According to USA Today,

Survivor kicks off its 13th season tonight on CBS (8 ET/PT) amid controversy over dividing the four tribes into blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics.
The NAACP, in a statement this week, did not condemn the show but used the topic to focus on the lack of minorities in the entertainment industry as a whole.

"Whether we like the concept or not — and, for the record, we do not — it is premature to judge the show purely on conjecture. We will judge the show on what we see, and we will monitor the public response."

As for advertisers pulling out, CBS spokesman Chris Ender says: "Reports of advertiser defection have been greatly exaggerated and erroneously reported. The show has a full roster of advertisers."

David Lyle, general manager of Fox Reality cable channel, says this is a mere Survivor tempest that will do no long-term damage.

"The real problem is when the stunt swamps the show. And this stunt, regardless of what you think of it in socio-responsible terms, will only last for a few weeks before the tribes are melded," he says. "The device won't get in the way of the structure of the show. It could be inflammatory, but you can bet that all the players will be interesting characters who will get down to playing the game. And then it'll be business as usual."

So will this season of Survivor turn out to be a big publicity brouhaha that does no more than briefly boost ratings? Or will this stunt become a seriously offensive move that elevates Survivor into the ranks of Reality's Worst Ideas.

Now I never, ever watched this show, except when I would stop by my sister's place in the evening to give her her shot of anti-cancer drugs and she had it on, but she was glued to the TV whenever it was on and I know millions love it.

But truthfully, in a way that I can't even understand or put in writing, I have a problem with the concept of this one.

Help me out here...what do you think?