Probing Question: Why are albinos always cast as villains?

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The evil albino can be traced back to other pale villains including the vampire Nosferatu seen here in a drawing by Albin Grau for a 1921 silent film. Credit: Penn State
The 'evil albino' can be traced back to other pale villains, including the vampire Nosferatu, seen here in a drawing by Albin Grau for a 1921 silent film. Credit: Penn State

The evil albino has been a stock Hollywood character for decades. Foul Play, End of Days, The Matrix Reloaded, and Cold Mountain are but a few examples of recent films with deranged or sadistic albino antagonists. Now, in The Da Vinci Code, he's baaaaack—in the person of Silas, a self-flagellating assassin-monk—and some members of the albino community are upset.


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