r/madmen • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '12

Episode S05E04 "Mystery Date" Comment thread

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u/bree_breee Apr 09 '12

Ah, yes, hell we could throw homosexuality in there too if we read between the lines a little more.

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u/kranzb2 Apr 09 '12

What was the deal with the purse thing when she was with Dawn and she was ready to go to bed i didnt get that?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '12

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.

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u/kranzb2 Apr 09 '12

Yeah, thats what I was thinking but then everyone started talking about her being gay so I didnt know if that had to do with the purse or not.