It goes beyond that.
"The Man be keepin' us down" is the mantra of the black underclass. Racism is the cause of their condition.
When one of them succeeds academically, and goes on to enter the middle class, it's a slap in their faces.
They cannot confront the idea that what's keeping them down is their own lack of intelligence, laziness, and general bad attitudes.
“It goes beyond that.
“The Man be keepin’ us down” is the mantra of the black underclass. Racism is the cause of their condition.”
And it goes beyond that. I am home schooling a child who frequently adopts the “It’s not my fault” or the “Everyone hates me,” mentality.
The only thing keeping anybody down is nearly always themselves. MArtin Luther King admonished Blacks that once they had gotten into the universities they should burn the midnight oil, so to speak, to get ahead. This is a lesson not only for Blacks but for everyone. Anyone who wants to get ahead needs to work hard, essentially to create an unfair advantage over others.
If we look critically at any immigrant group who gets ahead they always practice the virtues of perseverance and temperance and courage. These are the traits that can cause anyone to excel. Sadly, it has become politically incorrect to tell anyone they need to work harder and quit whining.
Furthermore, these lessons are all around us. I like going to the local amateur boxing tournaments. The level of proficiency is always surprisingly high and the cultural background of the fighters nearly always shockingly low. Yet, they fail to realize that the same discipline that allows them to be a competent boxer are the very same tools that would allow them to succeed in any venture in life. Imagine if the hours training were spent practicing mathematics, studying chemistry, or simply reading and writing, but sadly they seek to struggle against odds greater than those of winning a lottery often because it fits the stereotype of the line that has been sold to them.