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{{quote|"Ever since I realized there was someone called a colored girl, or an evil woman, a bitch, or a nag, I've been trying not to be that, and leave bitterness in someone else's cup."|'''Juanita''' (Lady in Green)}}

A 1975 stage play by Ntozake Shange, ''[[For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf]]'' eventually went on to become one of the most acclaimed works of African-American literature. In 2010, the film version, with its title shortened to its first three words, was released. [[Tyler Perry]] wrote, directed and produced the film, which stars an [[All-Star Cast]] of prominent African-American women.

The play itself is called a "choreopoem," a collection of 20 poems starring seven different women, each referred to by a color. Each woman has a story to tell: from domestic violence, to abortion, and rape. In the end, the seven women come together for "a laying on of hands."

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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]
* [[All-Star Cast]]: The film version has, among others, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson and Anika Noni Rose.
* [[Group Hug]]: At the end of the movie.
* [[Long Title]]
* [[Not Screened for Critics]]: Averted with the film version; critics have seen it, and the response is quite negative.
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: Tangie was sexually abused by her father
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Beautiful opera music to the violent rape scene.

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