First Imus, then Howie Mandel?

It would seem the politically correct activists are trying to use their newfound prowess to find new blood. Apparently, Z100 radio station has noted that some viewers are complaining about Howie Mandel, the host of the NBC show Deal or No Deal was being racist towards a female Greek-American contestant. He was saying she was a Greek princess and that the banker was "Zeus."

Pretty stupid. From what I hear on the radio, it was not obtusely offensive.

Also, it would seem one blogger thinks the twenty-six girls' skin color plays a part on whether or not the dollar amount in their suitcase would be low or high. It would seem according to his research, the dark-skinned girls held the high-dollar amounts, and the lighter-skinned girls held the lower dollar amounts.

Come to think of it, where are all the women activists? They should be protesting the suitcase-carrying women component of the show.

It's a bit different in the UK. The original version and still running have 26 friends and relatives of the contestant holding the money boxes. A bit more family-oriented.

Comments

Posted by: Gregory Szorc
Posted on: May 1, 2007 12:46 AM

Jimi,

I am a bit surprised by this development. I was under the impression that nobody watched this show. I thought everybody realized that the game requires little to no skill to win and watching it is a complete waste of an hour.