Posted on 10/03/2009 2:09:54 PM PDT by stan_sipple
I had just 24 hours to prepare for my trip to Africa. We had been reporting on the killing of Tanzanians with albinism, a genetic condition characterized by a lack of pigment in people's eyes, skin and hair, as part of an ABC News hour special.
In Tanzania, there has been a grotesque rash of albino killings: 54 people have been murdered since 2007, though observers say more incidences go unreported. Renegade witch doctors have convinced locals that there are magical properties in the blood, bones and skin of people with albinism, which has created a sickening black market where the limb of an albino can bring in anywhere from $500 to $2,000. In a country where the per capita income is roughly $450 a year, that's a macabre fortune.
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That seems like a lot of albinos....????
frightening, havent they heard we are all post-racial now?
Sounds racist to me!
Yep, racism of the highest order.
They do? There's a lady down the street with this quality. Seems kind of stupid to just wait for her to die and then have her swept up by her greedy relatives.
Witch doctors could meet unmet needs in our diverse communities (sarc)
It is elementary economics; increase the number of doctors and the price of medical care will decline. Therefore, import the witch doctors. In addition, eating albino’s may cause beef prices to decline in order to meet the competition. “Our Diversity Is Our Strength!”
Obmombo Care should bring these which doctors to the US so that advanced racist treatments can be practiced!
If invited to the White House should one carefully inspect any meat dishes?
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