The Blankenberg article was a response to what was considered a mythic, rather than medical, issue afflicting a surprisingly large proportion of the African community. Albinism of black Africans is particularly damaging in South Africa, being that South Africa was arguably hardest hit by racism during the colonial era. Apartheid gave credence according to skin color, and in all cases, authority came in the color white. It follows then, that the purpose of the article …showed first 75 words of 1970 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1970 total…the future, she writes, "albino identity defies the easiness of the old apartheid labels, and the relative fixity of an old African cosmology...albino identity in many ways forces the 'unnatural' fixity of these identities and these identifications to melt a little...to move with the times" (43). Subsequently, the article addresses the concerns and hurt felt by black albinos in post apartheid Africa, in addition to accepting the benefits that may result from these indecencies.