An upcoming game show asks if we can judge others Without Prejudice

The latest addition to GSN's schedule is certainly an interesting one. Next week, the network formerly known as the Game Show Network will debut Without Prejudice, a series that tackles how we accept each other's differences. It's an adaptation of a British game show of the same name.

In each episode, a panel of five will determine which member of another group of five people will receive $25,0000, eliminating one person in each round. In the first round, the panel only gets to learn the name, age and hometown of the people they're judging -- so the first elimination will be largely based on panelists' gut reactions.

As the show continues, the panel learns more about the contestants, eventually getting the chance to ask them questions. While host Dr. Robbi Ludwig guides the discussion, she'll try to avoid supporting or condemning any of the panelist's positions. Without Prejudice's website lists GLAAD and the YWCA as advocacy partners.

The program has attracted the attention of a conservative news site. If you can stomach the site, the article does have its share of unintended hilarity, like the opening paragraph:

Since the dawn of time, the human ability to evaluate or "judge" any given situation has been critical to survival. But "prejudice" -- prejudging other people based on preconceived notions or superficial appearances -- has negative, racist connotations.

Is that their roundabout way of saying that things like racism, sexism and homophobia are natural instincts and that trying to get people to treat each other fairly is therefore going against nature? If only this kind of tortured logic weren't dangerous, as well.

Over at the GSN site, you can check out a preview of the first episode. We've seen the first ep, and while there are no gay contestants involved on this episode, speculation about the subjects' sexuality does come into the discussion, thankfully not in a context of gay panic. Gay or gay-seeming contestants are bound to pop up down the line, as are varied reactions to these contestants by the panel members.

Overall, I'm not sure if this is something I'd watch. It takes too much visual and audio inspiration from Who Wants to be a Millionaire? for my taste and I have a hard time caring about who "wins" the prize money when I don't see them doing anything to earn it.