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In singularity, subjectivity is always white, and only the white body embodies knowledge.
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The statement claims that when subjectivity is treated as singular, it is always identified with whiteness. It then gives the white body exclusive authority to embody knowledge. In plain terms, the sentence presents whiteness not merely as a physical description but as the only accepted position from which knowledge can exist or be represented.
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- Journal on African Philosophy, No. 14
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