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Oh my gosh this is the first that I'm hearing about such a thing. In Tanzania dozens of albino people (particularly children) have been murdered for their body parts because some local witch doctors feel that their bones are essential for various potions. I felt very sad when I read about this. Kinda like the rapes of children by some HIV positive men (they believed it was a cure for HIV). Since the Albinos in African are African this is not a matter of race so I posted it in the General Discussion section.

Although this should not even need to be said, please understand that just because these things happen in a particular part of the continent of Africa does not mean that it is rampant. African Albino soccer players are now attempting to serve as educators to their own communities about this sick practice. Some of them survived by fleeing thier country. How does the globe mass educate various cultures against partaking in such practices as albino murders, female circumcism etc wihout imposing our culture onto theres.

Humans.................

Maybe it's a good thing that I cannot watch the video in my country.

Graycap23 said:

Humans.................

Exactly every race has done something crazy to affect their community.

Anyway..this is sad and very disturbing.

YIKES but yes eye have heard of that my what a world we live in! yikes!

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[Edited 8/24/10 13:25pm]

This has been known for a while now..

horrible.

This image just about breaks my heart

Albinos have not been treated humanely throughout many cultures and societies. Whenever someone is born looking drastically different from the rest of the population (in non-westernized nations) it seems they are either exhaulted as something sent by a god power or scorned, murdered and mistreated as something sent by a demonic power - supersticious reactions to the minority group. Even today, as cultures are so advanced and what not, we still mistreat people with physical deformities or unique physical traits. Think of how hard little people and the physically disabled have it even today, struggling for employment opportunities and accessibility/accommodation, being easy targets for criminals. It's pathetic. The mistreatment of albinos is beyond comprehension though. I don't know how you could even kill an albino baby.

I can't bring myself to watch that vid.

me neither, especially after seeing that picture of that baby.

ZombieKitten said:

This image just about breaks my heart

Gorgeous eyes.

Serious said:

Maybe it's a good thing that I cannot watch the video in my country.

horrible

AnckSuNamun said:

ZombieKitten said:

This image just about breaks my heart

Gorgeous eyes.

yes, gorgeous everything - the hair is particularly awesome

I know this is a horrible thing to say, but why can't United Colors of Bennetton (if they are still around) swoop in and rescue them all, these kids are perfect for their ad campaigns

Give them a life where they will be SPECIAL in a good way.

ZombieKitten said:

AnckSuNamun said:

Gorgeous eyes.

yes, gorgeous everything - the hair is particularly awesome

I know this is a horrible thing to say, but why can't United Colors of Bennetton (if they are still around) swoop in and rescue them all, these kids are perfect for their ad campaigns

Give them a life where they will be SPECIAL in a good way.

you know, profit under the guise of humanitarian efforts