Quote From: manda7I thought that the situation with Bee and Gary was rather unbalanced. When they dressed Gary up and took him to the black neighborhood he was introduced to some people, and played basketball. However, when they took him to the white neighborhood he stood on the street yelling to people like a crazy person. These are not the same situation, those people were not necessarily ignoring him because he was black but because he was frightening. Also, why did they not have Bee dress up as well? I wonder how she would feel to walk down the streets of Compton disguised as a white woman. You see, it is not just whites who are rude to blacks in thier neighborhoods, but the other way around as well. The show to me seemed to portay gary as the only guilty party, when Bee was just as racist herself at the begining of the show. I say if we are going to be equal, then let us be truly equal and show that we both have faults.
I think Gary needed to be introduced to some black people simply because he said that he has never been around black people. He needed to see that they are human beings, too. He needed to talk to them and interact with them. That was, after all, the basis of his racism - he had not been around them. That's probably why the show did it that way.
B, on the other hand, had interacted with white people and because a few of them treated her badly, she hated all. She needed to see that not all white people are not racist (the other housemates and Dr. Phil) and see that, if some are racist, there is hope that they can change. But she needed to change her attitude in order for others to change their racist views against her.
Also, I don't think that it would have been a good idea for Gary to be placed in a position to be driving as a black person, because, if he had been pulled over, the photo on his license would show that he is not black and who knows what problems that would have caused. It seems as if hidden cameras were used when he was on the street. They could have been used if the show were to have him go into a predominately white establishment to have a meal.
Since the roots of these people's problem were/ are different, you cannot have a one-size-fits-all solution.
