Reply #3: oh the fucking nerve of these sanctimonious fuckwads!

[Runcible Spoon]

:grr: I loved "the Color Purple" when I read it in high school, and what I remember from the book is not the lesbian relationship (which WAS touching and inspiring) but the vivid depictions of what it might have been like growing up poor, black and female: raped, abused, and then finally having the courage and self-determination to find a piece of happiness. Apparently any books that don't sing the praises of rich WASP culture will soon go the way of the Caronlina parakeet...