Barry--

I read "Black Like Me," found it very useful as reporting.

I heard about the TV show, didn't see it, I think it was a set-up, 
"reality" show.

Anybody know of a male to female costume switch book?  Like Vincent's?

In the end of the Vincent book she is exhausted and briefly 
hospitalized:  to hard to be both genders in the same body.  I don't 
know what this explains, but I appreciated the view from the other side 
a lot.  Frankly, it was like an "introduction" to men.  Consequently, I 
was kinder and gentler when I went to order and pick up plumbing 
supplies for my home.  I got a very gentlemanly reception, too.

Any cross-gender understanding is bound to be beneficial.  (I hope I'm 
not too Pollyanna-ish about this.)

Andrea


On Mar 14, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Burkett, Barry wrote:


> There was a television show on Discovery several years back where both

> males and females fully disguised themselves as the opposite sex for 

> six

> weeks.  The show was filmed similar to a video diary.

>

> A mjor network picked up the idea and did a series called Black Vs 

> White

> (I think it came out last year) where a white family would dress as a

> black family and a black family would dress as a white family.  I do 

> not

> believe Black vs. White occurred over six weeks, but it was 

> eye-opening.

>

> The tv show made me cringe at times as did the book Black Like Me.

>

> Does anyone remember what that tv show was called?  Was it a TV show?

> Could it have been a documentary?

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov

> [mailto:povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder

> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 1970 10:14 PM

> To: Women and Literacy Discussion List The Poverty Race

> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 585] "Self-Made Man," Norah Vincent

>

> A gay woman disguises herself as a man in order  to better

> understand....men.

>

> I only wish there were a book (maybe there is) that goes the other

> way--a man  disguised as a woman in order to better understand women's

> lives.

>

>   Back to the first book--fascinating, a real page turner, I would be

> interested to know what any men on this list think of the book.  i am

> now much more knowledgeable about men's lives, a step forward.

>

> Andrea

>

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