@@dallasbernieri9156 tai betrayed almost everyone, lied to almost everyone and he himself actually believed his lies. He's not a "nice guy" at all. Ge didn't even plan it or have an intent. He's naturally a hypocrite.
Cam The Man yeah look it’s hard to defend Jeff Varner here in today’s society especially, but we have to remember at the end of the day he initially played survivor in an era where this kind of talk and truth telling being raised was not much of an issue and reasonable mentality. So at that moment he was fighting for his life and retreated back to his old roots from Australia outback era kind of pitching to stay in, as if this was back in 2000 this exact same thing brought up, I bet ya his tribe mates would have taken what he said into account and use that as a basis to vote say Zeke off due to the attitude back then. Sure it’s been well over half a decade since but Jeff just started talking the 2000 Aussie outback era attitude
Nathan Kumar But, he tried to use Zekes personal secret against him. Are you serious? This is like saying ‘boys will be boys’ when he rapes a girl at a party. You cant make excuses for him when we know exactly what he’d planned to do.
A game of Outwit, Outplay, Outlast does not mean outing someone's personal business not only in front of the tribe, but in front of millions of viewers. Varner got what he deserved.
Willie Turner lol you must have forgotten how survivor was back in the original days, remember how Rob outed some bloke there was no reaction to it as it was that kind of era where that would slide, and I can assure you Varner did here if replicated in his initial season, it would have worked in his favour to sway votes as that’s how survivor was back then, honesty was appreciated a lot and hiding was frowned upon. Varner did what he did purely off instinctive retreating to save his survivor life in the game and chose a route in which back in his initial season in Aussie outback would have viewed as ok.
That’s a good point. So is whacky Debbie the real Debbie or is the kind straight talking one here at Tribal Council the real one? Most likely she’s both.
Zekes reaction to Varners revelation still staggers me. Such a private thing of his revealed and he handles it with maturity and solidarity I'd never think possible without saying a damn thing.
+Peter McGill it wasn’t a “lock in,” when there are plans given, you consider them. we only see 40 minutes of 72 hours, they’re obviously always going to keep some scenes out to keep anonymity of who’s actually going to blindside the viewers and shock them
I wondered that too. Varner's paranoia about being voted out turned into a "self fulfilling prophecy". Any time that Ozzy is at Tribal without an idol, there's ALWAYS a chance he'll be blindsided.
No, I'm tired of people spreading this lie. Varner was always the plan. The cast confirmed it in post game interviews. If the plan was to vote out Ozzy they would have shown it.
@@Im.me.hi. Watch how Varner goes from actively throwing Zeke under the bus to save his own skin, to using his 'trans friends' as a shield when called out while denying and downplaying the impact of his actions, to saying he feels "a little bit" ashamed when Jeff points out Varner just tanked his own credibility while going back to explaining his reasoning, to claiming he's Zeke's "biggest cheerleader" to backpedal and regain sympathy. That's not a sequence of events by someone who's genuinely remorseful for their actions, that's someone who's sorry he got caught making a bad play. Outing someone carries the risk of ruining their life, if not outright endangering it; I feel no sympathy for a man whose own life is ruined in the act of risking another's.
That was the most hateful thing I've ever seen on this show! Even worse then pushing down a one leg Lady..on another season! Zeke looked horrified and he was trusting of Varner..I hope he never is able to be on the show ever again!
This isn't even the closest to the most hateful thing on Survivor. I don't think Varner was even hateful at all, just horribly stupid. People these days have no idea what the word "hate" actually means. You've probably done something more hateful in the past 24 hours than what Varner did.
