In defense of Big Brother's Cookout alliance: "Some fans are so freaked out by Black people succeeding on Big Brother after 21 years of all-white alliances"

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"For the first time in the 21 years of Big Brother’s existence, a Black person will win the game," says Reality Blurred's Andy Dehnart. "That’s remarkable for a show that has been plagued with many, many instances of explicit and implicit racism over the years that has been largely tolerated by the producers and network up until very recently. They only banned racial slurs last year!" He adds: "Yes, as awesome as all of this has been, there are still some fans who are angry. Racism from Big Brother fans is nothing new, but it is particularly toxic and telling the way some fans are so freaked out by Black people succeeding on Big Brother after 21 years of all-white alliances, mostly white winners, and so much explicit and overt racism. Also, let’s be clear: Just as reverse racism is not real, The Cookout is not racist. Black people working together is not racist. It is not racism for players to align in a reality TV competition to ensure one of them wins—after all, they did not align together with the goal of taking out white people, but instead united to elevate each other, and ensure one of them won."