Temi Adebowale, Jordyn Taylor

<p>Wednesday night's two-hour <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g29191679/who-went-home-on-survivor-season-39/" id="1bafffca-10ff-35cd-af45-3e35b7fb88be">  Survivor </a> episode featured the long-awaited merge, but it was the show's handling of a #MeToo situation that left viewers stunnedand not in a good way.</p>

<p>All season long, contestants have commented on Dan's touchiness; from seemingly unsolicited massages to a middle-of-the-night grope caught on camera, his behavior has clearly rubbed people the wrong way. </p>

<p>So when Kellee broke down in tears during an interview with producers, Survivor fans hoped the show would take a sensitive approach to dealing with the inappropriate touching allegations against Dan. They also hoped that Kellee would get the justice she deserved for being brave enough to speak outespecially given that other contestants had observed his strange behavior at various points in the season. </p>

<p>After Kellee's tearful interview, a message on the screen informed viewers that producers talked with the cast as a group, and also individually, about acceptable conduct on the show. The episode was teeing up to be a victory for social justicelike when a contestant on a previous season was summarily expelled after outing a transgender player.</p>

<p>But that's not what happened. Instead, Kellee was voted out, and the second hour of the episode was a whirlwind of victim-blaming and shaming people for genuinely trying to do the right thing. The chief target of ire was Janet, who (nobly!) tried to lead a vote against Dan after various other women told her he made them uncomfortable. It was later revealed that Lauren, Missy, and Elizabeth only pretended to need Janet's help, and that they'd intentionally used Kellee's allegations against Dan as part of their gameplay. </p>

<p>For her moral fiber, Janet was accused of trying to ruin Dan's life at tribal council. </p>

<p>Many Survivor fans expressed their outrage about the episode online, with a number of people saying that they will boycott the rest of the season. </p>

<p>Various former players shared their concern on Twitter:</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ve loved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#survivor</a> for so many years. Almost 20, in fact. And, for the first time ever, I think I’m going to stop watching the show. I’m done with this season. I have friends on season 40 so I’ll pick it back then, but honestly, I’m out after tonight. This felt...really gross.</p>&mdash; Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) <a href="https://twitter.com/elizaorlins/status/1194815177079820293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Ive loved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="3ae0f4b9-0360-3c61-a42f-3088b2e5790a">  #survivor </a> for so many years. Almost 20, in fact. And, for the first time ever, I think Im going to stop watching the show. Im done with this season. I have friends on season 40 so Ill pick it back then, but honestly, Im out after tonight. This felt...really gross.  Eliza Orlins (@eorlins)   </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just going to put it out there that I love <a href="https://twitter.com/kellee_kim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kellee_kim</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Carbin39?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Carbin39</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamKellee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamKellee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamJanet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamJanet</a></p>&mdash; Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) <a href="https://twitter.com/elizaorlins/status/1194806613443526657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Just going to put it out there that I love <a href="https://twitter.com/kellee_kim?ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="0c472a58-8b0a-3b31-aea6-781f73789d17">  @kellee_kim </a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Carbin39?ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="05e745a5-a3dc-38ab-a3f6-df24004e938e">  @Carbin39 </a> . <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamKellee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="e3c7f99c-44ae-3eaa-a9cb-8a34dc6ec425">  #TeamKellee </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamJanet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="b33068ac-2bdd-3958-af8b-0193edd45808">  #TeamJanet </a>  Eliza Orlins (@eorlins)   </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every woman knows a man who’s make her feel uncomfortable or has crossed the line - in many case these same men try to make her feel as if she’s crazy or it’s in her head. <br><br>That’s what happened to <a href="https://twitter.com/Carbin39?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Carbin39</a> tonight - only it wasn’t the men. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor39?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Survivor39</a></p>&mdash; Sunday Burquest (@sundaysurvivor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sundaysurvivor/status/1194848261426823169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Every woman knows a man whos make her feel uncomfortable or has crossed the line - in many case these same men try to make her feel as if shes crazy or its in her head. Thats what happened to <a href="https://twitter.com/Carbin39?ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="05e745a5-a3dc-38ab-a3f6-df24004e938e">  @Carbin39 </a> tonight - only it wasnt the men. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor39?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="33554732-c220-3763-a766-96bd9e3663bc">  #Survivor39 </a>  Sunday Burquest (@sundaysurvivor)   </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We love you Janet! ❤️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Survivor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IslandOfTheIdols?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IslandOfTheIdols</a></p>&mdash; Donathan (@donathanhurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/donathanhurley/status/1194800564166627338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>We love you Janet! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="f1f08ecf-2640-3de8-a294-dd036617953d">  #Survivor </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IslandOfTheIdols?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="2bdc081f-1a65-3bef-abb4-1760fab1dd18">  #IslandOfTheIdols </a>  Donathan (Survivor) (@donathanhurley)   </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I don&#39;t even know what to say, other than I&#39;m saddened by the entire episode from start to finish 😢 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor39?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Survivor39</a></p>&mdash; Chrissy Hofbeck (@TheRealChrissyH) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealChrissyH/status/1194813886333145088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>I don't even know what to say, other than I'm saddened by the entire episode from start to finish <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor39?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="33554732-c220-3763-a766-96bd9e3663bc">  #Survivor39 </a>  Chrissy Hofbeck (@TheRealChrissyH)   </p>