There was a girl stold all the food on one also knocked down a girl with one leg that was hateful to..im not hateful and you see alot of it on this show
Calvin Bost he literally said that zeke not telling people he was trans was deception, and was making a huge deal about it to hype the situation up before he outed him
this makes me cry every time. zeke is so inspiring for the way he responded to the situation & kudos to the tribe for backing him up. mainstream television has come such a long way from when i was a kid & it makes me so happy
@@VojkanTrifunovic He's inspiring because he handled it with grace and maturity. He could have easily flown off the handle and gone off on Varner (which would have been totally understandable) but instead he chose to forgive him and tell everyone he's okay. He even ends up giving Varner a hug. I definitely could not have done that
I actually witnessed someone at work do this to another co-worker and I chewed him out for it. Said individual was also gay. I remember thinking under the circumstances he should be more understanding, What another co-worker told me was "Well he's open about it, he doesn't understand why anyone would want to keep it private." That's actually pretty arrogant to assume it's easy for everyone to be open.
Deception of not telling anybody, which I can guarantee you back in Varners initial season back in 2000 I he said that would have been taken into consideration with and used as motive to get rid of zeke as hiding things back then especially of this nature was frowned upon and loathed back then, that’s what Varner was thinking instilled at the time as he knew he was done for and was fighting for his life in the game. I
Alexis Snyder well in the context of playing in survivor it is, as that could weaken the tribe in challenges and immunities if left alone and not mentioned as that person competes in challenges where medically it would make it hard for them to compete and hence stuff up potentially too lol.
@@nathankumar5987 He was in no way deceitful, and if someone was six and didnt say, if they perform badly right away they would just be voted off. He did nothing wrong and lied about nothing. It is his personal information that he did not need to share.
Well Zeke obviously told varner in private probably because he trusted varner. So how is that deception if he told varner the truth. If he chooses not to tell anyone else that's not deception he just doesn't feel like they need to know
JuliAFan RoSe well that’s a another sign that Varner was going home theoretically lol, as Varner wouldn’t have been here for others to tell if he was booted without this being brought up
I don’t think he actually told Varner, it looks like Varner simply figured it out based on the confessions leading up to tribal council. Zeke had also said he wanted to keep it secret. He would have been talking to Varner or anyone else in front of cameras so I doubt he would have brought it up.
I hope Varner feels guilty enough about that everyday to get his shit figured out in his own head and heart, because that was an awful thing to do. Zeke handled it so well and i hope he made Varner really think abt what he did.
@Nathan Featherstone Um they mean Jeff Varner, not Jeff Probst. And also Jeff Probst has only hosted 3 seasons since: Island of the Idols, Winners at War, and Survivor 41’s filming is already done
I remember watching this show a day after it aired, only hearing of the argument at tribal, thinking Varner was on to something! Legit thought Zeke had a dirty secret in terms of PLAYSTYLE! Then just ousted him as transgender, something completely personal and no correlation with the game, and I had Jeff's face at 0:45 the whole time. Like Jeff, I couldn't fathom going that far to someone.
I don't know how a human being could be capable of spewing personal information about someone like he did. That was a total dick move, and I hope karma has paid him a visit many times over. That could have pushed a weaker person over the edge.
I don’t even think Varner is this horrible monster. He just was grasping at straws and made a really STUPID decision in the heat of the moment. The man is gay himself and I’m sure he has done lots of work for and supported gay/trans rights. I know where his heart is on the subject and on Zeke. He just absolutely made a rash, very wrong decision and I bet he has beaten himself up ever since and would take it back if he could. I respect Zeke for just wanting to be Zeke the survivor and not the token trans survivor.
Tina King I disagree completely. It was completely premeditated, as Varner himself admitted. Furthermore, his attempts at apologizing and comments after the show aired indicated that he still wasn’t truly contrite and if anything felt like he was the one who had been shortchanged, rather than taking responsibility for his despicable and depraved actions.
His logic made no sense, he tried to say Zeke is capable of deception but then quickly said "I'm not knocking him". Then what was the point of saying it?
@@marcpower4167 actually the real point is that Jeff assumed the worst in OTHER people. Jeff himself probably doesnt think being trans (or gay) is a bad thing so he isnt knocking Zeke.....But what he is doing is indirectly saying that he thinks other people would get horrified and feel lied to and then they would want to get rid of Zeke for being untrustworthy. And actually for his own Age as a 50 year old guy he isnt completely wrong. If Varner did this in the year 2001 when he first played the people would either be split 50/50 or the majority would even be on his side. But in the year 2017 people had evolved their thinking enough that they were all horrified by Jeff Varner and so this completely backfired on Varner. Varner was like if a guy grew up in the 1960s around prejudiced people and then in the 1990s made a completely racist remark about black people to win over some fellow white people. In his own mind he may or may not be racist but he certainly thinks the white people would be and they would like his comment....only he is too out of date. Varner may or may not be transphobic, but he certainly thought some or most of his tribemates would be. He actually thought way less of them than of Zeke.
