re: #194 celticdragon

Yes, I have heard about that. It hit the news yesterday that albinos in parts of Africa are in fear of their lives after rumors spread that eating the body parts of an albino can give you magical powers. I wish I was making this up.

What the fuck has happened to the 21st Century??

NAIROBI, Kenya — The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who can make up to $75,000 selling a complete dismembered set.It

Mary Owido, who lacks pigment that gives color to skin, eyes and hair, says she is only comfortable when at work or at home with her husband and children.

“Wherever I go people start talking about me, saying that my legs and hands can fetch a fortune in Tanzania,” said Owido, 36, a mother of six. “This kind of talk scares me. I am afraid of going out alone.”

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It isn’t so much the 21st century, as it is the failure of so much of Africa to leave the 14th century and join the modern age. These problems have always been there, festering away quietly, pretty much off everyone’s radar. It’s the recent attention being paid to them that’s different, and welcome, despite the sickening nature of what’s being related.