Team bashing (while irrating to fans of said team) is okay - as long as
it doesn't progress to judging the team based on what's shown on TV.

Dave


--- In theamazingraceoncbs@yahoogroups.com, "nessais" <nessais@...>
wrote:
>
> Okay, so Terrence is not very nice at times, and Ken? cheated on
> his wife. But do any of you really know what they're like at home?
> For that matter all you out there team bashing, do you know what this
> race really takes? You can't just judge someone based on how they act
> on tv. And let's remember, they know they're on tv. But that isn't my
> point. My point is this...
> Could you team bashers out there really say you could stand 28
> days of constant contact with only one other person you care for or
are
> trying to reconnect with? I'm talking 24 hours a day, no seperation,
> no way out, in an extreme high stress enviornment. Could you honestly
> say you wouldn't get cranky and know that for sure? Think about it
> people. They design the race to take teams as far out of their comfort
> zones as possible. The teams have to make their own way in places most
> of us would never choose to go, all the while challenging their own
> fears, shortcomings, and physical limits. Let's see you guys out there
> who are bashing people try the race, and see how YOU do. Remember,
> stress makes people behave in ways they normally wouldn't. I think
> until you run this race yourself you should try to remember what it
> takes, and if you don't have it, don't bash those who try.
>




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