WȬuĿd Ū ŁȋƙƏ ƧomƏ ɐİÐƧ Ŵĩʇɧ Ṯḧɒṯ ƧƏx؟ ♂♀
Would You Like Some AIDS With That Sex?
I want to begin by saying that I call AIDS/HIV “Red Death” because the symbol for AIDS is a red ribbon…and I thought the picture looked cool. I also want to say that I’m not being racist by focusing African Americans, but I want to emphasize that, 41% of men living with HIV/AIDS were black and among women, 64% of women living with HIV/AIDS were black.
According to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, “AIDS is a set of symptoms and infectionsimmune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). [AIDS] progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors”. Please allow me to paraphrase- THIS IS A DISEASE THAT WILL KILL YOU. Moving on, Wikipedia says that HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-seminal fluid, and milk. This transmission can involve anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids. Once again I will paraphrase- IT SPREADS BY TRANSMISSION OF BODY FLUIDS, SEX OF ANY KIND, AND OTHER WAYS THAT NO ONE IS CERTAIN OF.
AIDS is attacking our country with a ferocious vengeance and the sad truth is that it seems to have a bone to pick with the African American community. Studies show that the African American community is the community most severely impacted by AIDS and/or HIV. The AIDS epidemic among African-Americans in some parts of the
The statistics are ridiculous people! There are too many people dying from an illness that is largely avoidable. But people for the most part are intentionally ignorant and therefore end up FALLING VICTIM TO THE ʁƏÐ ʠƏɐʇɧ.
What I want to do is just discuss some misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, talk about testing, and finally talk about ways to avoid this killer.
Misconceptions
* 1. For my women and men who think that this is a disease for gay black men consider this, AIDS is the leading cause of death among black women between ages 25 and 34. It's the second-leading cause of death in black men 35-44. What does this mean? It means that the “gay black man’s disease” has infiltrated the heterosexual community as well. It means that you are not safe no matter who you lay down with! We must stop fooling ourselves into thinking that we cannot and will not be affected by this atrocity.
*2. For those of you who think that we know everything about HIV/AIDS you are highly mistaken! We are even sure where it came from and are just recently coming away from being totally clueless about how to cure it. My introduction pointed out that we aren’t 100% sure of all the ways it can be transmitted.
*3. For those of you who think that the PULL-OUT METHOD or condoms are the answer you are highly misinformed. Pulling out does nothing for pre-seminal fluid and in the case of a woman pulling out has a 0% success rate. As for the beloved condom, please realize that they break. If you are content having latex being your “bulletproof vest” between life and death…then so be it.
*4. For those of you that think you will just have oral sex to fulfill your urges and avoid contracting HIV/AIDS, you are just an idiot. I’m quite sure of the logic behind putting your mouth on something that has a deadly incurable virus...so yeah.
*5. For those of you that think that you can tell when someone has the disease please do not be deceived. This isn’t your “gaydar”. You cannot identify this illness by simply looking. Most people don’t walk around looking like they are about to die. There isn’t always a tell-tale cough. You never know someone’s sexual history.
Testing
This is simple. If you are sexually active then you should get tested. No matter how many partners you have had, you can never be 100% sure how many partners your partner has had! They may only be lying. But this little white lie used to seem innocent could cost you your life. My mother always told me when you have sex you are doing so with every person that person has done it with…have fun with that.
Testing doesn’t involve a gigantic needle. All you have to do is ask for a test to be done and get a mouth swab! Some areas don’t offer the swab but if you are that big of a punk then you can politely request that they draw blood with a butterfly needle, the kind they use for babies.
Prevention
Most of you know that I am a minister and so I am going to start with the godly form of prevention, abstinence. Unless you get a blood transfusion practicing abstinence brings your chances of getting HIV/AIDS to about 0%. There is nothing easy about it but it is God’s wish and will for as and it is the safest form of prevention. FYI there is nothing wrong with being a born again virgin.
The other method is using protection. Most ministers wouldn’t tell you this method at all but I am not promoting sex. I simply know realistically that some people are not going to practice abstinence. I feel like as a minister I should preach ideals but understand reality. I would rather you use a condom and live to make the right decision the next time than to not use one and risk your life. I downed condoms earlier and I still think that it is extremely risky but they are effective and they are better than using nothing at all.
Conclusion
We have to stop this silent killer! It sneaked in unnoticed and has already claimed too many lives as it is. I had a cousin named Anthony whose life was claimed by AIDS and it devastated my family. He was a loved member and intricate part of the family. This is not a game. The Red Death really is using its scythe to remove the heads of anyone it can. We have to do all that we can to avoid being decapitated by this illness. There are people living with HIV and AIDS who are activists about this epidemic and we cannot allow their work and deaths to be in vain.
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