More Albino Atrocities
November 14th, 2008 by SocProf and tagged albinos, Discrimination, Human Rights, Mass Violence, Social Prejudice, Social Stigma, Tanzania
This insanity has to stop.
Let me reiterate the general point that illustrates perfectly, albeit horribly, the arbitrary of stigma and prejudice, and the corresponding violence exercised against a stigmatized category. Any physical marker can be latched upon and used to mistreat an entire category of people, something that essentialist approaches to race and ethnicity completely miss.
I mean, seriously…
And all in the name of woo-woo.
Posted in Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Mass Violence, Prejudice, Social Discrimination, Social Stigma | 1 Comment »
November 15th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I had no idea this was happening. Thanks for making me aware of this. The connection to folk religion is horrifying.