Big Brother's all-Black "Cookout" alliance has generated widespread support -- and controversy

Los Angeles Times

The six-member the "Cookout" alliance has a historic goal: crowning the show’s first Black winner. That, coupled with the show's most diverse cast ever, may signal that Big Brother has changed after so many racism controversies over the years. But while there have been many all-white alliances before, critics are calling the "Cookout" alliance "reverse racism" that CBS wouldn't stand for if it was an all-white alliance targeting Black houseguests. Meanwhile, despite the diversity this season and host Julie Chen Moonves saying "we’ve never shied away from addressing any racial issue that comes out," the Los Angeles Times' Greg Braxton points out that she has failed to bring up the "Cookout" when interviewing the (so far) all-white evictees.