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Caite is 20 not 21...
annie367:
According to her facebook, her birthday is March 27.
georgiapeach:
Thanks Annie. We do have a rule here though that any info from FB is private, and not shared here without the racer's permission.
But since that info is widely available elsewhere, prob okay. In this case. ;)
She will become 21 while the show is airing. She was not 21 while the race was running and says as much in their intro video. Production wanted her, they have all the the discretion in the world.
Mister RC:
Not that I have a problem with Caite being on, but IMO, kind of makes production look like hypocrites since they're completely against having another all-star season, in favor of regular, ordinary people. But, as mentioned, it's their call, and I like the idea of having her on the show (ditto Jordan and Jeff), based on everything, I think she'll be entertaining along with Brent (which is what counts). Sucks that some people dislike "stunt" casting or whatever, but I don't mind it at all.
annie367:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on January 28, 2010, 01:39:47 PM ---Thanks Annie. We do have a rule here though that any info from FB is private, and not shared here without the racer's permission.
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It's on her Facebook Just Fans Page, which anyone can see.
apskip:
--- Quote from: revengefullycreative on January 28, 2010, 03:25:24 PM ---Not that I have a problem with Caite being on, but IMO, kind of makes production look like hypocrites since they're completely against having another all-star season, in favor of regular, ordinary people. But, as mentioned, it's their call, and I like the idea of having her on the show (ditto Jordan and Jeff), based on everything, I think she'll be entertaining along with Brent (which is what counts). Sucks that some people dislike "stunt" casting or whatever, but I don't mind it at all.
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revengefullycreative,
Let's keep our terms straight. To me an All-Star season is composed of past Amazing Race teams named as All-Stars even though some (particularly me) would disagree with a few of the choices. AR16 is in no way an All-Star season. If it were, I would not be planning to watch it.
A Celebrity season is like Celebrity Apprentice where all the individuals competing are supposed to be Celebrities. God help us if that ever turns up on the Amazing Race! What has happened in the past is that a sprinkling of celebrities is in the cast. Examples of this are:
AR4 Jon and Al, circus performers
AR5 Allison, a Big Brother graduate
AR7 Rob and Amber, Survivor second place and winner and Kelly, a former Miss South Carolina 2002
AR10 and AR11 Dustin and Kandice, Miss California 2005 and Miss New York 2005
AR13 Ken, a former NFL player
Now let's look at AR16:
Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina
Jordan Lloyd, Big Brother 11 winner
Jeff Schroeder, Big Brother 11 second place
So, AR16 equals the highest number of celebrities in any prior Amazing Race, three. I say that is not within light years of AR16 being a Celebrity race. I dislike the casting of celebrities, as I would rather see real people. However, World Race Productions and CBS have the right to improve Amazing Race ratings with some celebrities.
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