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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I too really like the whole "You had good choices" part. I thought that was very powerful. I think the show really highlights the chasm of understanding between the white affluent and lower class AA communities. I feel as if the boyfriend is a little more 'woke' than an AA young man might have been at that time but we don't know about his family so I could be wrong. I also like the way in which Pearl caught in between and caught up in the 'wanting of things' that is typical of teens of any race supersedes the lessons her mom is trying to teach. Also the young Mia was in CHI on Showtime which is a terrific show. She is a terrific actress. KW I agree is too much. [/quote]
What lessons? Pearl had a good point - the mom was sitting on artwork that could have made Pearls life a bit more comfortable for all those years but she never sold it. She is willing to sell it to help someone she only knew for 3 months?[/quote]

Yes, Mia is using poverty as a virtue, when she herself was raised middle class.  She expected Pearl to think the nomad lifestyle was fun and exciting, and so much better than boring suburbia.

While Elena uses charity as a virtue, without realizing how demeaning she is when giving her hand outs. [/quote]

I thought that the nomadic lifestyle and low standard of living was an attempt to stay under the radar because she ran off with Pearl. People don't notice the poor and transient. The lesson I think she was trying to teach Pearl re:Elena et al is that you need to think about the motives of the people you are with. People may offer you things for 'free' but there usually is a price tag of some sort especially for people of color. [/quote]

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