LAST EDITED ON 03-30-01 AT 12:07 PM (EST)Let me try to hit this one out of the park. I don't mind getting in trouble over issues like this 
>1. Survivor I: Ramona first one gone
I didn't see Survivor I, so I can't comment.
>2. Survivor II: Kel - first one gone
Actually the second one gone, and truthfully he asked for it by being very anti-social. Although I'm ex-military and would have rooted for Kel (like Rudy), I probably would've voted off Kel for his actions. He just didn't play the game well. Also, I don't think it was a coincidence at all that Debb was the first to go and that she was also by far the least attractive person in Survivor II.
>3. The Mole:
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> Manuel - first one
>gone, neither male or female
>black contestant made it very
>deep into the game
Didn't see it; will take your word for it.
>4. Temptation Island: Ytossie and Taheed
>- "kicked off" the show
They asked for it by lying about their child, skin color notwithstanding. Also, did Ytossie leak the news about the child in the knowledge that Taheed was clearly about to dump her completely? Last, I really think the T.I. producers would have loved to keep Ytossie and Taheed because they very likely would've gotten steamy with some of the singles, whereas none of the other "committed" couples did until possibly on the Final Date. Although the final bonfire was clearly scripted, I could see Taheed dumping Ytossie if it hadn't been for the child issues.
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>5. Boot Camp:
>
>the black girl (don't know
>names yet) gone before the
>opening credits practically and the
>Asian boy - first bootee
Firstly, Katherine quit. Quite frankly I do not understand why she even went onto the show, but she gave it no effort and she voluntarily quit. Not much anyone can do about that. Park, the Asian bootee, was the victim of a GENDER alliance (if you want to discuss the racial issues, we could REALLY get into the sexism issues with this show, IMHO).
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>6. And if you REALLY want
>to go back in time,
>the first person to ever
>be kicked off from the
>show The Real World (in
>the third season) was.............David, the
>black comic
I only vaguely remember this, although I have no doubt you're telling the truth. But what was the reason for him getting booted? I don't think he got along with anyone very well, did he?
>It seems awfully strange. Why
>is this, I wonder??
We could probably debate it, argue about it, make some unprintable statements about it.
On the Survivor Spoiler board, I took up the gauntlet about the Survivor castings. Were Nick and Alicia chosen merely for being black, to meet diversity requirements for the cast? I then wondered if once Mark Burnett (MB) met his diversity requirement, he just let things go along (not intentional bad-mouthing or ignoring, mind you). While Alicia proved to be a fine choice and has been a dynamic contestant (and darn beautiful coming out in that black clothing as the first Jury member!), Nick has pretty much sat on his fourth point of contact the whole time. Admittedly, he's been sick.
So I'd have to say that some of the issues you (rightfully) bring up can be traced back to the "need" to have diversity in the cast, then those choices based on that diversity sometimes not working out. This is a Hollywood/New York mantra and my brother has told me a lot about what goes on (he's in the New York performing arts arena).
*** Contradictions don't exist. If you are faced with a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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