I remember watching this tribal council when Jeff outed Zeke and I my reaction was "What the fuck" followed by Jeff is so definitely being voted out tonight.
Varner is the 2nd worst competitor ever to play Survivor, my list of Worst Competitors are as follows #1) Dan Spilo (WORST!!!). #2) Jeff Varner, #3) Colton Cumbie #4) Abi-Maria Gomes #5) Pete Yurkowski #6) Sophie Clarke
@@thewachannel4537 Wasn't unnecessary since it worked in his favor. RC and Abi we're the closest so he needed to split them up. Not only was the way he split them up smart but it actually worked.
@@bomberdawesome those two were probably falling out with or without Pete planting the idol, he just so happened to light the match. Overall, it did help his game as he gained control of the tribe and had the numbers at the merge before Skupin and Lisa backstabbed him.
He really thought he was making some slam dunk case for being kept on the island. “That’s not the intention I had.” Your intention was to throw someone under the bus to save yourself.
This tribal began and I thought damn, Varner is on fire! Then just when I felt he was about to flip things, he went completely nuts. It's pretty much Michael Scott in The Office telling a killer joke, then immediately spoiling it by saying he'd shoot Toby twice over Hitler and Bin Laden.
Varner out here trying to say he's a fucking ally and respects Zeke and all that is such bullshit. He was shown for who he really is. Zeke handled that amazingly. I don't know if I would have been so... calm.
I can't believe this has so many views, I go out of my way to avoid this cursed tribal. When my husband was watching this season I literally left the room.
I still would be mad at CBS for posting this. Sure Varner was the one that outted him, but CBS is the one who aired it to millions of viewers. I just feel bad for everyone involved.
@@THEbeetrootsoup - votes are supposed to be anonymous in Survivor. That’s one of the most important aspects of the game. It doesn’t matter if it would change the outcome or not. Let the game work the way it’s supposed to instead of just doing a “TV moment.”
They are absolutely not good friends today. At best they’re amicable but these are Zeke’s exact words: “But, if we’re being perfectly honest with one another, I’ve struggled with that forgiveness in the months following. I can’t foresee us sipping martinis together in Fire Island. While I can reconcile the personal slight of him outing me, I continue to be troubled by his willingness to deploy such a dangerous stereotype on a global platform. But forgiveness does not require friendship. Forgiveness does not require forgetting or excusing his actions. Forgiveness requires hope. Hope that he understands the injury he caused and does not inflict it upon others. Hope that whatever torments his soul will plague him no more. I have hope for Jeff Varner. I just choose to hope from afar, thank you very much.”
If you can piss tai off you know you did something bad!!!!!!
stolen comment from another video discussing this.
No you don't. Tai is a hypocrite.
@@dariusus9870 ?
@@dallasbernieri9156 tai betrayed almost everyone, lied to almost everyone and he himself actually believed his lies. He's not a "nice guy" at all. Ge didn't even plan it or have an intent. He's naturally a hypocrite.
@@dariusus9870You mean he.....played the game?
”I’m not going quietly off this island” Well he definitely didn’t
Cam The Man yeah look it’s hard to defend Jeff Varner here in today’s society especially, but we have to remember at the end of the day he initially played survivor in an era where this kind of talk and truth telling being raised was not much of an issue and reasonable mentality. So at that moment he was fighting for his life and retreated back to his old roots from Australia outback era kind of pitching to stay in, as if this was back in 2000 this exact same thing brought up, I bet ya his tribe mates would have taken what he said into account and use that as a basis to vote say Zeke off due to the attitude back then. Sure it’s been well over half a decade since but Jeff just started talking the 2000 Aussie outback era attitude
Nathan Kumar But, he tried to use Zekes personal secret against him. Are you serious? This is like saying ‘boys will be boys’ when he rapes a girl at a party. You cant make excuses for him when we know exactly what he’d planned to do.
