US Women Getting HIV Fastest In World

IOL ^ | 7-9-2004 | Michael Mathes

[Tax Government]

If women were able to negotiate safe sex...

They aren't able?

[jfreif]

This is why abstinence until marriage is a great idea. 100% fail proof -- unlike condoms.

[johniegrad]

It would be nice if they could get their statistics straight before they print the headline. As far as the educational system is concerned, They got it exactly 180^o out.

[xrp]

Of course, all the responsibility of educating the children about sex lies with the state. No mention of parents.

[BrooklynGOP]

Just say NO! Heh..

[dirtboy]

Negotiate safe sex? What's there to negotiate? The legs stay closed until certain conditions are met by the other party...

[superiorslots]

There is always an upside to any story. This increase in HIV among women will create more conservative/Monagamous women by default.

The druggies/loose women will be killed off by the disease or at least may change some womens views on sleeping around without commitment

[Sunshine Sister]

WHAT??????????????????????????????????

"Unifem took aim at the US education system saying schools have failed to inform students about protection focusing instead on abstinence and faithfulness."

That behavior is what stops aids. What the hell is the matter with these people? It's a fact that aids is spread by behavior. Avoid the behavior and keep from getting the disease. Pure and simple.

[Sunshine Sister]

Ping.

[surely_you_jest]

The epidemic has increased most dramatically among African American and Hispanic women, who together represent less than one fourth of all women in the US but accounted for 80 percent of all Aids cases reported among women in 2000.

Pardon my ignorance, but does anyone have any thoughts on why this is? Is there some sort of link with melanin of which I am unaware, or is something else at play here?

[mpreston]

Maybe Edwards should initiate a class action lawsuit against MTV and BTV? :-)

[NCjim]

Bangkok - interesting choice of a city of origin for this story...

[goldwaterlives]

"sex is cool"- thats exactly what my bumper sticker says!

I was watching Mtv (i know, im sorry) they were talking about young adults (generally black) who are "straight" and have girlfriends but go to clubs and have gay sex , its called being on the DL (or something like that). Anyway I never heard of this before (I am neither black nor gay) but they said its pretty widespread. It probably has something to do with spread of AIDS.

-Just say HO!

[2banana]

Pardon my ignorance, but does anyone have any thoughts on why this is? Is there some sort of link with melanin of which I am unaware, or is something else at play here?

No article is going to touch why - because it gets into behaviors, cultures and recent immigrants. And obviously, certain behaviors lead to more disease which might lead to the discussion that a certain cultural aspects are "bad."

And we can't have that in our multicultural America..

[lepton]

the proportion of women among Americans with HIV and Aids rising from 20 to 25 percent,

Hmmm. What does this mean? There are many possibilities.

25% of American women have HIV?

25% of those Americans with HIV are women?

25% of new cases among Americans are women?

[AmericanInTokyo]

Any correlation???? Duhhhhhhhh........

[Paradox]

Pardon my ignorance, but does anyone have any thoughts on why this is? Is there some sort of link with melanin of which I am unaware, or is something else at play here?

Sure. It is probably, once again, a socio-economic phenomena. Blacks and Hispanics have the highest poverty rate, poverty tends to correlate very well with intelligence, ergo, more stupid chicks in those groups.

Disclaimer: I am a "member" of one of those said groups, and I stand by my statement. It is an observation I make every day. Having said THAT, being a member of a minority group doesnt neccessarily make me a better judge, but it should keep the liberals from screaming bloody murder.