I have found the most compelling, interesting, and always frustrating show on telelvision and i feel i need to share it with you. it's a little show called "without prejudice" on the gameshow network. what a fascinating social experiment.here is the synopsis:
How far have we come as a society that is not only accepting of differences but is forgiving of indiscretions?
'Political correctness' is a hot-button, tightrope topic and WITHOUT PREJUDICE? is taking aim on the nation, ready to gauge the climate of moral consciousness.
Hosted by Dr. Robi Ludwig, a renowned psychotherapist and journalist, this provocative series focuses on five contestants willing to open their lives to examination. A panel of strangers will decide which ONE contestant deserves to receive a $25,000 prize. Both the panel and home viewers will discover more and more about each contestant as the examination progresses and subsequently, contestants are eliminated.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE? does not support or condemn any action, attribute or value system, but rather stimulates an open debate. The diverse panel and viewers will soon need to make the ultimate determination that will impact five lives on the line. Can a life-altering decision truly be reached WITHOUT PREJUDICE?
makes you want to watch it right now doesn't it? this show brings 5 panelists together to judge 5 contestants, ultimately giving one $25,000. the fascinating thing about this show is the 5 "judges" are usually completely flawed themselves. Full of stereotypical ideologies, racist tendancies, and highly illogical thinking these 5 judges argue over which of the contestants either "needs" or "deserves" the money.
the first contestant is eliminated after only a 15 sec introduction. usually the first one to go looks too rich, too creepy, or too criminal...and it just goes from there. the contestants, in subsequent rounds, talk about their childhoods, work, lifestyle, thoughts on "hot-topic" issues, and participate in a hidden camera round. i am completely shocked and amazed by some of the arguments that come out of people's mouths.
for example, one lady (the black woman shown above) said that all gay men were raped when they were 3-5 years old (that's a gay man sitting next to her...awkward) and that is what caused their gay-ness, another man said that it's not bad for old men to marry young women because it's in the bible, and yet another contestant boldly called a "muslim looking" man a terrorist without knowing more than his name and his face. fascinating.
my "favorite" contestant so far, and by "favorite" i mean...i can't believe she exists in the world, was a black woman named raven who was so racist towards white people that she wouldn't agree to give the money to a white girl who had lost her leg to cancer, and yet still lives her life to the fullest and doesn't complain. the girl ultimately did receive the money and when she cried with excitement and wanted to give hugs to the panel, raven just rolled her eyes and refused to hug her.
such ridiculous yet compelling television that begins with a question Can a life-altering decision truly be reached WITHOUT PREJUDICE? to which the answer is...no. These wackos can't reach a decision without prejudice...and apparently can't do it without making complete fools of themselves either.
tuesdays at 9pm/8c GSN (game show network)
2 comments:
I haven't seen this show much, but I did watch part of an episode. I was very fascinated by it. The people were driving me crazy, though, because they had such awful reasoning. I'll have to watch more of it!
oh yeah....they all have the worst logic and reasoning skills...it's frustrating.
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