Bunch of drama queens
@@PauIdeninoSTIPE KNOCKS OUT jbj✝️🇺🇸
@@paolothorpe1461 Aww hell naah
A game of Outwit, Outplay, Outlast does not mean outing someone's personal business not only in front of the tribe, but in front of millions of viewers. Varner got what he deserved.
Willie Turner lol you must have forgotten how survivor was back in the original days, remember how Rob outed some bloke there was no reaction to it as it was that kind of era where that would slide, and I can assure you Varner did here if replicated in his initial season, it would have worked in his favour to sway votes as that’s how survivor was back then, honesty was appreciated a lot and hiding was frowned upon. Varner did what he did purely off instinctive retreating to save his survivor life in the game and chose a route in which back in his initial season in Aussie outback would have viewed as ok.
@@nathankumar5987 But how does that make it okay? Times change.
Opti he was just saying that Jeff reverted back to the mentality that worked for him before. I don’t think he said it was okay.
Bunch of drama queens
To be fair production could've just edited it out
You can see him dissociating during this conversation.
good on zeke for not freaking out, and being so polite even though that happened.
Honestly if it were me I would've milked it. Just bawled out. You'd get a free pass for a few tribals.
He was the only one not being a drama queen
Bunch of Sjws
Picture if Zeke just started throwing hands! Lmao
@@PauIdenino What they displayed was human decency.
@@marlonrando9272Same.
I bet jeff (probst) regrets saying “continue”
True
He probably wouldve said it anyways
Jeff is a producer, so of course he loved every bit of it. Other wise they could've just cut it out of the show.
@@OldSchoolDudeGaming um no he hated it actually you can tell it was Zeke who had the say if this aired.
@Cam Quintin Probst's job is to make good TV that draws viewers. Period. Whether he liked what happened is irrelevant.
Andrea and Tai make me even more sad. They’re so genuinely caring
@Bobb Grimley she’s not great but she’s no slouch either. Definitely a good player
@Bobb Grimley She IS a great player though, she was a threat to win in all of her seasons and that is more than most returnee players could say.
i love how this is like the one time that Debbie actually makes sense when she talks lmao
haha. Right?😂
That’s a good point. So is whacky Debbie the real Debbie or is the kind straight talking one here at Tribal Council the real one? Most likely she’s both.
@@jad8123irl I feel like Debbie's a whacko, but she's also a complete and total sweetheart
I respect Zeke as a player. He worked hard to get on Survivor and he truly is a game changer.
she*
The Dred God how about no. Zeke is a he. Respect that.
@@thedredgod what give you the idea he's a she?
The Dred God Don’t be rude.
The Dred God No, he.
These tribemates should be the people around Kellee and Janet.
Albert Fernandez exactly! I would take Varner over Dan from season 39 any day!!
Albert Fernandez yes! i was very pissed off that not one person besides Janet stuck up for Kellee.
@Chai Mocha As does Janet and Noura out of season, amongst other cast members.
@@miranda0298 Jamal did
Kellee is a crybaby
Zekes reaction to Varners revelation still staggers me. Such a private thing of his revealed and he handles it with maturity and solidarity I'd never think possible without saying a damn thing.
For me it had the same vibes as "I can't be racist, because I have black friends". It was a nunya moment for sure.
Jeff's usually pretty sassy, but he was legitimately fucking pissed here.
I'm glad Zeke was with Andrea, Sarah, Tai and Debbie during this.
And Ozzy too! They ripped Varner a new one.
Ozzy was great too
snore...
and THAT folks is how you get blacklisted
Zekes response was amazing. What a beautiful human being 🖤
Sarah’s face at 4:00 when Varner tells Zeke “you don’t have a bigger cheerleader than me” is all of us
Nah speak for yourself drama queen
@@PauIdenino Tell that to yourself LOL.
