The term I grew up with was "n----r rich".
Black men would often have a Cadillac setting outside a ramshackle shack and not have enough money to put gas in the tank.
You often observe it in their dress and choice of accessories.
I went to high school in the early sixties with guys who came to school in a gold eldorado cadillac...and often wore the famous 3 button sportcoats with only the top button buttoned...
they were the type.
..............Black men would often have a Cadillac setting outside a ramshackle shack and not have enough money to put gas in the tank.........
Used to be, in my neck of the woods (on Long Island) a bunch of blacks would all “invest” in the Caddie, and get a chance to use it once a week, month, whatever.
Gotta keep up with Rastas Washington, ya know!
“Black men would often have a Cadillac setting outside a ramshackle shack and not have enough money to put gas in the tank.”
Ha, Ha! Thanks for the memories, I saw a LOT of that back in the 60’s and 70’s. BIG cars were such a status symbol to them that I wondered later how they felt about the downsizing of Cadillacs. That mid-sized car isn’t a Caddy anymore, I don’t care what GM calls it.
What an ugly post.