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My Life as an Albino - It's not great, but it's all white

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So, as I posted previously (http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1848215#post1848215) I have a condition called albinism which causes a lack of melanin in the skin, eyes, and hair. It also causes severe vision problems and sensitivity to light. Very few albinos look like the dude from 'Powder' (who was not an albino, but clearly a mutant space alien). Most of us just look Scandinavian. Albinism affects roughly 1 in 17,000 people.

When i was a kid I got teased about it all the time. It also made me stand out from the rest of my family, which caused some issues. This and other things didn't do wonders for my confidence.

Excuses, excuses. On balance it's hard to really say what effect albinism has had on my game.

Pros:

- It's a talking point, innit?

- It's forced me to develop other aspects of my game. Namely, my understanding that because not many girls are into albino guys, it's my responsibility to charm my way into their pants and not feel anything when I get rejected. This has helped me develop the ability to strike up conversations with girls anywhere, at any time, on the 2% chance that it will lead to a lay.

- In Asia white skin is considered beautiful. When i lived in Vietnam and the Philippines those Asian girls were all over me. Little do they know - albinism is recessive, so it's highly unlikely any kids they'd have with me would be blonde or blue-eyed.

Cons:

- In the US, having a tan is considered attractive and being all milky and translucent isn't. Google 'albino' and you get a bunch of message boards of people talking about how they could never, ever date an albino.

- One of the vision problems is an inability to focus. The moving-eye thing makes eye contact a problem.

- Not being able to go outside for long periods of time rules out the beach and some other athletic activities.


Just thought I'd share. Have any of you ever met (or even dated!!!) an albino?
 

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I will play along with your cute story. You do know that Scandinavians are not pale. Most have a tone that is actually kinda dark. Comparing one to an Albino is basically the dumbest thing I have heard on here (which is saying a lot).

Doesn't get much more Scandinavian than this...
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abba001.jpg

If you want pasty I would suggest Anglo places like Britain or Ireland.

Once again...

Albino.. https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/i...HL-iERYNSnBzeqx0JVY64JuzaW41sg_vevpzuVTGUgYkf

Scandinavian - Yes, many ethnic Scandinavians have VERY black hair.
http://scandikitchen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e5521f4a6888340147e0498c1c970b-800wi
 

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BigJimbo said:
I will play along with your cute story. You do know that Scandinavians are not pale. Most have a tone that is actually kinda dark. Comparing one to an Albino is basically the dumbest thing I have heard on here (which is saying a lot).

Doesn't get much more Scandinavian than this...
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abba001.jpg

If you want pasty I would suggest Anglo places like Britain or Ireland.

Once again...

Albino.. https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/i...HL-iERYNSnBzeqx0JVY64JuzaW41sg_vevpzuVTGUgYkf

Scandinavian - Yes, many ethnic Scandinavians have VERY black hair.
http://scandikitchen.typepad.com/.a/6a00e5521f4a6888340147e0498c1c970b-800wi
Nu, why so hostile? I'm just sharing my experience.

So you're an expert on the skin tones of all the peoples of the world, huh? As for the paleness, it probably has something to do with them not having sun for six months out of the year. If that's the dumbest thing you've ever heard here, you haven't been paying attention.

For the life of me I don't know what you mean when you say that having dark hair makes someone 'more' Scandinavian. Are blonde or redheaded Swedes, Norwegians and Finns 'less' Scandinavian in your eyes? All I can tell you is that I'm frequently mistaken for Nordic (or German) even though my ethnic background is different, and that every Northern European I've ever met has blonde or red hair.


Also, i hate to shatter your illusions but not every albino looks the same. Significant color variations exist, even without melanin. Some albinos look like your picture, but they can also look like this:

http://2011gtms8f.wikispaces.com/file/view/albino_girl.jpg

Or this:

http://dybiz.com/sites_randomblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/albino_asian_man.jpg

Or this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eEHTwYA41eU/TS6Y52QdLNI/AAAAAAAACCM/kNxsAs3Xdhc/s1600/connie3.jpg

Or even this:

http://dybiz.com/sites_randomblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sexy_black_albino_girl.jpg
 

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There was albino girl in my gradeschool. I admit, I never talked to her much, but from what I could tell she was never teased or bullied for her condition. She did however keep to herself, so I'm sure her condition was affecting her confidence.

I can't offer much advice/help/experience other than this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ScPoBEFl1Y

Listen to that song upon waking up every morning. Brother Ali is albino and fukking OWNS IT.
 

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You know, sometimes stuff like that can lead to advantages in certain situations. Best advice would be never to quit gaming I guess. It's the only way you can learn to work with your condition and figure out what works for you. I would definitely dress in such a way as to compliment my skin color, might make peacocking a little more easier or more effective? Tattoos must look just great on skin without pigment.
 

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Bible_Belt said:
I bet you know all the good blond jokes.
Yeah, like 'Why are blonde jokes so short? So brunettes can remember them'.

You know, sometimes stuff like that can lead to advantages in certain situations. Best advice would be never to quit gaming I guess. It's the only way you can learn to work with your condition and figure out what works for you. I would definitely dress in such a way as to compliment my skin color, might make peacocking a little more easier or more effective? Tattoos must look just great on skin without pigment.
Well as an albino I'm certainly more 'noticeable' than some other people, though whether that's a good or bad thing depends on how people react to paleness...generally blue is a good color, and so is dark green.

Unfortunately, for unrelated reasons I can't get any tattoos.
 

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embrace it, grow your hair long.

stand out from the crowd in a good way (earrings, tats, whatever)

build muscle, and wear shades during the daytime. get contacts / lasik surgery.

and work on your game during pickup, etc.

people like those who stand out. espeically girls, remember this.

If all else fails and you're still struggling, take an rsd bootcamp
 

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You could be super model hot as an albino, like those pics you posted. Or you could be super ugly weird looking. Doesn't even really have much to do with your being albino. Maybe the super thick glasses... that would make anyone less attractive. Do you have a picture?

If you are hot, and albino, then I'd say you are in the same league as someone who is hot and super tall. It makes you more interesting.

If you are not hot, then look at how you can improve your attractiveness.
 

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So sweet and appealing title, I would say White:

My best mate is albino.It is also a wonderful sweet guy.
Yes, it can be very time at the beach ..his brother is albino and his children may be.. but I can not understand what is important when in life can make a lot of things? My friend, we call Whity, is the most positive character always has the most beautiful girls! But because it has great confidence!
Good luck!
 

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just so people know: Lasik surgery has no effect on my eyesight. Albinism causes problems in the rods and cones, as well as in the eye's ability to filter out light. Lasik surgery does nothing to affect these things.
 

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Cant you get spray tanned, and maybe die your hair darker?
I ****ed an albino chick once, she was very low selfesteem and she was also a big slut at my school.
 

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r0cky said:
Cant you get spray tanned, and maybe die your hair darker?
I ****ed an albino chick once, she was very low selfesteem and she was also a big slut at my school.
I don't think I can spray-tan my whole body and dye my hair for the rest of my life.
 
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