White masochism arises from guilt over sanctioned sadistic aggression toward blacks

Evidence

Another solution might be this: There is first of all a sadistic aggression toward the black man, followed by a guilt complex because of the sanction against such behavior by the democratic culture of the country in question. This aggression is then tolerated by the Negro: whence masochism. But, I shall be told, your schema is invalid: It does not contain the elements of classic masochism. Perhaps, indeed, this situation is not classic. In any event, it is the only way in which to explain the masochistic behavior of the white man. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 632

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White identification with the Negro springs from projected fear of retaliation; White men’s racial hatred of Negroes is a disguised sexual revenge; The Uncle Remus stories encode simultaneous white love-seeking and hatred of blacks (+7 more)

Related

• White men’s racial hatred of Negroes is a disguised sexual revenge (similarity 0.89)
• The Uncle Remus stories encode simultaneous white love-seeking and hatred of blacks (similarity 0.86)
• Whites defuse Br’er Rabbit stories to protect against their own masochistic admiration (similarity 0.85)
• White identification with the Negro springs from projected fear of retaliation (similarity 0.84)
• White men project their repressed sexual desires onto the Negro as biological danger. (similarity 0.80)
• White refusal to release the past drove blacks toward racial pride (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• The Negro’s whiteness-seeking stems from overcompensation for racial inferiority #complicates (0.50)
• White refusal to release the past drove blacks toward racial pride #complicates (0.50) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 444