Thread:BarBar/@comment-1734566-20150409013113/@comment-1734566-20150412020637

LOL, I've already disproved the notion that Russell is a bigot, so IDK why you keep beating that dead horse. And what's wrong with Cochran? Cochran's awesome. <3

And real mature - you refuse to talk to me because of my personal preferences? You don't see me shutting you down because you hate Russell. And you clearly don't know enough about me in this particular regard: I've stated on MANY occasions that I do NOT consider Russell the greatest player ever - that goes to Parvati, IMO. But you really can't argue that Russell is responsible for those people, since none of them cited him as an influence and none of them played a similar game to him. Who the heck ARE David Murphy and Jim Rice anyway? Nobodies.

I don't think he's become "emblematic," per se. But to deny that he's one of the most significant and influential players in Survivor history is idiotic. You can hate someone and still accept that they changed the game. Rupert is significant too, as much as I dislike him. Jonny FairPlay is significant as well - heck, even BarBar and others here have called FairPlay the original Russell, so there goes your entire argument.