Also, doesn’t this type of selection system exclude mixed race individuals - unless they’re prepared to ’select’ which team it is they play for, which would only reinforce the idea that mixed ppl have to choose one or the other.

That is no longer a goal of the larger society. Instead, we have witnessed the rise of identity politics framed as zero-sum games and the coming of a new cohort in which overt racism is relatively sparse and taught to pay lipservice to the concept of colorblindness. Hence, now it is not as troublesome to separate people by race and pit them against each other because it is not “forced by law,” “it is natural,” and “we are all equal.”

I have not seen any clips or advertisements for the show but it will be interesting - given the proclivity of t.v. shows to cast women of mixed race - how they will handle the racial classifications of two or more races. Overall, I think think the show’s structure will be damaging primarily because of the racialized nature of the competition and the inevitable conclusions that will be drawn about the racial group that wins.

The Bunim/Murray geniuses have come up with yet another way to “shake up” television with “cutting edge” theater. How? Good old fashioned segregation! Yippee! You’ve probably heard, the next tedious “Survivor” …