{"id":115528,"date":"2024-08-01T18:31:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/family-feud-canceled-fans-cry-foul-over-new-nsfw-questions\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:31:42","slug":"family-feud-canceled-fans-cry-foul-over-new-nsfw-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/family-feud-canceled-fans-cry-foul-over-new-nsfw-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Feud Canceled? Fans Cry Foul Over New NSFW Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Should <em>Family Feud<\/em> be canceled? Has it finally crossed a line?! <\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what some of the show\u2019s long-time fans are saying after a recent, viral clip.<\/p>\n<p>Though the competition series is a key part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/steve-harvey-divorced-marriage-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Harvey<\/a>\u2018s image and is often full of laughs, some of the questions may go too far.<\/p>\n<p>How NSFW can the show get before it needs to drop \u201cFamily\u201d from the title?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Steve Harvey on Family Feud.\" class=\"wp-image-505226 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On Family Feud, Steve Harvey hears his share of impulsive and at times inappropriate answers.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-family-feud-is-a-game-show-in-which-family-groups-compete\">\u2018Family Feud\u2019 is a game show in which family groups compete<\/h2>\n<p>The formula is simple. Teams face off, answering questions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/steve-harvey-republican-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">host Steve Harvey<\/a> asks. <\/p>\n<p>These are not off-the-cuff questions. Producers came up with them and already know how people might reply.<\/p>\n<p>Producers have already surveyed 100 others \u2014 people who are not contestants \u2014 for their answers. If the contestant\u2019s answer matches (more or less) with what people told producers, their team advances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-575x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical Family Feud screenshot with the word \" package=\"\" captioned.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-575x1024.png 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-539x960.png 539w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-575x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical Family Feud screenshot with the word \" package=\"\" captioned.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505219 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-575x1024.png 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02-539x960.png 539w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02.png 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">What might a woman stare at on a man? \u201cPackage,\u201d suggests one Family Feud contestant. She\u2019s not wrong.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Okay, it\u2019s slightly more complex than that. But not by much.<\/p>\n<p>Producers obviously phrase questions so that people can have innocuous replies and comical ones. And sometimes, the potential for comedy might be somewhat NSFW in nature. (Other times, answers can be unexpectedly sweet)<\/p>\n<p>As you can see below, a recent clip asked contestants: \u201cMen stare at women\u2019s boobs. What do men have that women stare at??\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"574\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-574x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical screenshot of Steve Harvey on Family Feud.\" class=\"wp-image-505220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-574x1024.png 574w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-538x960.png 538w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03.png 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"574\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-574x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical screenshot of Steve Harvey on Family Feud.\" class=\"wp-image-505220 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-574x1024.png 574w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03-538x960.png 538w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03.png 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_03.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On Family Feud, host Steve Harvey often elicits laughter with his reactions to answers.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-about-their-package\">\u2018How about their package?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>One <em>Family Feud<\/em> contestant, Celeste, offers an obvious answer with some very tasteful phrasing. \u201cHow about their package?\u201d she asks in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Celeste is not referring to a delivery driver, but to clothed genitals. Her euphemism counted as an answer, one that producers had summarized as \u201can adorable dong.\u201d It was one of the top four answers.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Celeste also answered \u2014 on behalf of her team \u2014 \u201cfeet.\u201d Host Steve Harvey was quick to connect this to a <em>probable <\/em>urban legend about foot size corresponding to genital size.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What do men have that women stare at? #shorts\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0wK88Xwa-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, no part of this was Celeste\u2019s fault. She guessed \u2014 and she guessed correctly. That\u2019s how the show works.<\/p>\n<p>And, clearly, production assumed that many of the replies would be thirsty in nature. They assumed correctly.<\/p>\n<p>However, given that <em>Family Feud<\/em>\u2018s audience often involves actual family members with a large range of ages and cultural backgrounds, the clip isn\u2019t going over so well on some parts of social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-578x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical screenshot of Family Feud's answer board.\" class=\"wp-image-505221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-578x1024.png 578w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-542x960.png 542w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-578x1024.png\" alt=\"A vertical screenshot of Family Feud's answer board.\" class=\"wp-image-505221 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-578x1024.png 578w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04-542x960.png 542w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0801_familyfeud_04.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of Family Feud\u2019s answers, all of which come from surveys, can be a little spicy.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-family-feud-should-be-canceled-insist-critics-of-nsfw-answers\">\u2018Family Feud\u2019 Should be Canceled, Insist Critics Of NSFW Answers <\/h2>\n<p>Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@familyfeud\/video\/7396400553263172895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a> users took to the comments to ask if Family Feud has run its course. The show seems to have grown too heavy-handed in its attempt to create these viral, NSFW moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis used to be a family show,\u201d one TikTok denizen commented. \u201cI couldn\u2019t watch this with my grandma anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another joked that the series is \u201ctaking family out of family [feud].\u201d (Though, just for the record, the show gets its name from contestant families. It\u2019s not about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/04\/steve-harvey-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Harvey\u2019s family<\/a> or which age ranges might enjoy the series)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>Many shows, both scripted and reality series, sometimes lean in too heavily upon specific elements. In this case, people replying to very innocent questions with NSFW answers created viral moments.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps production is leaning too heavily into that. This sort of thing can get old, with time.<\/p>\n<p>That said, to put this as delicately as possible \u2026 if someone can\u2019t handle a euphemism as vague as \u201cpackage,\u201d perhaps that\u2019s their issue. Maybe that\u2019s not <em>Family Feud<\/em>\u2018s fault.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L2ZhbWlseS1mZXVkLWNhbmNlbGVkLWluYXBwcm9wcmlhdGUv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should Family Feud be canceled? Has it finally crossed a line?! That\u2019s what some of the show\u2019s long-time fans are saying after a recent, viral clip. Though the competition series is a key part of Steve Harvey\u2018s image and is often full of laughs, some of the questions may go too far. 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