Refilwe Modiselle is not having it with people who keep calling her an “albino”.
The star has been dragged severally on different occasions because of her skin colour.
Refilwe has once said that her living with albinism has not been easy.
Taking to her Twitter, Refilwe let South Africans know that using the term “albino” is derogatory.
It all started when a Twitter user used the term to ask about models who are living with albinism.
Refilwe constantly reminds people to not refer to others with albinism as “albinos”.
She tweeted: “Please don’t refer to us as “albino”, it’s very derogatory. Come correct please, it’s person(s) with albinism. Correct referral is models with albinism. Thanks for coming to my #TEDtalk”
See tweet below:
Please don’t refer to us as “albino” it’s very derogatory.
Come correct please it’s person(s) with albinism.
Correct referral is models with albinism. 🙏🏻🕯️🤍✨Thanks for coming to my #TEDtalk https://t.co/3XrckSCBWK
— Refilwe Modiselle (@vanillablaq) February 4, 2021
said Refilwe. Twitter user @IvoryGreathous1 added his two cents and made it known what the correct term is too: “The correct term is beautiful sisters. Period.” Refilwe has been in the media for shedding light on what it means to have albinism and she always strives to educate instead of putting others down. After Refilwe let people know what the correct term is, social media users thanked her for teaching them what is right. Read more: https://briefly.co.za/94527-refilwe-modiselle-does-not-want-be-called-albino-calls-it-derogatory.html
See tweet below:
Please don’t refer to us as “albino” it’s very derogatory.
Come correct please it’s person(s) with albinism.
Correct referral is models with albinism. 🙏🏻🕯️🤍✨Thanks for coming to my #TEDtalk https://t.co/3XrckSCBWK
— Refilwe Modiselle (@vanillablaq) February 4, 2021
