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TheObelisk 8 points ago +8 / -0

I wonder if ethnic minorities like being lumped in with 'mentally challenged.'

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WishdoctorsSong 3 points ago +3 / -0

Arent' they? There was an article back by some education researchers talking about how black kids should be held to a lower standard and allowed more time to figure things out. I read it expecting something about food deserts or lack of parenting or the stress of being a poor persecuted minority, but nope, they just basically said black kids take longer to figure things out because on average they're dumber.

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TheObelisk 2 points ago +2 / -0

I got kicked out of school and sent to an ALC. Mostly teen moms, goths and minorities. I could tell they were grading me different from the others and when i asked about it they said it was because 'we expect more from you.' That was my first introduction to inconvenient double-standards and also the bigotry of low expectations toward minorities.