MGC Director Misturah Owolabi  Condemns Viral Skit Mocking People with Albinism

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Summary: Misturah Owolabi, Creative Director of Misty Glam Company, condemned a viral skit mocking people with albinism, calling out the creative industry for exploiting their limited opportunities and perpetuating harmful stereotypes.

Misturah Abisola Owolabi, popularly known as Misty, Creative Director of Misty Glam Company, has criticised a viral X skit for mocking people with albinism and reinforcing harmful stereotypes.

The video, which has circulated widely online, shows a man attempting to introduce his fiancée, a lady with albinism, to his mother. In the skit, the lady struggles to see and is repeatedly turned to face the man’s mother so she can greet her. The mother remains visibly resistant throughout the scene. The video was posted with the caption, “How you go bring German babe come house.”

Reacting to the skit, Misturah condemns its portrayal of people with albinism and addresses arguments used to justify such content.

She explained that exploitation does not always involve coercion, noting that it stems from limited opportunities. According to her, people with albinism are largely excluded from meaningful creative work within the industry and are rarely cast in serious roles, campaigns or everyday media representation.

“But once it’s time for a ridiculous skit that portrays them as helpless, confused or ‘blind and clueless,’ suddenly everyone remembers they exist,” she added.

Drawing from her experience as a talent manager, Misty explained that creatives with albinism are frequently overlooked except during awareness campaigns or symbolic moments, such as International Albinism Awareness Day, when brands seek short-term visibility or inspirational content.

She stressed that when individuals with albinism accept demeaning roles, it is mostly due to a lack of alternatives rather than a willingness to reinforce stereotypes.

“When opportunities are scarce, people take what they can get, even when it’s humiliating,” she said.

She also made it clear that such skits misrepresent albinism, noting that while some people with albinism have low vision, portrayals that exaggerate disability perpetuate misinformation and reinforce dangerous stereotypes.

“These skits keep the industry lazy, because it’s easier to use someone’s identity as a punchline than to create meaningful stories that show them as full humans,” she wrote, “We can really do better than making marginalised communities the joke every time.”