"Black. White."

So this past Thursday (9th), I watched a new show on FX called "Black. White." about two families that not only live together for awhile, but go out in public wearing costumes and make-up portraying them as the opposite race. I accidentally only taped half of it because I didn't realize it was a two-hour premire, but the hour that I did see was very interesting.
The black father felt liberated as this white man. He went golfing, bought golf shoes in the pro-shop that were placed on his feet for him, and got a job in a "white" community bar and resturant. He said that he felt in every experience that he was able to bond with these other white people simply because they thought he was white too. The job in the bar proved to be a useful tool for him also because he felt that he could ask about racial issues while people were in a relaxed atmosphere drinking and get a more honest answer than he would elsewhere as a black man. And actually he did...he asked one man about the town and if it was a nice place to live. The man, in so many words, told him that this was a good place to raise your childern and send them to school because it has been untouched by blacks and remains one of the few primarily white communities in the area. The man recommended moving to this town because unlike other towns with black people, it hasn't gone down the drain.
The white father seemed to be looking for something else as a black man. He kept waiting to be called a nigger so that he could have the opportunity to not get angry, and merely ask, "what makes you say that?" He also went to the car dealership and said he recieved the same service he would as a white man. And when trying to explain this to the other father at the end of the night, he proposed that maybe the black father is just looking for racism in every situation and that's why he misinterprets every reaction from others to be about race.
While the other characters went on their own adventures and delt with their own issues, the lighter topics of the show dealt with each family trying to teach the other one "how to be..." in the way they talked, walked, and sat.
I am pretty sure that it aired at 8:00 or 9:00...you should try to catch an episode and see what you think!