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Black ‘Survivor’ Cast Members Claim Show Played Into Stereotypes, Call for More Diversity

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Survivor competitors are speaking out about their experiences on the show and the edit they got on screen.Ramona Gray Amaro, the first Black woman to compete on the CBS series, opened up about being cast on Survivor: Borneo — and her reaction after she saw the edit months later.

She revealed that footage showed her looking lazy at camp when she was actually suffering from dehydration. She was sent home day 12.“I became the lazy person, which is the furthest thing from the truth.

That really upset me and it took me a long time to get over it. … To realize, we signed our life away. They can do whatever they want to do,” Amaro, 49, told NPR. “We can’t swim … we butt heads, we’re athletic, but maybe not smart and strategic.

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