'Other' White Storytellers: Emancipating Albinism Identity through Personal Narratives

摘要

Through the rhetoric of whiteness, the term “albino” distinguishes an albinic body fromthe “normal” white skin color of a White person. However, “albino” bodies mayreposition themselves closer towards perceived normalcy via emancipatory rhetoric.This study analyzes the emancipatory rhetoric within TEDx talks presented by albinic,Black fashion models, Diandra Forrest and Shaun Ross.It is argued that the two utilizepersonal narratives to un-otherize(emancipate) from the stereotypical “albino” identityand highlight the complexity of race and difference-making in our culture.