Soft bigotry of low expectations is an interesting viewpoint
Another viewpoint is that living in a multi generational cycle of being told you’ve got no chance to be successful, being surrounded with seeing that as the norm, with success being the exception, requires outside forces to help change that cycle
I don’t view it a lower expectations as much as growing up in environments where status quod is the norm, and some positive intervention having potentially positive effects
I grew up in a positive environment
I see others who didnt, and who have needed support to overcome that, and that’s just middle class white people with parents who kind of messed up their kids
If that is multiplied to multigenerational and someone’s social circle, I imagine the prospects for digging yourself out are way worse than being in a supportive environment
I don’t think I’ll change anyone’s mind, but it’s interesting to me that we have such different viewpoints.