Do you know any Somalis with albinism? I do

roses4me said:

I know one, my cousin has albinism. I always thought she looked cool but she was very insecure about it and even wanted to dye her hair once, she always wears sunglasses when she goes out bc her eyes are very sensitive and shes pretty much the only person of all my relatives who gets sunburned.
When I was little I was afraid I would stop developing melanin and get vitiligo bc i thought it was a gene thing hahaha

when I saw this horse with albinism it's colours kinda reminded me of her. Best cousin ever, wished we lived in the same town </3



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Sa_Male said:

That's crazy..... did she........ look cadaan? Just asking.

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roses4me said:

She does look Cadaan but is too white to the point it's uncanny valley

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roses4me said:

That's what I tell her!!! But she's like "you wouldn't get it, I look like a ghost..."

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Lightshow said:

I have never seen a Somali Albino. It must be very very rare in the Somali genepool.

To the point of nonexistence.

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Sa_Male said:

Or maybe even being a somali in the first place makes you a rare breed tbh

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Wonyluvr said:

Saw a Somali guy with albinism in Somalia

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Internet Nomad said:

Nah that was just a isaaq guy walking around in southern somalia

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Riftvalley said:

I used to think my wife was albino. Turns out, it was some dodgy skin lightening cream from a Congolese chap.

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roses4me said:

Did she suffer any negative effects from the cream? That sounds painful

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Aseer said:

My granpa on my mothers side had complete heterochromia in his eyes lol I never thought these cases like my grandpa and your cousin would be in the genepool

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