AI Snips
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One Structure Underlies All Racism
- Racism has a singular psychic structure underpinning its many forms despite seeming pluralistic.
- The racial other occupies a specific position in this structure, providing a unifying lens on racism.
Racist Obstacle Delivers Enjoyment
- Racism centers on the racial other seemingly obstructing enjoyment, but this obstacle itself delivers unconscious enjoyment.
- This paradoxical enjoyment makes racism sustain itself beyond conscious hatred.
Unconscious Is Not Mere Ignorance
- Popular use of "unconscious bias" often simplifies unconscious as mere lack of knowledge.
- True psychoanalytic unconscious operates against conscious intent, making responsibility complex but real.