Supermodels with Albinism Connie Chiu & Shaun Ross

Red and Kelly go beyond skin deep as they discuss body confidence! From decades of hair struggles to learning to love the skin they're in, the girls look to two fashion icons who redefined beauty standards. Join Kelly and Red as they profile supermodels Connie Chiu and Shaun Ross and dispel the myths surrounding people with albinism.

 

Show Credits

Theme song: "Busy Old Sun" by Vaudeville

https://otikrecords.bandcamp.com/album/vaudeville-vaudeville-aka-s-s-insomnia-2

Cover Art: Jenny Lam @jennylamalam

Editing: Kelly & Red  @kellylansing @missredventure

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Source Material

TV Tropes "Albinos are Freaks" 

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology “Past and contemporary myths and misconceptions of oculocutaneous albinism in Africa” by Christopher Chu and Harry Dao, MD

The Mighty “10 Dangerous Myths and the Truths Behind Them” by Kirsty Russell 

NHS “Albinism”

National Library of Medicine “Albinism”

United Nations Human Rights “People With Albinism: Not Ghosts but Human Beings”

South China Morning Post “World’s first albino model Connie Chiu on growing up in Cow-loon and diversity on the catwalk” 

Metal Magazine “Shaun Ross - In Flux” by Cain McKendry 

 

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