There’s a difference between following culture (ghetto culture) and following religion (beard, hijab etc) so I don’t see how this comparison is relevant to what i said.
It’s not ALL about individual choice i grant you but it’s certainly a big part of it. The ghettos persist cos the government doesn’t do what’s needed to help the people in them out but it’s too easy to blame a person’s (one old enough to know between right and wrong)actions on backrounds, like i said, they are old enough to know better and therefore take responsibility for their actions.