Also there used to be a rude racist term for people who came into large sums of money and spend it irresponsibly.
This is classic New Mexico. Have a large unusual income from oil and gas, and initiate a whole bunch of new programs rather than pay off their debts, or save for a rainy day
“Also there used to be a rude racist term for people who came into large sums of money and spend it irresponsibly.”
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Cannot believe I’m seriously going to ask...
...would that be ‘white trash?’
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I never heard that until I lived in Mississippi.
My father’s side of the family.... and believe me, they fit the bill.
It’s actually a state of mind. I’ve known many poor people and they did not have that terrible mindset...
As to other races, I’m not sure at all of any names that would fit the bill except for one... for the black community.
Heard that, too, in Mississippi. When my mom explained it to me and my siblings after we repeated the word it floored us into feeling so ashamed. She didn’t raise her voice or anything...simply said it was the black equivalent of ‘white trash,’ and we cringed.
I’m still shocked so many in the black community knowingly insult each other. Like Stockholm Syndrome, in reverse.