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[ro]B.o.t.S.

Boys on the Sidecontains the seemingly unlikely friendship between a black gay woman (Jane) and a prissy white woman (Robin) as they support each other on the road. Holly, who accidentally kills her abusive boyfriend, is along for the ride as well. She claims the thought Jane only wanted to be friends with her because she's gay, which is oftentimes a paranoia straight people have who becoming close with gays. But both are comfortable in her company, and no one pays any mind to her skin color. This skirting of homophobia and racism is reflective of how america society currently tries to avoid the issue. The only time it is addressed is through Robin's old fashioned mother, but even she overcomes them in record time. Modern America, like this movie, finds it easier to just pretend the prejudices dont exist, though on a subconscious level they are certainly present.
In fact, BotS flirts with the idea of a relationship between Robin and Jane. Personally I believe that a persons sexuality is not set in stone. While from what we can tell, a sexual relationship does not emerge, but the two definitely love each other, and have but their differences aside, although by the middle of the film they had influenced each other enough where the pairing may not seem as odd.

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