often be that it could happen to him, and I would lay odds on the fact that his contract mentioned the possibility of extreme embarrassment. Probably not the revealing of his very personal information, but he had to know what the possibilities were.
Finally (thanks for sticking with me)- Varner. What an idiot. What monumentally poor judgement. Especially for a gay man, which I didn't know before this discussion. For an articulate and intelligent (this really shines the spotlight on how stupid an intelligent person can be) person, what he did really takes the cake just in terms of game play, let alone in revealing a personal blind spot a mile wide.
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