Genuine observation: I find it interesting that even though Angela is a terrible person otherwise, her best friend in the 80s is a woman of color

I think it’s interesting that her best friend is a black girl. There were definitely upper middle class people around in the 80s - and still unfortunately are nowadays - who are racist enough to a point wherein they wouldn’t befriend a woman of color. I think it’s an interesting detail that Angela, although clearly ableist and immoral, is best friends with a woman of color. I wonder if the fact that they live in. California was a factor. I know I’ll probably get downvoted here but as a black woman I thought this was interesting. In Hawkins people of color are rarely apart of the popular crowd.