Survivor: Transgender man out by gay man during tribal

[+ poolboy48220]

True, this season was filmed in June 2016. It's amazing to me that they keep the winner under wraps as well as they do.

[edjames]

Spoiler alerts and finale leaks ruin the show for the millions of fans watching. The producers will go to great lengths to keep the show under wraps by having everyone sign confidentiality contracts. Survivor keeps the results under wraps under the last "Live" show of the season.

Just found out that RuPaul's Drag Race actually films the three finalists receiving the crown, so no one knows which queen wins until the final show is aired. Once again, Ru enforces strict confidentiality. Cellphones, mobile devices and laptops are forbidden. WilAm was booted for having his boyfriend come over to the hotel for a booty call a few seasons ago.

[edjames]

Spoiler alerts and finale leaks ruin the show for the millions of fans watching. The producers will go to great lengths to keep the show under wraps by having everyone sign confidentiality contracts. Survivor keeps the results under wraps under the last "Live" show of the season.

Just found out that RuPaul's Drag Race actually films the three finalists receiving the crown, so no one knows which queen wins until the final show is aired. Once again, Ru enforces strict confidentiality. Cellphones, mobile devices and laptops are forbidden. WilAm was booted for having his boyfriend come over to the hotel for a booty call a few seasons ago.

[+ WilliamM]

Spoiler alerts and finale leaks ruin the show for the millions of fans watching. The producers will go to great lengths to keep the show under wraps by having everyone sign confidentiality contracts. Survivor keeps the results under wraps under the last "Live" show of the season.

 

I agree that spoilers are less frequent now than when Fabio won. But, it would be impossible to stop spoilers completely. Too many people are involved, including friends and relatives of the contestants, crew members and people we do not think about.

 

As with cell phones, I am not bothered by spoilers, although if I had some way to control either annoyance, I would do it.

[rvwnsd]

Mr. Varner has been fired by his employer, who stated he is part of a news story that they do not wish to be part of. Here is a link to one of the stories covering the matter.

[OneFinger]

Mr. Varner has been fired by his employer, who stated he is part of a news story that they do not wish to be part of. Here is a link to one of the stories covering the matter.

I was just getting ready to post this. Since Mr. Varner works in real estate, it's totally understandable that his company doesn't want their name dragged into this mess. I really wish he had more carefully thought thru the potential repercussions of his actions. IMHO, he has no one to blame but himself. And, I was very impressed with the way the other cast members reacted. It looks like society is becoming more inclusive and less judgemental about lifestyle differences.

[edjames]

Yes, there are consequences to what you say and do sometimes. Social media and other forms of media/internet attention can come back to bite you in the sass!

 

'Survivor' contestant fired from job after transgender outing controversy

 

Jeff Varner, the "Survivor" contestant who made headlines for outing a fellow contestant as transgender, was fired from his job as a real estate agent in North Carolina this week as a result of the incident.

 

The News & Record newspaper of Greensboro reported on Thursday that Varner was let go from his job as an agent for South Carolina-based Allen Tate Real Estate following the April 12 airing of the "Survivor" episode, which was shot last year in Fiji.

 

During the closing tribal council sequence, Varner disclosed that fellow contestant Zeke Smith is a transgender male, a move seen as a bid to gain advantage in the elimination competition. The tribal council wound up voting Varner off the show. After the airing, the incident sparked an online backlash against Varner and much discussion about the ethics of outing another person.

[+ sniper]

I understand why he got fired. It just bothers me that we all pat ourselves on the back as a society each time we destroy one of the "little people" for what is, ultimately, one mistake while the wealthy get off scot-free for regularly doing much worse to larger numbers of people.

[MikeyGMin]

I understand why he got fired. It just bothers me that we all pat ourselves on the back as a society each time we destroy one of the "little people" for what is, ultimately, one mistake while the wealthy get off scot-free for regularly doing much worse to larger numbers of people.

I agree. What he did was extremely rude, but it was hardly illegal. In a game where lying and double crosses are simply part of the strategy there have been many, many despicable acts. They say this one crossed a line so the other players immediately punished him for it, but I don't think for a minute the same thing would have happened to someone who wasn't already on the outs.

 

This isn't the first time someone has lost their job from their actions on one of the competition shows. I'm too lazy to Google her name, but others must remember the little racist white girl who said some really horrific things on Big Brother. She was fired due to her on-screen behavior.

[mike carey]

I understand why he got fired. It just bothers me that we all pat ourselves on the back as a society each time we destroy one of the "little people" for what is, ultimately, one mistake while the wealthy get off scot-free for regularly doing much worse to larger numbers of people.

I agree that we (and I mean 'society' as a whole, not just us here) pile in on someone like him who makes a mistake. He may have revealed his inner prejudices, alternatively he may have just gambled that he wouldn't set of the reaction that he did. I take away a different message. He worked in NC for a SC firm. I find it positive that this drawing of red lines has manifested itself in the south. I get it that intolerance is a stereotype, not a representation of everyone there, but for him to have paid this price will have an effect on the community in which he lives. Of course some of that reaction will be of the 'PC gone mad' genre, but there will be plenty of people who will be set thinking about it. If we remember back to 8 Nov, he's not the only person in North Carolina to have lost his job against a background of transphobia.