The strong juju in their body parts makes East Africa a dangerous place for albinos

[charlie]

Gads. I swear, as long as something is merely rare, some Deep Wisdom idiot will deem it strong medicine. Tiger penis, rhino horn... HUMAN albino parts. A full "set" of pieces can fetch $75,000.

10,000 displaced or in hiding due to demand for body parts, Red Cross says
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"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."

Since 2007, 44 albinos have been killed in Tanzania and 14 others have been slain in Burundi, sparking widespread fear among albinos in East Africa.

At least 10,000 have been displaced or gone into hiding since the killings began, according to a report released this week by the International Federation for the Red Cross and Crescent societies.

East Africa's latest albino murder happened in Tanzania's Mwanza region in late October, when albino hunters beheaded 10-year-old Gasper Elikana and chopped off his leg, the report said. The killing left Elikana's father, who tried to defend his son, seriously injured...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34182250/ns/world_news-africa

[Heddi]

1. I saw a documentary about this a few years ago on PBS or Nat'l Geo

it was horrific. The film maker went under cover and met up with a guy, like an albino hit man, and would go after and chop up albinos for "witch doctors". The film maker had agreed on a couple of body parts for some curse or what-not, and the hit-man was stopped as he was going into the village to kill the albino.

IT was really ridiculous. Humans are incredibly fucked up creatures.

[charlie]

2. Sweet mother of Godzilla

So some poor sap doesn't know s/he came within a hair of being butchered. Because some shithead was given money to ostensibly supply another shithead albino chunks for his gumbo yaya magic. That is so frightening.

It seems as long as you mystify it with woo, you can make people do anything. You're right, we're ridiculous and fucked up idjits.

[Orrex]

3. What's the harm?

:sarcasm:

[Odin2005]

4. Jesus Christ Almighty!

:( :cry: