As a Result of Incestuous Marriage, This Family Has Blue Skin like the Movie Avatar

Due to Inbreeding, This Family Has Blue Skin like the Movie Avatar

Dream - The film Avatar has become the center of attention in the entertainment world. The film directed by James Cameron presents amazing images, characters, and stories. Despite the strong science fiction atmosphere, Jake Sully and other characters in Pandora have blue skin. What is even more surprising is that blue skin is not only in the film, but also exists in real life. A family in Kentucky, United States, was born with blue skin. Quoted from the New York Post, the story of this blue-skinned family happened in 1890.

According to research, humans with blue skin are very rare. This condition is caused by incestuous marriages from generation to generation. The research refers to the discovery of a baby born in 1972, who had uniformly blue skin all over his body.

Dubbed Smurf from Kentucky

The baby named Benjamin "Benjy" Stacy turns out to have the genetic of blue-skinned people from Kentucky. They were nicknamed the Smurfs of Kentucky, similar to the animated film "Smurf". Before that, the Martin Fugate and Elizabeth Smith family were similar to the Jake Sully and Neytiri family in the film Avatar Way Of Water.

They appear to have the same blue skin color, which is unusual for humans in general. The Blue Fugates are dubbed as Ancient Avatars. After the discovery of humans with blue color became the spotlight, researchers delved into this unique phenomenon. The story of the blue family was published in an article titled "The Blue People of Troublesome Creek" by Cathy Trost from the University of Indiana.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving the html tags: Article from 1982 in Science 82 magazine revealed that Cyanotic or blue color change is inseparable from the lineage. It all started with the Martin and Elizabeth family, a blue-skinned family in 1982. One of them carries the methemoglobinemia gene.

That is a very rare condition that occurs when red blood cells contain an abnormal level of methemoglobin. Ever seen swollen and bluish skin? The concept of methemoglobin is almost the same, which is a form of hemoglobin that cannot carry oxygen to the tissues. Due to this lack of oxygenation, patients often have blue skin with purple lips and brown-colored blood. Experts refer to the methemoglobinemia gene as being recessive.

In the sense that the blue color will not affect future generations, except that Fugate began to marry within their own clan or family. Various studies have revealed that incestuous marriages have negative impacts.

Severe Birth Defect

Quoting from Live Science, close relatives genetically have a risk of having offspring with a small chance of survival. Children from incestuous marriages are at risk of severe birth defects or mental illnesses with a 50 percent probability.

While the phenomenon of the Ancient Kentucky Avatar is caused by geographical factors. Experts say they engage in incest due to extreme isolation. In the early 20th century, Eastern Kentucky had no roads or railroads, so no one came.

"When they settled in this country at that time, there were no roads. It was difficult to get out, so they got married," said Dennis Stacy, a descendant of the Fugate family to Science 82."

"Blue face like Avatar"

They are the children of Elizabeth and Martin, Zachariah, who married their aunt. The Fugate family was raised with other cousins, as well as descendants from other families such as Combs, Smith, Ritchie, and Stacy. Soon after, the group of blue-skinned family was formed. A photo, which has now gone viral, dating back to the early 20th century, shows the Fugates with frightening blue faces resembling ancient "Avatar" cosplay.

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