Boys on the Side
A lot of the qualities of interracial friendship and homophobia are apparent in Robin. She is a very stereotypical white woman trying to escape her bleak reality. Seemingly perfect in the idea that a black woman will escort her on her journey, it later comes out that the differences between them are very apparent. She does not know that she is a lesbian and then proceded to assume that she would have a crush on her straight away. This is something that could be very stereotypical of any woman and a lesbian friend. Another issue is when Robin's mother comes into town. She is absolutely taken aback by the fact that her daughter was living with a black lesbian. To her, this is the most unusual concept and cannot seem to wrap her head around it. "Boys on the Side" takes issues like this and exploits them until the characters become comfortable with the situation. It is a movie that addresses the reality of these types people and doesn't lay it to rest until the characters in the movie are at peace with one another.