The self made person is a dangerous breed. Because no one is self made. But when one believes they are self made, then those who have not made it must be lazy. For minority self made people, they achieve a form of acceptance from monied whites and then conclude that all minorities would be accepted if they just became self made persons. Sheriff Clark, Ben Carson, Kanye, etc are all examples of this. And it all derives from the myth of “I’m self-made and if I can do it anyone can. Those that don’t are deserving of maltreatment “.