Myths vs Facts
To celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day 2017, we put out informative flyers to clarify some myths about albinism
Myth: People living with albinism are less intelligent. 👎❎
Model @_iyaloo_
Myth: Body parts of persons living with albinism make potent charms that can make people rich and successful. ❎👎
Fact: This is not true. It is a myth spread by witchdoctors in order to enrich themselves at the expense of others. ✅👍
Model @teejay_ameen
Myth: Albinism is a curse or a punishment. ❎👎
Fact: Albinism is not a curse; neither is it a punishment. It is a genetic condition that results in a lack or total absence of melanin (pigmentation) in the body. ✅👍
Model: @a.z.u.k.a
Myth: Albinism is contagious ❎👎
Fact: Albinism is not contagious. It is a genetic condition passed on by both parents. Each parent must be a carrier, and both must pass on an albinism gene for someone to be born with the condition. ✅👍
Model: @officialejiroemokiniovo
Models: @albinorella @lendingavoice @okagbareonome
Myth: People with albinism are sterile. ❎👎
Fact: Persons with albinism are fertile and can have children like other people. ✅👍
Model: @iamgaje
Myth: People with albinism cannot see (well) during the day but see well at night. ❎👇
Fact: People with albinism have eyesight problems due to lack of ‘melanin’ pigmentation in the retina. They can see during the day and also at night, but they may either be short or long sighted and may need sight aids . ✅👍
Myth: A person may encounter bad luck if they touch the skin of a person with albinism. ❎👇
Fact: There is no bad luck on the skin of people living with albinism. They deserve love, touch and even hugs just like every other person. ✅👍
Myth: People living with albinism are results of inbreeding or incest. ❎👇.
Fact: Albinism is a genetic condition, passes by both parents to their child. ✅👍
Myth: People with albinism don’t die, they simply vanish. ❎👇
Fact: All people with albinism die like other pigmented people. There’s no such thing as vanishing ✅👍
Myth: The mother of a PWA slept with a white man. ❎👇
Myth: Salt causes dark spots on PWAs ❎👇
Fact: Sun burns not salt causes the dark spots on the faces of albinos. PWAs please protect your sensitive skin from the harmful rays of the sun ✅👍
Myth: A person with albinism cannot have dark skinned children.❎👇
Models: @okagbareonome @lolumajaro
Myth: PWAs don’t take salt. ❎👇
Myth: “orisa”
Meaning small god ❎👇
Fact: PWA’s are human beings and not gods with powers. ✅👍