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Date Posted: 13:04:19 03/23/06 Thu
Author: taurus
Subject: Re: Black. White.
In reply to: lump 's message, "Black. White." on 08:57:29 03/09/06 Thu

OK, it is definately different for someone who is black.

I don't want to start anything, but I asked my husband if he watched the show the other day and I explained what it was about and he said it sounded interesting and wondered if there may be the preconcieved idea of what each person goes through.

Anyway, he said that the otherday he went down to get the parts at work from the truck delivery. He said he just took all the stuff in and no one even blinked or said anything about it. The next day he said the black guy he works with went down to get the parts instead and he was stopped and they called the office to find out if he was an employee. My husband asked him how he can handle stuff like that and he said he was used to it, because it's happened his whole life. No wonder the woman on the show was crying.

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[> Re: Black. White. -- lump, 13:13:47 03/23/06 Thu [1]

Perfect example. Last night, at the Square Dance club, the bartender asked the lady if she wanted to start a tab and she said yes - her husband was in the bathroom and would be right over with the credit card. They wouldn't give her the COFFEE she ordered until he did. She said that never happened to her as a white woman. I was out Saturday and my table was served 5 drinks before they took my card!

Each group did start out with preconcieved ideas - especially the white guy. The thing that's tough is that the black people have dealt with it all their lives, so have already adjusted and know what to expect. The white family hasn't/doesn't. That's what so very interesting about the show. And the interaction between the families. I don't know that this show will do great things or that the families will learn and then embrace each other. But it's really really interesting.

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