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every met a real albino?


have any of u ever met a real albino? what was ur experience like?

i sure had an interesting one.

did they have blue or pink eyes?

were they nice?

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Albino's are normal people, Powder is a fantasy film they are not like Powder's character in real life. I have seen many Albino's they are normal, they just don't have a lot of hair and have pale white skin.

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I have two cousins that are albino and both have plenty of hair. We're middle eastern and both of them have beautiful blond hair, the oldest is in pharmaceutical school right now and she could probably be a model, women pay thousands of dollars to get their hair the same color as hers is naturally.

There is nothing wrong with them, they look normal, normal skin tone, just light hair and they did have the funky eye thing when they were younger/babies. I don't remember if their eyes are still like that though.

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There was a lady that met when I was in school at the library in the computer lab who was an albino. She was nice. I forgot what she was studying. And she played the piano on the side.

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i am albino

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awesome. what has ur experience been like so far? =)


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well everybody loves my white hair, lol. one woman i met in a department store didn't believe it was natural and i had to show her my eye brows and eye lashes. i am legally blind and super sensitive to the sun and my eyes are sensitive to light. but honestly a lot of people do not realize i am albino/ my eyes only look reddish/pinkish when the light hits then a certain may i am told. the legally blind part is the worst but God's grace is sufficient/ i love the hair though because i like to be a little different and i don't have to worry about turning gray LOL.

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hi,
i love ur experiences u shared!! very cool. i also have extremely light blonde/white hair .. and i have had similar experiences as yourself - one was at a six flags park and 2 teenagers were convinced i was albino - and it turned out their sibling has albinism and this is why they felt so strongly that i was. lol.. ever since i was a small child i have been fascinated with how gorgeous albino folks are! =) so u got a fan in me! and yes its awesome u also dont have to worry bout gray hairs! hehe.


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I've seen a few albino people in my country, Philippines. I once saw 2 albino kids, siblings, a boy & a girl. At first I thought they were just white kids, but then I saw their parents. Their parents were Filipinos, it was only then that I realized they were albinos. Honestly, I think a lot of them can pass for normal white people. If those kids didn't have their parents with them, everyone would think they were normal white kids.



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I had a albino girl in my class when I was going to college I thought she was white at first. When she spoke you can tell she was black and me and this other girl was talking to her and she told us about her kids and how they used to think she was white. I saw another guy around the college he was albino. I don't think they are just like everyone else they are human just like us. The only thing that make them different is of course their skin is way paler, I didn't look deep into her eyes I don't remember the color, the hair on them is just sandy blonde I guess you can say.

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There was an albino girl in my highschool. She was really nice, and beautiful. I always wondered, but never asked, about her. I hope she's had a good life, with many more years ahead of her.

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The movie "Powder" is a fictional story about a boy with paranormal powers. This story should not be applied to albino people.

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I have not met them, but I have seen SEVERAL over the years from every "ethnic" group imaginable. Whatever the genetic cause, it seems to be world wide. The last little girl that I saw was pitching a fit because her mother was trying to put a hat and sunglasses on her.

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i went to grade school with one , his name was joshua . god i hated him . before his 1st day , our teacher came in ahead a time to talk to us about him and albinos and how we were all to treat him kindly and not stare . he essentially got special treatment . towards the end of the school year he started to get all spoiled and would act like a diva . once in gym class someone squirted a water gun at a litebulb and it exploded above us . apparently a tiny lil shard of glass hit this 'bino on the face and he started ballin and gettin all retarded . i had enough and shouted at him to knock it off and he spit at me as he walked up the stairs . his spit goober landed on my shirt and i flipped , i ran up the stairs after him and pushed his shoulders and he flew forwards and tripped . he jumped up and screamed that he was gonna tell the teacher who conveniently was approaching the students . of course she was all like OMG joshua what happened hunny ???? he started ballin so hard he could hardly breathe and said i had brutally attacked him for no reason at all . i was furious ...
later , the teacher had a talk with me in private about the incident and i told her what really happened with the bulb and him spitting and me shouting at him and how i was tired of him . she told me my frustration was normal and didnt punish me . after i left the classroom he was standing around outside with some classmates waitin for their parents to pick em up and i threw my pencil at him like a dart which somehow actually struck him with the sharpened point exactly where i aimed it : his face . i took off running and i heard his dumbass yelling some bs . ( i didnt get in trouble for that either , tho im unsure if the teacher ever found out about that one lol ). the next morning as i was walking to school he and his fat mom were waiting for me by the school entrance . the mom got in my face and pointing fingers and was like "dontchu DARE hit my son, eva !" i remember this cos it took me by surprise and i still recall her disgusting stale milk and coffee breath tryin to tell me what to do. i really wanted to push her finger aside but i tried to be a lil respectful and just turned my shoulder to her and said sorry as i walked inside . she must not have said anything cos i never heard from any school staff

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Sure. I had a crush on a guy in high school who was albino and also had no hair anywhere. As you can imagine, people called him Powder. He was sweet, and thankfully didn't seem to get bullied too badly. He seemed popular with girls. He was pretty cute.

Otherwise, I've seen people with albinism here and there throughout life. I guess they look pretty cool to me, but it's no big deal. Just people with a skin condition, and reading up on it, possibly lots of other hair, skin and nail conditions. Some of them even lack sweat glands, which sounds dangerous if they were to overheat.

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