Survivor 41 has woken up the "anti-woke police"

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"This season it seems that Jeff Probst — who is not only the host but basically the showrunner — wanted to make up for lapses in judgment in season 39 and continue progressing the show forward," says Dustin Rowles. "In the opening episode, in fact, he decided to retire one of the many longstanding phrases for which he is known: 'Come on in, guys!' It’s clear that Probst had made the decision before the premiere aired, but he elicited feedback from players that reinforced his decision to do so. In doing so, Probst perhaps unintentionally awoke the anti-woke police. There have been a lot of grievances on social media aired about this season of Survivor, but honestly, I don’t think it’s been much about the gameplay or the players (although, the season is perhaps overstuffed with twists). Overnight ratings have dipped some, although you can probably attribute much of that to the fact that more and more people are streaming it on Paramount+ or Hulu the next day. However, conservatives objecting to Probst’s efforts — no matter how slight — to make the game more inclusive are blaming the new 'woke' Survivor for the dip. A small but very vocal number of people on social media are making a stink about it....There have also been a lot of complaints about 'racism' since last week’s episode, but it’s not perhaps what you might think. Those are white people objecting to an alliance that was discussed among four people of color — Danny, Deshawn, Liana, and Shan. The players talked favorably about the inclusiveness of this season, and Shan — a pastor with delightful backstabbing tendencies — expressed appreciation for the fact that an alliance among people of color is possible now (an alliance some of us would love to see because two of those members — Danny and Shan — are among the best players of the season). Do I think they will actually follow through on a POC alliance? Well, this is Survivor. Two members of this same potential alliance also made efforts to create an all-male alliance earlier in the episode...None of these people, naturally, objected to the prospect of an all-male alliance."