On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Kevin M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yes, I know, there are many of you who adore this reality series and
> see it as a cut above others in the genre. I watched the show because
> it sent the contestants to Kazakhstan, a place near and dear to my
> heart.
>
> I was not amused.
>
> http://www.tvornottv.net/2008/11/18/the-amazing-racists/
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> Kevin M. (RPCV)
And yet if the show focused on every country's modern telecommunications
infrastructure, we'd just end up with a season long ad for Cisco routers and
Intel chips.
I dig that you wanted to see the Kazakhstan that you know and loved. But the
show needs to demonstrate what makes the countries unique, not the same.
What I learned about Kazakhstan was that it was a very clean, very modern
city that has very strong milk. Oh, and those birds were awesome.
In the end, the only people portrayed in a poor light were the racers who
refused to blend in and join the society. When Dan and Andrew ("Dandrew")
got frustrated because they couldn't find the Mongol Warrior clue, they
didn't blame themselves or their poor people skils, they blamed the people.
Which just made Dandrew look like the Sheep Butts that Nick and Starr had to
eat.
>
> >
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