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A Goodreads user asked this question about Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe:
i started reading it, but didn't get into it. and it was about a lesbian couple. my question is, where did ruth and idgie get a child from? they weren't allowed to be gay parents back in that era right? and no one back then thought a lesbian couple was weird?
Cvpakkē Burgess It straight up says they're a couple in the book. There was no open for interpretation, they are a couple. Those are saying they're not are probably h…moreIt straight up says they're a couple in the book. There was no open for interpretation, they are a couple. Those are saying they're not are probably homophonic. Ruth's child is from her marriage to an abusive man. The town of Whistle Stop knew they were a couple and excepted it because they were not hateful people for the most part. Also Idgie and Ruth were loved by the town so much that it didn't matter to them. There was discrimination back then towards the lgbt community, but as I said before Whistle Stop was not a hateful town. Why don't you actually try reading the book before asking questions.(less)
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg
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