[SexualHeroics]

Someone had to ask. I'm confused about this.

[GiRTh]

No, he's an albino.

[swaredown]

Yes, he's an albino, so he looks white, but his parents are black




i think

[stonedape]

Genetically he's black, but technically he isn't because he's albino, a.k.a. no melanin, a.k.a. no skin pigment...melanin is basically what determines your skin color. But the way he said he was the "only white guy at the family reunion" infers that his parents and extended family are black.

It's a really interesting conundrum...makes you ask "Does your blackness make you black or not?"

[AlexBigBrother]

hes black, but is albino a problem with pigment in skin and your eyes, i think it is, which makes albino people white and have red eyes

[SexualHeroics]

Originally posted by stonedape
Genetically he's black, but technically he isn't because he's albino, a.k.a. no melanin, a.k.a. no skin pigment...melanin is basically what determines your skin color. But the way he said he was the "only white guy at the family reunion" infers that his parents and extended family are black.

It's a really interesting conundrum...makes you ask "Does your blackness make you black or not?"

Exactly what I'm thinking. I mean no one's actually black, but people are still referred to as black if they're from a certain descent.

[Spike]

He would look so much better better if he dyed his hair

[thisisme2008]

Yes, he is an albino black man.

[LaLaLand]

Yeah he's black, well albino, but should be black.

It made me LOL when he said "I was too white for the black kids, yet too white for the white kids..."

[LaLaLand]

Originally posted by Spike
He would look so much better better if he dyed his hair

If he did, it would just fade out within a week because of pigment issues! So there's not much point.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by stonedape
Genetically he's black, but technically he isn't because he's albino, a.k.a. no melanin, a.k.a. no skin pigment...melanin is basically what determines your skin color. But the way he said he was the "only white guy at the family reunion" infers that his parents and extended family are black.

It's a really interesting conundrum...makes you ask "Does your blackness make you black or not?"

Good explanation. His skin has no pigmentation so technically he's white or some cultures he would be considered to be yellow or red - I'm not joking. His family are black thus his background is black.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Spike
He would look so much better better if he dyed his hair

And his eyelashes? And eyebrows? Weekly?

[GiRTh]

And pubes. He'd have to do it weekly too. Albino people rarely resort to that.

[Killian]

I feel bad for him.

[Lauren]

If I am being 100% perfectly honest I really don't think he looks bad. I like him

[stonedape]

Originally posted by Killian
I feel bad for him.

At least he's interesting. Millions and millions of people can't say the same thing.

But yeah, nature's mean sometimes.

[GiRTh]

He's OK. I think he went a bit over the top with the sob story. In the Caribbean albino people are not as rare as he made out. I have two albino cousins who we refer to as our 'red' family. LOL

[GhettoSuperstar]

He seems very down to earth and real. He didn't make his condition a big deal in his video. I like him.

[stonedape]

Originally posted by GhettoSuperstar
He seems very down to earth and real. He didn't make his condition a big deal in his video. I like him.

He's my current favorite...I think he has a lot to offer, and I love that he hasn't watched Big Brother. Him coming out of the van and running in the completely wrong way was priceless.

[GhettoSuperstar]

Originally posted by stonedape

He's my current favorite...I think he has a lot to offer, and I love that he hasn't watched Big Brother. Him coming out of the van and running in the completely wrong way was priceless.

Haha yeah he was loving every min of it and worked the crowd well. I love how he had a trophy thing and an american football.

[CallumJoshuaSturt]

no he's an albino plus does he look black

[letmein]

Originally posted by sturtyboyjr
no he's an albino plus does he look black

I think he is black, but has the gene. He made some comment about him being the only white guy at his family reunions.

I was just looking it up, and apparently people who are albino, sunburn very easily, and have to watch overexposure. I'm sure he knows this. I don't know if we'll see him out in the sun much without a lot of protection.

[max]

I thought it was funny when mario called him daniel

[xDramatick]

Originally posted by max
I thought it was funny when mario called him daniel

Same, and then when Michael called him Danielle XD

[max]

Originally posted by Darenn

Same, and then when Michael called him Danielle XD

and then there was donald lol