Having The Audacity to Know Your Place
There is a quote from the 1985 movie, The Color Purple, that says: “Folks don’t like anybody being too proud or too free.” Celie comes to this conclusion after she overhears Mister and his father discussing Shug Avery. The father is clearly unhappy about this free-spirited woman doing as she pleases. At the time I was just thirteen-years-old, but I understood the message of the film – to always be strong and push through no matter what. I'd soon learn that this trope would be