Look out for the cookout! The long-running CBS reality show Big Brother has made history, thanks to the final six contestants better known collectively as “The Cookout,” theGrio reports.
Not only are all of the finalists Black for the first time in the reality show’s history, all six of the Black contestants on the show formed an alliance to ensure one of them would become the first Black winner of Big Brother, although Tamar Braxton won Celebrity Big Brother.
The group is referred to on social media as “The Cookout.” Azah Awasum, Hannah Chaddha, Derek Frazier, Tiffany Mitchell, Kyland Young and Xavier Prather are the final six contestants for “Big Brother” season 23. The group came together early on and eliminated the other contestants, and now one of the finalists with be the first Black “Big Brother” winner.
Black Twitter fans were happy about the historical moment and celebrated the show making history.
Real tears tonight , so damn proud of #TheCookout history made tonight 🙌🏾🙏🏾 Can’t wait to celebrate 🎉 #bb23
— Zakiyah Everette (@zakiyaheverette) September 10, 2021
They did it! For the culture!!! Let’s gooooooo!!And who cares what a hater gotta say!!!#BigBrother #BB23 #TheCookout #CO pic.twitter.com/zom948Nf3F
— KaRo (@KaRoOnAir) September 10, 2021
I am so proud of #TheCookout! I could cry! 🥲✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿#bb23 #bigbrother pic.twitter.com/a6w9RlracM
— Lez for Prez (@LezforPrez478) September 10, 2021
They did it. They fucking did it. Most successful alliance in Big Brother history. No matter what else happens the rest of the season, this is an amazing moment. #TheCookout #bb23 pic.twitter.com/oSpBdw0fr4
— Lisa Bee (@leebee4life) September 10, 2021
1. No alliance of this size has ever made it this far!
2. #TheCookout features some of the BEST players in #BigBrother history!
3. There’s never been 6 people of color at this point in the game!
4. A person of color will FINALLY win Big Brother! #BB23
Y’all did that!!! 🙌🏽💯 pic.twitter.com/FTKImAuqPr— Cedric 😎 (@Cedric324) September 10, 2021
Did something groundbreaking happen last night? What did I miss? Oh, right! ☺️ #TheCookout #BB23 pic.twitter.com/HFdViavCkp
— LaTonya Starks (@lkstarks) September 10, 2021
One Twitter user noted that on the past 11 seasons, relatively little to no Black people on the show made it to the final six contestants.
“The Cookout somehow feels even more historic when you look at this. A look at the final sixes for the past 11 seasons #BigBrother #BB23 #CBSBigBrother.”
The Cookout somehow feels even more historic when you look at this. A look at the final sixes for the past 11 seasons #BigBrother #BB23 #CBSBigBrother pic.twitter.com/k2jeSAj578
— amanda please (@amandachills) September 10, 2021
It wasn’t too long ago I was through with #BigBrother. The blatantly racist houseguests made it unwatchable. #TheCookout pulled it off and now, #BB23 is going to serve up the first Black winner. So happy they stuck together 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/KoXtqgnjOi
— M2The3RdPower (@msmarysmile1) September 10, 2021
Of course, the Wonder Bread set tried to cry reverse racism, neglecting that the shows had all-white alliances for more than 20 years.
Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves told Entertainment Weekly that she disagrees with the Trumpeters complaining about something that doesn’t exist.
“I have heard some call the formation of the Cookout a form of racism,”she said. “In my humble opinion, it is not,” she said, adding that what they’ve done is impressive.
We agree with Moonves and our congratulations go out to “The Cookout.”