@@PauIdenino Here before You delete Your Comment.
@@jojos_bizarre_fanboy still here lol
Fun fact, if Varner stays quiet that entire tribal, Ozzy goes
No. Varner was going.
@@SurvivorIce No they wanted to blindside ozzy
+Peter McGill it wasn’t a “lock in,” when there are plans given, you consider them. we only see 40 minutes of 72 hours, they’re obviously always going to keep some scenes out to keep anonymity of who’s actually going to blindside the viewers and shock them
I wondered that too. Varner's paranoia about being voted out turned into a "self fulfilling prophecy". Any time that Ozzy is at Tribal without an idol, there's ALWAYS a chance he'll be blindsided.
No, I'm tired of people spreading this lie. Varner was always the plan. The cast confirmed it in post game interviews. If the plan was to vote out Ozzy they would have shown it.
0:44 death in jeff's eyes
Wow, you're right. He either wants to kill him or backhand him.
Love how zeke handles himself
@Im Insane bruh
@Im Insane rlly dude? Your just making yourself look dumb now.
herself
Jeff (probst) was so annoyed and I’m living for it.
Zeke standing up for him self deserves a salute from us all.
0:45 The look on Jeff Probsts face said it all.
You know you've done wrong when TAI is pissed off
Zeke’s face 0:31 breaks my heart
Jeff is definitely a game changer. He game changed to the point that he won't ever be back on the show ever again.
And he was fired the day after this episode aired.
He actually lost his job after this...
Rex RiCo good for him.
Good.
Idk how to feel about that. He did something terrible, but he looks like he genuinely is sorry and regrets saying it.
@@Im.me.hi. Watch how Varner goes from actively throwing Zeke under the bus to save his own skin, to using his 'trans friends' as a shield when called out while denying and downplaying the impact of his actions, to saying he feels "a little bit" ashamed when Jeff points out Varner just tanked his own credibility while going back to explaining his reasoning, to claiming he's Zeke's "biggest cheerleader" to backpedal and regain sympathy. That's not a sequence of events by someone who's genuinely remorseful for their actions, that's someone who's sorry he got caught making a bad play.
Outing someone carries the risk of ruining their life, if not outright endangering it; I feel no sympathy for a man whose own life is ruined in the act of risking another's.
@@Im.me.hi. Yes and I'd be willing to bet he'll STFU if that situation ever presents itself again.
I wish Jeff did this to Dan like he did to Varner in this clip
Shayan Ahmed i’m totally with you.
@Chai Mocha Yeah, Varner is completely disgusting.
There should be something called humiliation island for those two idiots.
Aaron Banks that’s the s,artist thing I’ve heard this week
Ronny Vain stfu
That was the most hateful thing I've ever seen on this show! Even worse then pushing down a one leg Lady..on another season! Zeke looked horrified and he was trusting of Varner..I hope he never is able to be on the show ever again!
Nah physical assault is way worse than what this guy did don’t kid yourself
This isn't even the closest to the most hateful thing on Survivor. I don't think Varner was even hateful at all, just horribly stupid. People these days have no idea what the word "hate" actually means. You've probably done something more hateful in the past 24 hours than what Varner did.
There was a girl stold all the food on one also knocked down a girl with one leg that was hateful to..im not hateful and you see alot of it on this show
@@venomchick2027 How was anything Varner did during this tribal council hateful?
Calvin Bost he literally said that zeke not telling people he was trans was deception, and was making a huge deal about it to hype the situation up before he outed him
He’s acting like “sorry” and “I’m just doing whatever I can” will cut it🤦♀️.
this makes me cry every time. zeke is so inspiring for the way he responded to the situation & kudos to the tribe for backing him up. mainstream television has come such a long way from when i was a kid & it makes me so happy
Inspiring in what?You all just write comments for likes really...
@@VojkanTrifunovic He's inspiring because he handled it with grace and maturity. He could have easily flown off the handle and gone off on Varner (which would have been totally understandable) but instead he chose to forgive him and tell everyone he's okay. He even ends up giving Varner a hug. I definitely could not have done that
I would love to hear a play by play explanation of how exactly Jeff thought the reaction was going to be like.
