Australian Survivor star sparks outrage over race comment trends now
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Australian Survivor has sparked outrage among some viewers over a questionable comment from one of this season's contestants.
On Monday's premiere of Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains, wildlife filmmaker Rogue Rubin told tribemate Nina Twine, who is black, that she was 'more African-American' than her.
Rogue was born in Cape Town to a Zimbabwean mother and South African Father, but her background was not explained on Survivor.
Australian Survivor sparked backlash on social media after South African-born contestant Rogue Rubin told American-born Nina Twine, who is black, that she was 'more African-American' than her. Both pictured
As most viewers were unaware of Rogue's background, her comment shocked viewers on social media and enraged Nina's mother, Survivor legend Sandra Diaz-Twine.
'Feeling for Nina. She's already playing on a cast with little diversity, as the only black person, let alone the only non-Australian, only to have Rogue offensively undermine her identity from the very beginning,' one viewer
