Kami, a mustard-colored furry Muppet, likes nature,
telling stories and collecting stuff. She also happens to be HIV-positive.
To plaudits from education officials and AIDS activists,
the producers of South Africa's version of Sesame Street on
Tuesday unveiled the first Muppet infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
"We are living in a society that is very stigmatizing and
discriminatory," said Musa Njoko, an AIDS activist. The
introduction of Kami "is going to create a culture of acceptance."
I wouldn’t be surprized if “Kami was having unprotected anal sex with up to ten johns a day. You see, Kami is a prostitute. She has to support her three children, born out of wedlock, and each of her children has a different daddy. One of them died of AIDS, the other two are in prison”.