Comments on: A culture of, “Don’t blaim me.” http://www.henze-associates.com/blog/2009/04/12/cal/a-culture-of-dont-blaim-me/ 'cause you know you're curious... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cal http://www.henze-associates.com/blog/2009/04/12/cal/a-culture-of-dont-blaim-me/comment-page-1/#comment-16136 Cal Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:24:59 +0000 http://www.henze-associates.com/blog/?p=1119#comment-16136 <p>Hi Cheryl,</p> <p>I hear you.</p> <p>The irony of his article is that it would have been completely valid in Africa (If anyone there even cared about this sort of fuzzy logic.)</p> <p>Yet, trying to sell this attitude in North America is a pretty big step in the direction of GETTING Africa's situation to be the reality here.</p> <p>Cal</p> Hi Cheryl,

I hear you.

The irony of his article is that it would have been completely valid in Africa (If anyone there even cared about this sort of fuzzy logic.)

Yet, trying to sell this attitude in North America is a pretty big step in the direction of GETTING Africa’s situation to be the reality here.

Cal

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.henze-associates.com/blog/2009/04/12/cal/a-culture-of-dont-blaim-me/comment-page-1/#comment-16135 Cheryl Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:24:19 +0000 http://www.henze-associates.com/blog/?p=1119#comment-16135 <p>In African cultures where HIV infects up to 45% of the population of some countries, the ratio of female to male carriers is 60/40. The heterosexual female is the most at risk person, over the homosexual male. HIV/AIDS in Africa is truly an epidemic that crosses gender, age, ethnicity, etc., and is rampant with virtually every tribal family affected, in one way or another. </p> <p>Contrast North America, where 40-49% of new cases are the homosexual male, and in amongst them, the bug chasers. We dare to consider destigmatizing this group, because it is not 'nice' to label and categorize people. In our culture, HIV is very much still a gay mans disease, with ever ready potential to cross and spread into the heterosexual community. No!!! Let's stand up and call HIV what it is, and hold those who are HIV positive with the utmost in responsibility and accountability, even to the point of charges of first degree murder for undisclosed unprotected sex.</p> In African cultures where HIV infects up to 45% of the population of some countries, the ratio of female to male carriers is 60/40. The heterosexual female is the most at risk person, over the homosexual male. HIV/AIDS in Africa is truly an epidemic that crosses gender, age, ethnicity, etc., and is rampant with virtually every tribal family affected, in one way or another.

Contrast North America, where 40-49% of new cases are the homosexual male, and in amongst them, the bug chasers. We dare to consider destigmatizing this group, because it is not ‘nice’ to label and categorize people. In our culture, HIV is very much still a gay mans disease, with ever ready potential to cross and spread into the heterosexual community. No!!! Let’s stand up and call HIV what it is, and hold those who are HIV positive with the utmost in responsibility and accountability, even to the point of charges of first degree murder for undisclosed unprotected sex.

]]>