Fanon quotes Hegel as saying that one's sense of self-worth and even reality comes from others, particularly how they react to one's actions (Fanon 191). This racism is also instilled among Black people themselves due to an inferiority complex resulting from Black people living in a world where their human worth is questioned; since blacks are unable to humiliate whites, they demonstrate their worth by humiliating each other. Ultimately, blacks perceive whites as better because they would not want to be white if they did not believe it would alleviate their distress.