PVCC: PVCC Spectrum: Penn Valley Quotables

Amanda Walker

"That's deep. I guess they're trying to see which ethnic groups have strengths and which don't. So they're comparing the groups, making them compete, and causing friction that's already there. It's segregation in a way, but I thought we were over that."

Alheim Amador

"I guess they're running out of ideas or something, because they're trying to get our attention, get more ratings, and make it more interesting. I could see it just being something new. We're all the same; we're just born and raised in different places with different experiences. I could see it from the side of facing different problems with different mentalities and attitudes."

Charles Roach

"Maybe they're just doing it to see how people react in those kinds of situations. I don't think it's necessarily a positive thing, but I don't know if I consider it racist. People going into it thinking it's a racial thing could add a new twist to it."

Tawana Redmon

"Everyone should know that down through the years black people have struggled and been through so much. They might as well just give them the money, because when you know what you gotta go through, you do what you gotta do."

Cheree McCallon

"I don't think the show is exactly racist, but there are already enough racial issues in America. So when you break it down like that, it really aggravates the situation. I think it also goes into the stereotypes people have, like black people have better abilities athletically and Asian people are smarter. It totally plays to the stereotypes that people have."

Chelsea Carlisle

"I don't like that. They can't play on the same team."

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