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<\/iframe>\n<\/p>I\u2019ve spent three days, on and off, watching The Color Purple<\/em>. For the 15th (at least) time. I first saw it in college, way back when, in the theater. I remember sobbing in the theater. I remember the person (who I didn\u2019t know) next to me asking, \u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/p>\nThere are so many themes that resonated with me this time. There\u2019s the strength of Sophia, who wouldn\u2019t stand for Harpo beating her (her great quote: All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain\u2019t safe in a family of men, but I ain\u2019t never thought I\u2019d have to fight in my own house!\u201d), but was beaten by the system anyway. There\u2019s the tenderness of Nettie\u2014who fought Mister who was aiming to rape her\u2014and who held the family together in a way that no one else could have. There\u2019s the gumption of Shug, who refuses to be \u201crespectable,\u201d until she\u2019s ready, and it\u2019s right for her.<\/p>\nAnd of course, there\u2019s Celie. Strong, loving, smart, funny, and beautiful, although it takes most of her life to figure that out. Finally, there\u2019s her refusal to take less than she deserves. She will settle for happiness, friendship, love, care, and family. Nothing less will keep her anymore.<\/p>\nLord, let me be a Celie. And don\u2019t let me walk past the color purple in a field and not notice it, because Shug says, \u201cI think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don\u2019t notice it. \u201d<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve spent three days, on and off, watching The Color Purple. For the 15th (at least) time. I first saw it in college, way back when, in the theater. I remember sobbing in the theater. 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