<p>And Janet and Kellee thanked fans for their support:</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi everyone, I&#39;m hurting and very sad watching this last episode too, but please try to be kind and understanding. No one deserves threats or shaming, and we can talk about this in a way that we are all better for it💪🏼 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Survivor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mentalhealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mentalhealth</a></p>&mdash; Kellee Kim (@kellee_kim) <a href="https://twitter.com/kellee_kim/status/1194939056519430144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Hi everyone, I'm hurting and very sad watching this last episode too, but please try to be kind and understanding. No one deserves threats or shaming, and we can talk about this in a way that we are all better for it <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Survivor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="f1f08ecf-2640-3de8-a294-dd036617953d">  #Survivor </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mentalhealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw" id="e10b5b96-4817-3d87-a647-98bc19f056ed">  #Mentalhealth </a>  Kellee Kim (@kellee_kim)   </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I want to thank you for all of your support. It was a very difficult time, however I do love and care for my fellow survivors and I don’t want to see them negatively affected by anything that is said from the game.  Thanks everyone</p>&mdash; Janet Carbin From Survivor 39 (@Carbin39) <a href="https://twitter.com/Carbin39/status/1194954120442105858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>I want to thank you for all of your support. It was a very difficult time, however I do love and care for my fellow survivors and I dont want to see them negatively affected by anything that is said from the game. Thanks everyone  Janet Carbin From Survivor 39 (@Carbin39)   </p>

<p>Host Jeff Probst talked to <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/13/survivor-jeff-probst-island-of-the-idols-epsiode-kellee-dan/" id="6c830904-80c1-34b5-ac84-69b3419dcfdf">  Entertainment Weekly </a> about the episode, and how he decided to handle the situation at Tribal Council:</p>

<p>"This situation also highlighted another layer of the changing dynamic between men and women: You dont have to feel unsafe to feel uncomfortable and making someone uncomfortable is not okay. This is new territory for this important conversation, and my hope was that everybody could share their point of view, in an open forum, about what had gone down and we could get total clarity. But, as you saw, players were still very much in game mode and reluctant to talk. And worth noting, Dan survived another Tribal Council." </p>

<p>The episode was distressing, and it perpetuated the dangerous myth that women who speak up about sexual misconduct are probably lying about it for their own gain. While some tribe members decided to lie about how Dan had made them uncomfortable, the truth remains that Kellee's experience with him was real, and she deserved more than she got.</p>

'Survivor' Just Handled #MeToo in the Worst Way

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Survivor Just Handled #MeToo in the Worst Way Possible

<p>As <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2019/06/09/chris-pratt-golf-rob-lowe-before-wedding-katherine-schwarzenegger/" id="0a9107e9-3455-3319-a06a-e12d1f3387ce">  TMZ </a> reports, Pratt went golfing with Lowe and some friends on Saturday morning in Santa Barbara, just hours before we walked down the aisle with Schwarzenegger. The group joked around and took a bunch of #squad selfies together, which you can see <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2019/06/09/chris-pratt-golf-rob-lowe-before-wedding-katherine-schwarzenegger/" id="fe958c31-9c23-334b-ad0f-b7a7a561be0c">  here </a> .</p>

<p>Later, when Pratt posted a wedding photo on Instagram, Lowe commented, "Love you two so much!"</p>

<p>While this may seem like a weird thing to do the morning of your wedding, <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-unwritten-rules-of-mixing-golf-with-matrimony" id="870b61b8-5148-387d-a9ce-c4597f12bd2a">  Golf Digest </a> wants to assure you that "golf is a good release for pre-nuptial nerves, and corralling the wedding party for a morning round is also a sneaky way to get everyone on site hours before the ceremony begins." The site also suggests that you make sure your spouse is ok with your golfing plan (duh), and you should invite family members from both sides of the family.</p>

<p>The wedding planning site <a href="https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/150864/should-i-be-upset-my-fiancee-wants-to-golf-the-morning-of-the-wedding" id="aa191edd-796e-309c-ae95-51dc29236593">  The Knot </a> also had a discussion about playing golf before your wedding starts, and most of the women on the forum said it was fine, with <a href="https://forums.theknot.com/profile/tldh" id="3e07f131-f9ff-367f-a957-5114b27d5fae">  one commentator </a> saying that her brother-in-law played a couple holes before his nuptials, and he told her it was "the best thing for him" because it got his mind off the wedding.</p>

<p>The Knot user <a href="https://forums.theknot.com/profile/megk8oz" id="4c4f892d-354c-361a-ae93-ca48a722c958">  megk8oz </a> also added that her husband "spent the morning of the wedding playing D&amp;D with his 2 best friends," which is probably the coolest way to enter your new life as Mr. and Mrs.</p>

Chris Pratt Golfed With Rob Lowe Before Wedding

<a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27677891/chris-pratt-tom-holland-onward-trailer/" id="38116ec8-08da-3802-a4d4-42666a901cb2">  Chris Pratt </a> and Katherine Schwarzenegger <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27883900/chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-wedding-photo-instagram/" id="0d66a5e9-da17-3760-ad79-de43bc3cd7bd">  got married on Saturday, </a> and Pratt called the ceremony "the best day of his life" <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Byf8I_WJzAq/" i...

Chris Pratt Golfed With Rob Lowe Hours Before His Wedding to Katherine Schwarzenegger

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