Darlene probably came from working class roots in the south and managed to find a good career as dispatcher that pays decently and probably married Elon when they were both working class. I view the Hawthornes as formerly working class that have worked their way up to middle/upper middle class... and sometimes they can look down on nepo-babies like Naomi.. even though Jacob and Luke (her sons) are techanically nepo-babies since they also became cops.
Perhaps the father/son conflict between Elon and Iziaiah could be as simple as Elon thinking becoming a cop will gurantee an income, pension, and steady employment while Iziaiah isn't about that life and wants to help others like he was helped (and I work in corporate America where a lot of my co workers that are black men and women say they get more chances/opportunities when they work for a YT person vs someone that is black so I can kind of see why Iziaiah could possibly turn to someone like Joey.. but I would love that to be a point of tension between Joey and Elon).
It's been mentioned that Darlene gets along with Anita, and i think it's due to Anita working her up in the social world from nothing so that gets Darlene's respect. I also think that if Darlene gave Eva half a chance, she'd grow to like and respect Eva.. who has had to go without and seems willing to work hard.
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