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The Activist Gets Retooled After Backlash
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Tim reads the CBS/Global Citizen statement walking back the competition format into a documentary, and fantasizes about the outrageous competition show he wishes they'd actually made, including a Planned Parenthood-themed challenge.
- Tim plays footage of CBS's 'The Activist' competition show announcement featuring Usher, Priyanka Chopra, and Julian Ho.
- CBS pulled the plug on the competition format after backlash, claiming it distracted from activists' real work.
- Tim demands to see the show as originally conceived—a genuine contest where activists perform outside Planned Parenthood.
- Tim imagines the judges critiquing an activist's handmade tail costume and pop-culture-infused activism at the venue.
- Tim envisions judges rejecting an activist for presenting tablets styled as the Ten Commandments but meant to represent women's rights.
- The original show would have sent contestants to Afghanistan for a season finale—a monstrous idea CBS executives actually considered.
- Tim describes how CBS would have brought Michael Brown's mother on stage to crown the winning activist for ratings.
- Hollywood executives in these positions desperately want to convince themselves they're not evil but simply have no idea how.
The ActivistHollywood activismUsherPriyanka ChopraCBSMichael Brown's motherJulian HoGlobal CitizenPlanned Parenthood