There is a new show on television called Black. White.
The show is described as:
In this new FX reality series, two families trade places to get a taste of how the other one lives. The catch? Through the use of extensive makeup, the African-American Sparks family from Atlanta will appear white, and the Caucasian Wurgel family from Santa Monica, California will look black.
I heard about the show earlier today, and thought it sounded interesting. I am actually still in the process of watching the show, but I do not
think it is a real representation of how things are.
- The black father (as a white guy) goes to try on shoes, and the clerk actually puts the shoe on his foot. He claims this would have never happened
if he was in his normal skin. - The white father (as a black guy) keeps saying, “I want someone to call me nigger, and I will just ask them, why would you say that? I won’t get
upset like they are expecting me to” - He has said this numerous times throughout the show.
To be honest, I am really not impressed with the show. So far the (white) daughter is the only one that seems to “get it”. The (white) father is
just oblivious to everything. He is like that idiot they interview after a natural disaster. The (black) father seems that he looks for things that
are racist. The salesperson comes over to talk to them. Black father says it’s to size them up, while white father just thinks he is greeting them.
I cannot say I will go out of my way to watch the show, but if I flip by an episode, I will probably catch it.
