Great Moments in Journalism: Black Box Recorder
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Today's Moment comes from the usually reliable Jon Caramanica, who discusses the dismantling of the racial aspect in Survivor: Race War.
To the contrary, rather than making an argument for integration and inclusion, the rejiggering did a better job highlighting the shortsightedness of its participants. Take Stephannie, formerly of the African American tribe, who noted, post-merger: "The way our tribe is blended at this point, it's all about people and who we are and what we bring to the table. You really don't see color, you see the heart of that individual and what they're doing to make your tribe stronger."
We're just gonna go ahead and suggest that maybe "rejiggering" wasn't the best choice of words to use in this case.