A black family went for an extreme makeover
in order to become a white family, and the
results are fascinating.
The husband, wife, and the wife’s teenage
daughter, were unrecognizable after they had
hair and makeup done to look like they were
born white. They looked like a typical white
family.
This fascinating transformation was done as
part of a French television show called “Dans
la peau d’un Noir” (In the skin of a Black
Person).
As a matter of fact, there was also a white
family, who was transformed and lived as a
black family for a while, as part of the show.
(see photo left)
Both families had a chance to live with their
changed skin color for a while, as they were
being recorded for the reality television show.
Christine Cauquelin, a director of the
documentary, explained that “this is not a
movie about racism because France is not
racist in the sense of segregation, but rather to
address the behaviors that are causing
tensions.”
It was done to illustrate that people are treated
differently because of the color of their skin.
The photo above shows Romuald Berald, 41,
his wife Kitty Sina, 48, and her 19-year-old
daughter, Audrey Verges. They are the black
family, who was transformed into a white
family.
The second photo, shows Stephanie Lawrence,
Jonathan Richier and their son Romuald
Richier, who were chosen to be transformed
into a black family.
Once the families had been chosen, a team
spent six months developing pigments and
wigs, and ten weeks preparing the materials
and to test them.
The families had to be very patient as the team
of experts worked on changing their
appearance.
It took several hours to apply all layers of
white spray paint, and to do their hair and
makeup.
At the end of the process, the families, and
everyone who saw them, were left in shock
with their new looks as they look naturally
white and black, and were hard to recognize.
in order to become a white family, and the
results are fascinating.
The husband, wife, and the wife’s teenage
daughter, were unrecognizable after they had
hair and makeup done to look like they were
born white. They looked like a typical white
family.
This fascinating transformation was done as
part of a French television show called “Dans
la peau d’un Noir” (In the skin of a Black
Person).
As a matter of fact, there was also a white
family, who was transformed and lived as a
black family for a while, as part of the show.
(see photo left)
Both families had a chance to live with their
changed skin color for a while, as they were
being recorded for the reality television show.
Christine Cauquelin, a director of the
documentary, explained that “this is not a
movie about racism because France is not
racist in the sense of segregation, but rather to
address the behaviors that are causing
tensions.”
It was done to illustrate that people are treated
differently because of the color of their skin.
The photo above shows Romuald Berald, 41,
his wife Kitty Sina, 48, and her 19-year-old
daughter, Audrey Verges. They are the black
family, who was transformed into a white
family.
The second photo, shows Stephanie Lawrence,
Jonathan Richier and their son Romuald
Richier, who were chosen to be transformed
into a black family.
Once the families had been chosen, a team
spent six months developing pigments and
wigs, and ten weeks preparing the materials
and to test them.
The families had to be very patient as the team
of experts worked on changing their
appearance.
It took several hours to apply all layers of
white spray paint, and to do their hair and
makeup.
At the end of the process, the families, and
everyone who saw them, were left in shock
with their new looks as they look naturally
white and black, and were hard to recognize.
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