That dead silence. I would have just been like “holy shit.”
Varner: Why haven't you told anyone you're transgendered?
Zeke: .......
Me: Well that was below the belt
What exactly is below his belt though? That is the question I'm trying to figure out...
Stephen Thayer yep
@@stephenthayer5205 stfu
@@stephenthayer5205 Why would you even care? Did you want to date him?
I mean since he lives as a man we can assume Zeke is a biological female and would not feel really any pain there...
Watching this live was one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen
Did you just open your eyes or what?
I remember watching this live. My jaw hit the floor.
The best part about this is that Jeff Varner is also a gay man.
bruhlie
I actually witnessed someone at work do this to another co-worker and I chewed him out for it. Said individual was also gay. I remember thinking under the circumstances he should be more understanding, What another co-worker told me was "Well he's open about it, he doesn't understand why anyone would want to keep it private." That's actually pretty arrogant to assume it's easy for everyone to be open.
The aggression in Varner's face when he outs Zeke...ughhh
How does being transgender have anything to do with anything LMAO
Reddit Boss when you’re mad at someone, you sometimes go to the lowest of the lows to insult them. that’s what’s happening here.
Cam Quintin 100% agree. i was just trying to get inside of his head.
He was desperate. Also, these people are starving and have a tough time sleeping. They aren't exactly running at 100
It's called a "DECEPTION". Lmao Varner pathetic!
Deception of not telling anybody, which I can guarantee you back in Varners initial season back in 2000 I he said that would have been taken into consideration with and used as motive to get rid of zeke as hiding things back then especially of this nature was frowned upon and loathed back then, that’s what Varner was thinking instilled at the time as he knew he was done for and was fighting for his life in the game. I
Not telling people your personal medical history is in no way deceitful
Alexis Snyder well in the context of playing in survivor it is, as that could weaken the tribe in challenges and immunities if left alone and not mentioned as that person competes in challenges where medically it would make it hard for them to compete and hence stuff up potentially too lol.
@@nathankumar5987 He was in no way deceitful, and if someone was six and didnt say, if they perform badly right away they would just be voted off. He did nothing wrong and lied about nothing. It is his personal information that he did not need to share.
@Nathan Featherstone that’s not personal medical information lol. that’s public for the sake of a global pandemic
0:46 look at Jeff's face! he is literally speechless and in shock
Zeke took it really well
Literally could not even tell he was transgender
Jeff: “continue” 3 sec later in his head Varner what have u done
"You don't have a bigger cheerleader but me."
Okay, yikes, even if that were true that's kinda downplaying everyone else there.
And Zeke totally blew him off, he was having none of it. lol
Well Zeke obviously told varner in private probably because he trusted varner. So how is that deception if he told varner the truth. If he chooses not to tell anyone else that's not deception he just doesn't feel like they need to know
JuliAFan RoSe well that’s a another sign that Varner was going home theoretically lol, as Varner wouldn’t have been here for others to tell if he was booted without this being brought up
No disrespect to Zeke but if he did it in private on Survivor I don't think that's private.
I don’t think he actually told Varner, it looks like Varner simply figured it out based on the confessions leading up to tribal council. Zeke had also said he wanted to keep it secret. He would have been talking to Varner or anyone else in front of cameras so I doubt he would have brought it up.
I think Varner saw Zeke's chest ( his double mastectomy scars-cz he was a girl with boobs) and kinda figured it out.
Be proud Zeke! your a inspiration to many!
Jeff got fired from his real estate job because of this
I hope Varner feels guilty enough about that everyday to get his shit figured out in his own head and heart, because that was an awful thing to do. Zeke handled it so well and i hope he made Varner really think abt what he did.
2018-2019. This is exactly what it is all about.
oh he raised mortal hell alright, for himself
The original “you need to leave”
Andrea crying really hits me hard.
