Movie Quote of the Day – Boyz n the Hood, 1991 (dir. John Singleton)
Furious Styles: I want y’all to look at that sign. See what it says? “Cash for your home.” You know what that is?
Ricky Baker: It’s a billboard.
Tre Styles: Billboard.
Furious Styles: What are y’all, Amos and Andy? Are you Steppin’ and he’s Fetchit? I’m talking about the message. What it stands for. It’s called “gentrification.” It’s what happens when property value of a certain area is brought down. You listening?
Tre Styles: Yeah.
Furious Styles: They bring the property value down. They can buy the land cheaper. Then they move the people out, raise the value and sell it at a profit. What we need to do is keep everything in our neighborhood, everything, black. Black-owned with black money. Just like the Jews, the Italians, the Mexicans and the Koreans do.
Posted on January 6, 2016, in Movie Quote of the Day and tagged 1991, Boyz n the Hood, Cuba Gooding, John Singleton, Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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