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trope about IU colorism now
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* ButNotTooBlack: Kay is a member of the stolen generation, and her time spent in Melbourne passing as a white girl (after being taken away by an agency and put into a mission as a child) is a source of tension between her and Gail.
** She also feels it necessary to point out to Robby that she's black, she's just "pale black." Robby responds by saying he is too.
** She also feels it necessary to point out to Robby that she's black, she's just "pale black." Robby responds by saying he is too.
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* HeritageDisconnect: Kay is a member of the stolen generation, and her time spent in Melbourne passing as a white girl (after being taken away by an agency and put into a mission as a child) is a source of tension between her and Gail. She also feels it necessary to point out to Robby that she's black, she's just "pale black." Robby responds by saying he is too.
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* BandOfRelative: The group consists of three sisters and their cousin.
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* BandOfRelative: BandOfRelatives: The group consists of three sisters and their cousin.
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* BandOfRelative: The group consists of three sisters and their cousin.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The US home video release made David the central focus and reduced the four actresses into background characters, promoting much backlash.
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cut trope, moved examples to Deliberate Values Dissonance
** The film is set in 1968- this was the year after Australia's indigenous population won the right to vote, but prejudice is still rife and touched upon in the film. Despite their obvious talent, when the girls perform at the talent quest in the pub, they are either ignored or viewed with contempt by the patrons. The subject of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations the Stolen Generation]] is also touched upon, as the girls' cousin Kay was taken away by authorities at a young age because she could pass as white.
** Later in the film, Kay and Robby (an African American) attempt to treat a gravely wounded white soldier who does not want Robby touching him.
** Gail is often cruel to Kay regarding the latter's skin tone, taunting her about thinking she's better than the others because of her light complexion and snarking that the only reason she's interested in Robby is to make herself blacker. Kay once made a comment about Aboriginal people not being hardworking, referring to them as "you people" and Gail holds it against her for years.
** Later in the film, Kay and Robby (an African American) attempt to treat a gravely wounded white soldier who does not want Robby touching him.
** Gail is often cruel to Kay regarding the latter's skin tone, taunting her about thinking she's better than the others because of her light complexion and snarking that the only reason she's interested in Robby is to make herself blacker. Kay once made a comment about Aboriginal people not being hardworking, referring to them as "you people" and Gail holds it against her for years.
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* MoralDissonance:
** The film is set in 1968- this was the year after Australia's indigenous population won the right to vote, but prejudice is still rife and touched upon in the film. Despite their obvious talent, when the girls perform at the talent quest in the pub, they are either ignored or viewed with contempt by the patrons. The subject of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations the Stolen Generation]] is also touched upon, as the girls' cousin Kay was taken away by authorities at a young age because she could pass as white.
** Later in the film, Kay and Robby (an African American) attempt to treat a gravely wounded white soldier who does not want Robby touching him.
** On the flip side, Gail is often cruel to Kay regarding the latter's skin tone, taunting her about thinking she's better than the others because of her light complexion and snarking that the only reason she's interested in Robby is to make herself blacker. Kay once made a comment about Aboriginal people not being hardworking, referring to them as "you people" and Gail holds it against her for years.
** The film is set in 1968- this was the year after Australia's indigenous population won the right to vote, but prejudice is still rife and touched upon in the film. Despite their obvious talent, when the girls perform at the talent quest in the pub, they are either ignored or viewed with contempt by the patrons. The subject of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generations the Stolen Generation]] is also touched upon, as the girls' cousin Kay was taken away by authorities at a young age because she could pass as white.
** Later in the film, Kay and Robby (an African American) attempt to treat a gravely wounded white soldier who does not want Robby touching him.
** On the flip side, Gail is often cruel to Kay regarding the latter's skin tone, taunting her about thinking she's better than the others because of her light complexion and snarking that the only reason she's interested in Robby is to make herself blacker. Kay once made a comment about Aboriginal people not being hardworking, referring to them as "you people" and Gail holds it against her for years.
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''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, Creator/ChrisODowd and [[Series/{{Offspring}} Deborah Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.
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''The Sapphires'' is a 2012 Australian {{dramedy}} starring Creator/JessicaMauboy, Music/JessicaMauboy, Creator/ChrisODowd and [[Series/{{Offspring}} Deborah Mailman]] adapted from the successful stage play of the same name.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Julie asks David to read an ad for her, claiming she can't read. She can read, and just wants to get him to notice how lucrative the offer is so that he'll be willing to help them.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The leader of the soldiers escorting the band says that if it was his call, he would stay with them all the way through the tour rather than have them journey alone at times. He also gives them his sidearm for protection after they part ways.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The leader of the soldiers escorting the band says that if it was his call, he would stay with them all the way through the tour rather than have them journey alone at times. He also gives them his sidearm for protection after they part ways.
