soft bigotry of low expectations

Meaning

Noun

  • The practice of expecting less from members of a disadvantaged group and thus implicitly encouraging those people not to reach their full potential.

Origin

  • Used by US president George W. Bush; attributed to speechwriter Michael Gerson.

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