“I am so ashamed of you right now. Even the little white girl was offended and you were not,” Brian said.
“What really upset me the most is that I am sitting here trying to hammer home to Bruno, Carmen, and Rose that they are not getting it… come to find out my son is the damn one who is not getting it.”
Brian decides to take Nick to a black barbershop and explains the situation to the barber. While cutting his hair the barber tries to explain to him that it is an unacceptable word to be used.
At the graduation dinner for the etiquette class Nick comes as he really looks, which seems to blow away the white colleagues. After some small talk, the white boys who used the "N" word do some fancy footwork, with one saying he never would have said it if Nick had not told them it was acceptable.
Nick’s parents listen at first to this conversation from another table but then walk over. Renee demands to know who used the "N" word. One of the boys suggests use of the word is a generational thing, more acceptable among younger people.
Brian tells them the word is too powerful and charged to be used by anyone. Besides, Brian said, next time you say the word you may be saying it to someone who is not as nice as Nick and you may get your butt kicked as a result.
Overall, this episode left me with more hope for the family members – all except Bruno – that they are learning from this whole experience.
Article comments
1 - The show is fake and uses actors!
You DO know that the show is fake, right?
Bruno is an actor, Rose is an actress who starred in some show called the "Movie Surfers" on Disney Channel, and she is NOT the daughter of Carmen.
I don't know why people would watch the show considering it's not real...
2 - Scott Butki
I'm not convinced that they are not a real family. Just because they have some acting roles doesn't mean this is all fake.
If you've seen reputable publications say otherwise I'm all ears.
3 - jeff
Not a rock solid reference, but check out Wikipedia's entry:
4 - Scott Butki
I didn't find anything about the show at that link.