Black. White. (2006)

Genre

reality television

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two families, one white and one black, swap racial appearances using makeup to live as the other race. The show follows their experiences and the social reactions they encounter as a social experiment.

controversialexperimentalprovocativeearnestuncomfortableintentionalboldconversation-starting

What happens

Black. White. is an American reality television series that aired on FX. The series premiered on March 8, 2006, and supposedly documented two voluntary families of three, one white, and the other black, in which, through studio-quality make-up, the two families would portray a race that isn't their own as a social experiment. It garnered controversy for its subject matter and perceived reinforcement of racial stereotypes. The show was produced and created by Ice Cube and R. J. Cutler. The series' theme song was "Race Card", performed by Ice Cube and produced by Warren G. The series ran for five weeks ending with a double episode finale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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