“It’s people who have never had this opportunity before banding together to do what the white houseguests have been doing for years.”Īlthough the Cookout is the season’s most intriguing storyline and potentially the strongest alliance in the house, critics say that doesn’t necessarily mean the series has resolved its past racial issues. “People are upset, and honestly, I kind of love it,” said Montgomery, who is white. Longtime “Big Brother” viewer Thane Montgomery, who works in film post-production, is amused by the anti-Cookout sentiment. (“If this were an all-white alliance, CBS would be breaking it up,” one viewer wrote.)ĭehnart said he was not surprised by the outcry against the Cookout. Others, though, have lashed out against the Cookout, accusing “Big Brother” of embracing “reverse racism” and the targeting of white houseguests. (One fan specifically singled out the Cookout’s strategy, purpose and “self-sacrificing commitment.”) The Cookout has earned a stream of laudatory shout-outs on social media, with multiple viewers describing it as one of the most compelling alliances in “Big Brother” history - high praise for a series in which the formation and dissolution of alliances provides the lion’s share of the drama. The alliance has a historic goal: crowning the show’s first Black winner. The six-member group already broke new ground last week by staying intact long enough to form the majority of a jury that will determine the winner of the $750,000 grand prize. At the center of the season is “the Cookout,” a secret alliance of Black houseguests operating under the radar while plotting to evict non-Cookout contestants.
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