Jeff just ended his own career. I loved him in Australia but holy shit this is low
@Nathan Featherstone Um they mean Jeff Varner, not Jeff Probst. And also Jeff Probst has only hosted 3 seasons since: Island of the Idols, Winners at War, and Survivor 41’s filming is already done
@@Cheesecake0001 Actually He’s hosted survivor since season 1 back in 2000.
@@Cheesecake0001 Game Changers is not 38. 38 is Edge of Extinction. Game Changers is 34.
I remember watching this show a day after it aired, only hearing of the argument at tribal, thinking Varner was on to something! Legit thought Zeke had a dirty secret in terms of PLAYSTYLE! Then just ousted him as transgender, something completely personal and no correlation with the game, and I had Jeff's face at 0:45 the whole time. Like Jeff, I couldn't fathom going that far to someone.
This was so interesting I remember watching it live and just being in sheer shock
You could see the disgust ripple through the casts' faces. 😬
lol - crazy. Glad Zeke was able to respond and react in a positive way.
I don't know how a human being could be capable of spewing personal information about someone like he did. That was a total dick move, and I hope karma has paid him a visit many times over. That could have pushed a weaker person over the edge.
Omg I remember this. My jaw hit the floor when it happened and within a hour, social media went crazy.
Varner was fired the next day from his job.
0:27
The moment two men's lives changed forever
@Nathan Featherstone bruh why you gotta do that? What are you accomplishing?
I don’t even think Varner is this horrible monster. He just was grasping at straws and made a really STUPID decision in the heat of the moment. The man is gay himself and I’m sure he has done lots of work for and supported gay/trans rights. I know where his heart is on the subject and on Zeke. He just absolutely made a rash, very wrong decision and I bet he has beaten himself up ever since and would take it back if he could. I respect Zeke for just wanting to be Zeke the survivor and not the token trans survivor.
Tina King I disagree completely. It was completely premeditated, as Varner himself admitted. Furthermore, his attempts at apologizing and comments after the show aired indicated that he still wasn’t truly contrite and if anything felt like he was the one who had been shortchanged, rather than taking responsibility for his despicable and depraved actions.
His logic made no sense, he tried to say Zeke is capable of deception but then quickly said "I'm not knocking him". Then what was the point of saying it?
@@marcpower4167 actually the real point is that Jeff assumed the worst in OTHER people.
Jeff himself probably doesnt think being trans (or gay) is a bad thing so he isnt knocking Zeke.....But what he is doing is indirectly saying that he thinks other people would get horrified and feel lied to and then they would want to get rid of Zeke for being untrustworthy.
And actually for his own Age as a 50 year old guy he isnt completely wrong. If Varner did this in the year 2001 when he first played the people would either be split 50/50 or the majority would even be on his side.
But in the year 2017 people had evolved their thinking enough that they were all horrified by Jeff Varner and so this completely backfired on Varner.
Varner was like if a guy grew up in the 1960s around prejudiced people and then in the 1990s made a completely racist remark about black people to win over some fellow white people. In his own mind he may or may not be racist but he certainly thinks the white people would be and they would like his comment....only he is too out of date.
Varner may or may not be transphobic, but he certainly thought some or most of his tribemates would be. He actually thought way less of them than of Zeke.
I remember my jaw dropping at this moment.
Oddly they are friends to this day he was truly sorry and went to therapy to get over this mistake
0:43 - though subtle, look at Jeff's right hand...in a fist and shaking
Someone hug him damnit
I remember watching this tribal council when Jeff outed Zeke and I my reaction was "What the fuck" followed by Jeff is so definitely being voted out tonight.
Zeke is a beautiful person
Jeff Probst: You’re SORRY??!?
I remember watching this with my family when it aired
Whenever people on these reality shows say "It's just a game" stuff like this, shows that it isn't.
This was a shock the night it aired
This just changed his life forever..
Andrea crying made me cry. But dude so wrong for him to do that to Zeke.
Varner is the 2nd worst competitor ever to play Survivor, my list of Worst Competitors are as follows
#1) Dan Spilo (WORST!!!).
#2) Jeff Varner,
#3) Colton Cumbie
#4) Abi-Maria Gomes
#5) Pete Yurkowski
#6) Sophie Clarke
Pete was entertaining though.
