Edna Garrett: Tootie, Honey, I wish I could tell you, but the black experience isn't my experience.
But obviously Mrs. Garrett has an understanding of the "Black Experience," else how would she know that it differed from her personal experience.
Did Mrs. Garrett never have a "friend" who tried to drive a wedge between her and her other friends, on account of some imagined significant difference?
This dialog here is hardly better than
"Mrs. Garrett, is 2 + 2 = 5?"
"Honey, I wish I could tell you, but you're Black and I'm not, so I don't know what your answer should be!"
Regards,
Your comment is perceptive and makes a good point.