The colonized is forced to wear the stereotype the colonizer has sewn for him

Evidence

Willy-nilly, the Negro has to wear the livery that the white man has sewed for him. Look at children’s picture magazines: Out of every Negro mouth comes the ritual “Yassuh, boss.” It is even more remarkable in motion pictures. Most of the American films for which French dialogue is dubbed in offer the type-Negro: “Sho’ goodl” — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 130 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Colonized people gain status precisely by renouncing their own culture for the colonizer’s; The Negro is forced to wear the stereotype livery the white man has sewed. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 130; The racist creates the inferiority of the colonized. (+4 more)

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