@@bomberdawesome No he wasn't, I hated how he planted the Idol clue in RC's bag, that was so UNNECESSARY!!!
@@thewachannel4537 Wasn't unnecessary since it worked in his favor. RC and Abi we're the closest so he needed to split them up. Not only was the way he split them up smart but it actually worked.
@@bomberdawesome those two were probably falling out with or without Pete planting the idol, he just so happened to light the match. Overall, it did help his game as he gained control of the tribe and had the numbers at the merge before Skupin and Lisa backstabbed him.
how on earth did Sophie make the list and yet Skupin didn't?
I’m sure I’ve commented this before but Varner was one of my favorites when I was younger. So disappointing
Horrific. Poor Zeke. That asshole.
This made me cry. This didn’t need to happen. 🏳️⚧️
He really thought he was making some slam dunk case for being kept on the island. “That’s not the intention I had.” Your intention was to throw someone under the bus to save yourself.
you cut it short..
I know Debbie is crazy but I loved her a lot in this moment.
This tribal began and I thought damn, Varner is on fire! Then just when I felt he was about to flip things, he went completely nuts. It's pretty much Michael Scott in The Office telling a killer joke, then immediately spoiling it by saying he'd shoot Toby twice over Hitler and Bin Laden.
Tai comforting jeff
Just a hard tribal counsel to watch everyone was shocked and emotional as fuck. 😬
Varner out here trying to say he's a fucking ally and respects Zeke and all that is such bullshit. He was shown for who he really is. Zeke handled that amazingly. I don't know if I would have been so... calm.
If only they threw Dan off like this
The part I hate the most is the reunion where Jeff didn’t show he was sorry at all
He is yelp reviewer by day and an outer by night, multifaceted.
I can't believe this has so many views, I go out of my way to avoid this cursed tribal. When my husband was watching this season I literally left the room.
He's the example of I'm not transphobic/homophobic my brother's girlfriends' friend is gay 😂
there's an even longer version where Sarah spoke out against Varner as well idk why nobody uploaded it
I still would be mad at CBS for posting this. Sure Varner was the one that outted him, but CBS is the one who aired it to millions of viewers. I just feel bad for everyone involved.
zeke said it was okay.
“why haven’t you told anyone you were transgender”
but then later on goes to say
“i had no idea that nobody knew”
I just came from THAT episode of Survivor IOI and this is objectively less terrible but it’s still fucking horrible
That "cheerleading " is so cringey
You know you fucked up when you piss Tai off.
They still should have taken an official vote.
Its not like he wouldnt be voted out
@@THEbeetrootsoup - votes are supposed to be anonymous in Survivor. That’s one of the most important aspects of the game. It doesn’t matter if it would change the outcome or not. Let the game work the way it’s supposed to instead of just doing a “TV moment.”
Even here when its not about him, somehow Ozzy managed to annoy me
He was truly sorry and horrified what he did but Zeke forgave him and they are good friends to this day
Nah bro he was only sorry once everyone started going off on him
They are absolutely not good friends today. At best they’re amicable but these are Zeke’s exact words:
“But, if we’re being perfectly honest with one another, I’ve struggled with that forgiveness in the months following. I can’t foresee us sipping martinis together in Fire Island. While I can reconcile the personal slight of him outing me, I continue to be troubled by his willingness to deploy such a dangerous stereotype on a global platform.
But forgiveness does not require friendship. Forgiveness does not require forgetting or excusing his actions. Forgiveness requires hope. Hope that he understands the injury he caused and does not inflict it upon others. Hope that whatever torments his soul will plague him no more. I have hope for Jeff Varner. I just choose to hope from afar, thank you very much.”
why was varner even on this season
he changed how tiebreakers worked in Survivor
Survivor just aired this because they thought this would make good TV.
Zeke wanted this to be aired….
I'm so disgusted right now. That guy's comment really shocked me. More than anything I'm encouraged by Zeke's response. Good on him! 💪🏿👏🏿👍🏿💯💯