Posted on 01/16/2015 7:51:17 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
This week, albinos and so-called witch doctors have made headlines. A number of news outlets reported that Tanzania had announced a ban on these "witch doctors" to curb attacks on people with albinism.
That made us wonder: What, exactly, is a witch doctor? And why are people with albinism under attack in Tanzania?
Roughly 1 in 1,400 Tanzanians has a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of pigment in his skin, hair or eyes. By comparison, the rate is 1 in 20,000 worldwide.
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Racist witch doctors?
They will just go underground. These people have been relying on witch doctors for so long that a ban will do nothing
It’s not racist if you’re white, you know!(sarc.)
“Can A New Ban On Witchcraft Protect The Albinos Of Tanzania?”
Duh! I mean does anyone even have to ask?
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