June 10, 2008
Prey
This is both strange and disturbing: in Tanzania, people with albinism are being hunted and killed for their body parts, which are believed to possess magical properties. The practitioners of this particular variety of the black arts don't seem too interested in hearing their victims' opinions on the matter.
Just so we're clear, none of my body parts should be used as good luck charms or ingredients in love potions. You'll be sorely disappointed in their effectiveness.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at June 10, 2008 07:40 PM
Comments
What magical thinking may lead to!
I wouldn't dare to go back to Congo now, not only because my house beside the river Congo appears to be destroyed, but particularly because having sex with a white woman is believed to cure a person from aids!
How awful.
Posted by: Mieke Verstraete at June 11, 2008 07:16 AM
my left little pinky, on the other hand, is magical.
Posted by: shyestviolet at June 11, 2008 10:30 AM