Hhmph. The only cringy aspect is the rampant Albinophobia leakage over from Facebook. There were only slight signs of it on this site the previous two years.
As someone who lives 20 miles south of Lafayette here in Albiville, I resent that cringy distane.
To get over the phobia, don't focus on the back story focus on the awesomeness in front of you.