The series that will finally prove that, as Americans age, Blacks grow hypersensitive toward issues to which Whites grow oblivious in a conversely proportionate ratio. Additionally, it will reaffirm that whiteface is much harder to achieve than blackface.
Appearing in Blackface
- Bruno Marcotulli / Bruno Wurgel-Marcotulli
- Carmen Wurgel / Carmen Wurgel-Marcotulli
- Rose Wurgel / Rose Wurgel-Marcotulli-Bloomfield
Appearing in Whiteface
Editor's Comment
Here is Oprah's "Trading Races" Episode. The first four minutes of this video is choppy, but the audio is fine, then the video straightens out. Sorry, but I had to piece it together.
2/16/2006. The two families from "Black. White." are on Oprah while I am typing this. I feel like I have seen just about the whole series on Oprah's show; at the very least, all of the best stuff has already hit the screen. It seems to me that this "experiment" has caused only tension between the families. It does not seem that any racial healing or understanding has occurred at all.
Bruno Wurgel is one of these really easy going guys. Getting along with others probably comes pretty easy for him. When in blackface, Bruno was shown on tape saying nigga a couple of times. They were awkward scenes, because he obviously did not know how to use the word as a black man. He seemed maybe a little disappointed in the process..
Brian Sparks is also an easy going guy. He was sort of looking for racism in my opinion. Pal, it's easy to find; you needn't look far. I also live in Georgia, and know that the level of racism here is higher than those experienced elsewhere. The fact is, Brian, we all have to do our part in not being racist. Though you do not seem to be racist yourself, you seem to be in need of a reminder that racism is not a white thing. There are things which are "Black" or "White," and not all of these things are positive. If you, as a Black man, end up hating White people, you become a victim of racism.
Carmen Wurgel is a strong feeler. She seemed really hurt by the whole thing. Honey, I'm sorry that Ice Cube's handlers convinced you to do this. Welcome to the club.
Renee Sparks reacted quite intensely to the word bitch. I guess the truth hurts, baby. Lighten up. She would get upset at me for the order in which I chose to comment on the participants. Everything is racist to this woman. Baby, you are just seeing it that way. It's like everywhere I look I see blackface - I'm looking for it.
Rose Wurgel. Wow. Beautiful young lady. And, Nick Sparks seems like a great kid. Youth can be so well-meaning. America wants to see Rose Wurgel and Nick Sparks become the next big item. Will the space between them be closed? Nick, dude, DO NOT move to California, man. Make the girl move here. Georgia is superior in all ways.
Really, any of you, Sparks, Wurgels, public viewers, are welcome to call me.
2/14/2006. It blows me away how much Bruno Wurgel looks like James Whitmore in Black Like Me (1964).
James Whitmore in Blackface