In the Antilles, perception of people always occurs in white terms

Evidence

It may perhaps be objected that if the white man is subject to the elaboration of the imago of his peer, an analogous phenomenon should occur in the Antillean, visual perception being the sketch for such an elaboration. But to say this is to forget that in the Antilles perception always occurs on the level of the imaginary. It is in white terms that one perceives one’s fellows. People will say of someone, for instance, that he is “very black”; there is nothing surprising, within a family, in hearing a mother remark that “X is the blackest of my children”–it means that X is the least white. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 995 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Blackness itself becomes a spectacle judged against whiteness in Martinique; Antilleans perceive their fellows through a white frame of reference — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 995; Martinique’s collective unconscious is European, so blackness triggers fear there too — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 667 (+2 more)

Related

• Antilleans perceive their fellows through a white frame of reference (similarity 0.93)
• Antillean identity is contingent entirely on the white Other (similarity 0.92)
• The Martinican compares with peers through the white man as standard (similarity 0.91)
• The Antillean’s unconscious is populated entirely by white archetypes (similarity 0.89)
• Antilleans claim superiority over Africans by being closer to the white man. (similarity 0.88)
• Antilleans going to France to confirm whiteness instead encounter their blackness. (similarity 0.88)
• The Antillean is made white by unconscious processes while lacking white skin (similarity 0.88)
• Antilleans internalize European archetypes such that their anima and animus are white (similarity 0.86)
• A few French phrases in Martinican education shape the young Antillean’s entire worldview (similarity 0.83)
• For the Antillean Negro, mastery of French proportionally increases perceived whiteness and humanity. (similarity 0.83)
• Martinican folk humor codified the absurdity of dark skin in a white world (similarity 0.83)
• A few classroom phrases form the young Antillean’s entire worldview. (similarity 0.83)
• The Antillean’s self-worth is entirely contingent on comparison with others (similarity 0.83)
• The Antillean journey to France to become white reveals his real black face (similarity 0.83)
• Martinique’s collective unconscious is European, so blackness triggers fear there too (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Antilleans perceive their fellows through a white frame of reference #corroborates (0.85) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 995
• Blackness itself becomes a spectacle judged against whiteness in Martinique #expands (0.75)
• Dreaming oneself white is a normal Antillean response to socialization #expands (0.65)
• Martinique’s collective unconscious is European, so blackness triggers fear there too #corroborates (0.60) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 667
• Antillean identity is contingent entirely on the white Other #qualifies (0.60)