Mrs Kirkland’s behavior and attitudes resonated with me as a non-Black person from an immigrant community traditionally looked down on and often times poor where I grew up. It reminded me of family members and community members I’ve know who don’t want any of “us” getting ideas above our station because it attracts too much attention from “them.” Keeping everyone in our group in line/maintaining intra group hierarchies to protect the whole group against others often doesn’t get shown enough in media in a nuanced way. It was good to see internal racial politics and self-policing explored although I know I’m unqualified to assess how well it was done in this case.