Why I like Jeopardy and not Family Feud
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40193)
Canada
March 10, 2009 5:19pm CST
I used to like both shows, one that I liked for showing how much I know and the other for whether I can guess what is what. However I am not that fond of Family Feud anymore. It seems that it has become a black people against the white people. And of course, depending on who you are you are either disappointed or very elated when in the majority of cases, -I will not go on .
However with Jeopardy, what matters is the knowledge of the contestants, and although they are maybe all High School, College, or adults, there is no division done as to ethnic categories and therefore no resentment if the wrong group wins since it is all based on individuals.
Comments anyone?
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12 responses
@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
11 Mar 09
You know I think there is enough Blacks against Whites,Whites against Blacks and other races as well going on in the world without having it on tv as well.I never was to fond of Family Fued and I am not smart enough for Jeopardy so I dont watch either but if I had to pick between them it would have to be Jeopardy.You have a great night.
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@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I am all for fairness as well,I guess that since most of my family is Indian and we were the first people here that was put on a reservation we should all start holler racism as well but you dont here that do you?You have a great night.
@stacyv81 (5903)
• United States
16 Mar 09
yep yep...maybe it has something to do with political correctness? I dont know...I understand where you are going with this though, and I agree. I like jeopardy better too, because it is as you said based on knowledge...
And I used to like family feud too, but not so much anymore.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
19 Mar 09
The same with me. I do not mind when there is a specific them such as everyone dressed up as their favorite movie star, or men against women, but when one group is lily white and other well not (it seems that the white people on those white against black shows are usually blond hair and fair skinned, not I like I used to be with brown auburn hair) so even with dark hair and brown eyes like Italian or French descent)(I do not like it that much. At least with Jeopardy I know they are chosen for their brains.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I like Jeopardy better because I like the questions better.. I ahven't watched Family Feud for a while except a clip here and there when my son is surfing the tv after work.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Mar 09
I like to see if I can get the questions right and it is more challenging. Family Feud is so boring, just see how many people think so and so, and you do not know whether they are saying it because they really believe that most people eat chocolates on Valentine's Day or whether they say it because they believe that everyone else does.
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I haven't watched either of these shows in such a long time I use to love both of them. But I think now that I'm older I would rather watch jeopardy because I like to challange my knowledge.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
12 Mar 09
I love Jeopardy. I just wish I knew enough as the contestants.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I never did like family feud, the questions were very simple and the answers were easy to guess. Jeopardy actually makes one think and you learn a lot from it. FF only lets you know what the majority of people say about a subject while Jeopardy actually teaches you something. I don't regularly watch any game shows but if I did I would choose Jeopardy.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
12 Mar 09
I like something that tests my knowledge. I sort of do not like to be in the crowd, still smarting from that saying of my mother's "if everyone jumped i the lake would you do it as well?" But those final questions on Jeopardy are hard, yet some of them are so easy I wondered why the contestants did not get them.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Mar 09
Family Feud is based on popularity. Jeopardy is based on 1) knowledge and 2) being able to figure things out from the clues in the answers. I like Jeopardy because answering correctly is more a reflection on my knowledge and my intelligence.
@ErrollLeVant (4353)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I love gameshows, including Family Feud. I had not noticed the circumstance you noted. I like Jeopardy, but Feud and Wheel of Fortune are games anyone can play.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Mar 09
It is shown that way here in Canada. I do not know whether they send them up deliberately because we are supposed to be multicultural, but I would suspect that it would cause more trouble then if they did what they used to do, not worry that one side is lily white and the other side, black or mixed and they seem to choose the later more on their street smarts and the white on well, they are lily white and have no sense of adventure.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I like the game shows that test one's knowledge of trivia. I don't get Family Feud here. I do get Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune as well as Crossword. These do challenge the mind. There is also "Do You Want to be a Millionaire" but it is no at the same time as Jeopardy. My kids like to watch "Wheel of Fortune and guess the puzzles. My granddaughter is pretty good. She guesses a lot of them.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Mar 09
I like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. We do not get Crossword here. Usually after trying Jeopardy and finding I am not getting the questions, I go do a crossword puzzle to get my brain exercised. 
@albert2412 (1782)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I love to watch Jeopardy every night. I think that I could do well as a contestant on Jeopardy, but it would be hard for me to come up with the right answer very quickly with millions of people watching me on television.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Mar 09
I would be very nervous and my mind would go blank. Besides I am terrible with math and I almost flunked chemistry at school.
@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
11 Mar 09
yes me too.. i do like jeopardy..better than family feud..
@joyceshookery (2057)
• United States
10 Mar 09
I like Family Feud and Jeopardy is on some other channel that I don't usually watch. My comment is that I don't consider Family Feud racially biased. There are black families, white families, Hispanic families and they aren't waging a war. Just because one family is white and the other black -- it just turns out that way sometimes. The survey questions apply to people in general, so that's not a cultural bias. Bottom line: I enjoy it because the questions are fun and the answers I come up with are on the board about 70% of the time.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Mar 09
It seems most of the episodes except for the one with the celebrity lookalikes were divided into white family against mainly black families and for me that seems to degenerate into a racial war. Years ago, it was not like that. In fact usually the two families were matched - if there was a black family on one side, there was a black family on the other side. If the family were mixed, it was the same on the other side. I know that sometimes people put on blinders and just see the episodes where they are the same on both sides. Unfortunatley I would rather have a balanced group on both sides.
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
11 Mar 09
We were not watching these shows but playing them on computer as we are the contestants. Somehow i do like these games although only me and hubby compete for each other, it is really fun though.
I haven't watched the real show, the last time i have seen family feud was when i was 12 years old. And the host seems to kiss all the lady contestants there. I use to remember how my dad comments on the host.
Anyway about Jeopardy, well you really have to be intellectual for that game. Unlike family Feud, it was based on surveys and you have your family to help you with the answer and letting them decide what answer to pick.
