Good motives aside, white condescension does more damage than good. White condescension says to a black child, 'The rules used by other ethnic groups don't apply to you. Forget about work hard, get an education, posses good values. No, for you, we'll alter the rules by lowering the standards and expecting less. ' Expect less, get less.
Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.