Are there really so many albinos in Tanzania? Well, I guess they're clustered together here for protection..?.
Kind of? I think it might be both. A lot of these pictures are taken at places specifically meant to be safe havens for albinos (and it would make sense that those trying to protect individuals on their own might not want to advertise that fact). But I think albinism might be more prevalent in individuals with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. It's recessive, so it'd make sense for it to be a lot more common in certain gene pools, and I've known maybe a half-dozen African-American albinos, but none from any other ethnicity.
Then again, I think the most common type of albinism is just light hair/skin/eyes (not necessarily white hair/pink eyes), which is a lot more noticeable in darker skinned populations. . .
And yeah-the whole idea of describing a people by calling them 'other group of people + modifier' kind of made me : \. Nomads is a lot more general and less judgy-which is sad, because The Big Picture is generally good with these sorts of things.
Also, they didn't have any pet shark or homemade goggle mentions. :(
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Kind of? I think it might be both. A lot of these pictures are taken at places specifically meant to be safe havens for albinos (and it would make sense that those trying to protect individuals on their own might not want to advertise that fact). But I think albinism might be more prevalent in individuals with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. It's recessive, so it'd make sense for it to be a lot more common in certain gene pools, and I've known maybe a half-dozen African-American albinos, but none from any other ethnicity.
Then again, I think the most common type of albinism is just light hair/skin/eyes (not necessarily white hair/pink eyes), which is a lot more noticeable in darker skinned populations. . .
And yeah-the whole idea of describing a people by calling them 'other group of people + modifier' kind of made me : \. Nomads is a lot more general and less judgy-which is sad, because The Big Picture is generally good with these sorts of things.
Also, they didn't have any pet shark or homemade goggle mentions. :(