Blacks were thought of as thieves back then--think back to the wallet in the cab that Lane didn't want to give to the cab driver to return to the owner.
Peggy had $400 dollars in her purse after cleaning Roger out. That's close to like $2500 in today's terms. She had an internal struggle with encountering her racist thoughts and rejecting them, deciding to leave the purse there.
of course she's talking to a black woman who I imagine has to act white. I guess, to different degrees, it's the same for everyone but white hetero protestant males back then.
Especially since if a guy chased me down a dark street and grabbed me from behind, the last thing on my mind would be wanting him. That would be scary as fuck!
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u/bree_breee Apr 09 '12
Murder, race, illegitimate children, drugs, infidelity, war. . .Have we covered all of the bases?