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puddin:
Found this on Survivor Fever ..Oh Boy...

'Survivor’ secrets
Is CBS keeping lesbians on ‘Survivor’ in the closet? Or are they staying there intentionally in order to win the game?
Friday, October 29, 2004


VIEWERS CAN TELL by looking at the cast biographies that there are two lesbians on the current season of “Survivor,” but it’s hard to be certain based on the portions aired so far on the show itself.

CBS doesn’t release details about the sexual orientation of the show’s contestants unless it becomes part of the “story” on the show. But the bios of Ami Cusack and Scout Cloud Lee on the show’s Web site reveal that Cusack is in a three-year relationship with “Crissy,” and Lee lives with “Annie,” her “best friend and playmate” for the past 26 years.

For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to call them lesbians, even though they could be “bi” or “same-gender-loving” or women who just happen to be in relationships with other women. And for the sake of argument, “Crissy” and “Annie” could be men.

It’s not shocking that CBS is keeping the women’s sexual orientation a big secret, but it would be surprising if casual viewers — who don’t check the Web site or read the gay press — have no idea the women are lesbians. After all, straight castaways openly talk about their opposite-sex partners, and the guys spend plenty of time discussing and ogling the women.

THIS TRUTH ABOUT Cusack and Lee could be hidden for any number of reasons. Maybe neither has disclosed this information to their fellow cast members yet, either for personal or strategic reasons.

Another possible reason is more nebulous. What if they both came out, and all the other women supported and accepted them, and they all shared a big hug of unity around the campfire?

If that happened and CBS didn’t air it, there’s a producer who needs to be voted off the island. That two lesbians could come out and be welcomed on equal terms not only goes to show the spirit and morale of the group, but would also be inspirational for all those budding lesbians out there. They need role models to show them that they, one day, might be able to starve, cheat and lie around in a bathing suit on national television for $1 million.

After all, even future bitchy queens have first season winner Richard Hatch to look up to.

AND THERE IS A third theory. Cusack and Lee have only come out to each other and formed a secret lesbian cabal that is going to take over the island. The wise, earthy and forward Lee has posited herself as the sage of the group, and no one wants her gone, even though she’s not nearly as strong and does not work as hard as others.

Cusack, on the other hand, seems to hold some secret sway over the voting process. In the episode that aired on Oct. 14, men were allowed into their tribe.

Most of the women wanted to vote out Rory Freeman, but Cusack convinced them to vote against Travis “Bubba” Sampson instead. She claimed she saw him trying to communicate with members of the other tribe. Guess the rest of us missed that.

On the Oct. 21 episode, the ladies were going to vote off Freeman to maintain their all-female alliance. But Cusack took umbrage with an offhand remark that Lisa Keiffer made. By the end of the episode, everyone voted against Keiffer.

She may or may not be gay, but Cusack seems to be the behind-the-scenes leader of her tribe. She’s doing more than “flying under the radar,” she’s stealing the show without anyone noticing.

That’s the real story, and viewers are missing out.






http://www.southernvoice.com/2004/10-29/arts/television/tv.cfm

Trevor:
Scout pretty much said she was a lesbian last night when they were going through pictures and she was showing the ones of her "partner" Annie.  The only reason I figured Ami out was on a hunch.  She seemed like she was (and still is) very anti-Man so that's why I checked her bio. 

'keeta:
I think the women know. In Lisa's day after interview, she mentioned that there were "two gay women" on the tribe. Maybe Ami told Lisa on the way to tribal and voting her out?

Car84:
Well, judging from the previews for next week's show (11/11), the cat is "rrr-rraw-eow" OUT OF THE BAG!

I'm wondering how this will affect the apparent "gender war."  If there are, effectively, three genders plotting around the campfire, it's not as easy as "3-to-6 - game over for the guys."

It's likely that two of the women (in the conventional sense) will see the writing on the wall, especially if it is apparent that Amy and Scout converted (strategy-wise) one or two of the non-men.  Who wants to finish fifth and sixth?  The power of two can come into play and make it 5 to 4, as two girls (Julie and Leann?) go to the other side (so to speak, I think).  This is getting confusing!

For that, I'm hoping.  Nothing would be as boring and predictable as watching the three guys get kicked off.  And I'm on record for wanting to see Scout gone.  Short of a mercy killing (a la Mitchell), she'll be in for the long haul.

WENDY:
I think they're all kind of using "girl on girl" type powers next episode... It is kind of making the men sick, although I'm not sure why... Don't they like that type of stuff??? At any rate- I see nothing wrong with lesbians being on the show... this is America... But if I were Twila- I would TOTALLY ally with the men against the women... She would have such an advantage! :D

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