Ice Cube Under Fire Over Resurfaced 2006 Reality Show 'Black. White.'

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Ice Cube Under Fire Over Resurfaced 2006 Reality Show 'Black. White.'

The series ran on FX for one six-episode season but it's gained traction on social media thanks to Cube's previous comments about race in the 2020 election and more.

Ice Cube has made controversial art on two sides of the scale from his early days with N.W.A to his role in John Singletons 1995 film Higher Learning. Over the years, Cube has been close to the forefront of examining race in America through his own hyper-focused lens as well. Recently, a 2006 reality series he produced for FX titled Black. White. resurfaced on Twitter, bringing up old memories of the short-lived show. It forced certain Twitter users to re-examine the show with a 2022 worldview. Whats it like to walk not just in another mans shoes, but in another mans skin? the synopsis for the show reads. Thats the question this series asks as it transforms through extensive makeup work a Black family into a white family and vice versa. For the duration of the experiment, both families lived with one another and once the makeup was removed, they explained the differences they experienced while living as a different skin color. All six episodes of the series can be found on YouTube for free (FX didnt renew it for a second season). Accidentally came across the worst reality show to ever be conceived Read more


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