Idiots are gonna idiot.
Why this shocks or surprises anyone. Guess they just have to lie on purpose to try to act surprised. That would just strenghten an accurate stereotype.
Steroetypes exist. When the are accurate and based in reality they can also be called “common sense”.
Well, you don’t see syphilis infectee characters on TV, so they must be okay. Interestingly enough, TV nowadays is such an alternate reality and illusion it’s scary.