In the movie Pinky, Pinky' s act of passing greatly upsets her laundress grandmother. An African American doctor, who believes that his work is in the South, approaches Pinky for potentially starting a nursing school for blacks. Throughout the movie, Pinky transforms from trying to dissociate herself from the cruel reality of being a colored woman to accepting the identity and committing herself to racial uplift, as does the doctor. The alternative life as Dr. Thomas' white wife is replaced by Pinky's more meaningful role as a contributor to the black community. In other words, she has chosen to sacrifice a decent love interest and a stereotypically happy family prospect for her inherent responsibility for her entire race. While successful blacks take up the project of racial uplift due to the pressure from their community and the need to secure a better future for their children, unsuccessful blacks spark people's fear of "airing the dirty laundry" to whites. The racial solidarity that motivates individuals to lift up others of the same race simultaneously results in the minority racial group's vulnerability to harmful stereotyping, since the concept of race obscures individuality and diversity. Therefore, people of color bear an extra burden and find themselves in distinct communities demanding a certain type of behavior from each of them.