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Dependent Identity And Self-Alienation
- Frantz Fanon argues Black identity depends on white recognition, which prevents genuine self-realization.
- This forces Black people to view themselves from the outside and constantly monitor their bodies.
Train Encounter That Reveals Triple-Consciousness
- Fanon recalls a train incident where a white boy points and expresses fear at his presence.
- Fanon felt triple-consciousness and extreme hyperawareness of his body as a survival shell.
Visibility Makes Blackness Unique
- Fanon contrasts anti-Semitism and anti-Black racism, noting Blackness is always visible and policed.
- He argues Black people become slaves not to others' ideas but to their own appearance.