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IF U DONT WANNA GET HIV/AIDS, THEN MASTURBATE…

Hann…

Real talk…

…I am at a loss for words…this makes me sick.

that’s deep … & that’s only the ppl that have been tested … jeez

Damn a serious issue and just 3 comments. Wow priorities people. Priorities are in order within this community

There are far to many uneducated teenagers and even some adults in the African American community when it concerns safe sex and pregnancy. If you are have protected sex with birth control there should be no pregancy and the spread of HIV and STDs should be diminished. The safest way to practice safe sex is abstinence HOWEVER, for most people thats not possible SO wrap it up EVERY TIME!

Does anyone believe that the Government has a cure?

Get tested, wrap it up, or practice abstinence!!! These states are alarming.

I do, Nikki!

um..wow… me living in DC makes it a bigger WOW.

Heyyyyy, i thought D.C. was dubbed as “The Black Hole?”….New Orleans is “CHOCOLATE CITY!!!!!”
…Nagin says so! lol

Lacombe…

I do as well. Think about it. What Aids/HIV is an immune deficiency disease. Ummm k…wasn’t there just a woman that received a new part of her vocal cord or something made from her own stem cell? I believe in that stem cell research. Be it on Embryos or Adults…make it happen…

This is alarming but I am not shocked, I read somewhere that about 60% of all new cases of HIV/AIDS were African American.

Why – people are not protecting themselves and they often think it is a “White Gay Man’s disease”. Aids/HIV knows nothing about color or ethnicity or gender just like cancer or any other disease.

Magic Johnson has the cure maybe he will help the people.

Perhaps if these statistics are shared more people will make wiser decisions. SMH DAMN Shame

This is very scary! It’s real and not just in DC. I think people are just not taking it serious and having the attitude that it can’t happen to me. It can happen even if you don’t sleep around. There are plenty of cases where the person was married or just with one person. It is so real!

True dat, Nikki! Real talk!

…And Be, i totally feel ya!

Magic Johnson has the cure maybe he will help the people….

I know he does with his grimey ass…he should have shared years ago!! Did you see his healthy on that on pic…Cookie has it in her purse…

KJ

Sounds like yo ass is HIV+.

SHARE YOUR COCKTAIL, MAGIC!!!!!!

HELP OTHERS!!!!!!!

SMH at my city…

masturbation has been so desirable, its the sure fire way of reaching an orgasm AND staying sexually healthy. for real, i made a vow not to have sex again until i’m married. and even then, me and the wifey are getting tested on the regular, because, while pray and hope this doesn’t happen, wifey might feel the urge to cheat. and thats just not cool…..

Charm, I totally agree with you and its sad.

memo to self, dont mess with any chicks from D.C.

But seriously this is such a shame and it doesnt have to be…YOU can get tested, YOU can tell the other to get tested before you engage in adult relationships. YOU can wear a condom.

Its AIDS not the flu, you have some control. Use that along with common sense.

I am not touching anyone with a wooden stick!

The reality is mulitple factors within the black community (Let me ascend to the top of my soapbox) First off down-low sex, men who dipping in between men and women. Second men getting locked up and having sex with men, and then bringing that shyt back to the hood. And last but not least people still having unprotected sex in 2008. The bottom line is, if you are a male or a female and considering having sex period (plastic or whatever) go get the damn HIV/Aids swab done. And while you at it, have them check for herpes, syphilis, and all other STDs and then do what you wanna do, real simple right… (Stepping off my soapbox)

JD

damn, man, i gotta say that might been a couple steps too low, bruh. i don’t think you should ever want to speak that kind of evil on somebody….
that’s just my opinion, though….but im just saying…

the best way to prevent form getting aids is abstinence….hands down….

If Money Is The Root Of All Evil, Then P*ssy Gotta Be The Tree!

True dat, only if you want to lower the odds. LOL!

@Marquis de Sade

If Money Is The Root Of All Evil, Then P*ssy Gotta Be The Tree!

True dat, only if you want to lower the odds. LOL!

No fukin doubt dogg, shyt is like a bank robbery you gots to strap up everytime to make it out safe…lol

@All Females Reading This Post.
If a dude holla at you, and his first thoughts aint on some lets get tested so I can see if you clean or not, then you already know that muhfuka got some dirty dyck for real! Its 2008, I love my dyck like it give me oxygen everyday, there is no compromise on that shyt!

@Charm
Because this crisis is too real, too painful, and there is really nothing left to say about it that has not already been said. We all know what condoms are. We all know what abstinence is. After two decades of AIDs awareness programs and outreach, there is nothing left to do but leave people to their own devises. It’s very frustrating, but you can’t wrap up another man’s penis.

Nik U .. hey gorgeous i dont care what thetopic is in just in here to say hello and stay lovely doll face.. got tons of work i am 3 days behind take care lady! Sauce family keep doing what you do and pay those dues man! Soy sauce i got you!

@Money:

LOL

I’ve done that; and still do. You’d be surprised at how many guys turn the other cheeck when you mention that to them. Get tested before we are intimate.

Then I’m like eww……you a nutty buddy!

See the thing is people is afraid as hell to get tested, I know I am everytime I go

@Redd Tony aka Earth Sign “Simplicity is true Sophistication”

See the thing is people is afraid as hell to get tested, I know I am everytime I go

Naw man, thats just the mind playing tricks if you think about getting tested, that shyt keeps you from doing a lot of crazy shyt, it actually makes you more responsible out here, kind of like having guidelines… Fear is natural though, long as you man up.

yikes…

It’s just a matter of time before Katie Couric or someone announces “MASTURBATION, LINKED TO AIDS! FILM AT 11″.

@Marquis

ahahhahahahahahahaahah

Hand condoms will be the next big thing in safe sex.

@MARQUIS DE SADE:

Killin’ me homie.;->

the reason why there are such high cases of HIV in african american teens is because the only thing that they fear SLIGHTLY is only unwanted pregnancies, and nothing else.

as far as women catching HIV/AIDS is because most of them are dating men that are bi-sexual and not using protection when having sex with other men and the men dont see a reason to use protection when they have sex with other men because they feel its not as if the men they are having sex with can get pregnant.

also men dont like to use condoms when having sex with men or women because they feel or think that it takes the natural feeling alway when havin sex.

Aries Chica you hit the nail on the head. The pharmy companies will make bank also on people that take their drugs and are often the reason people die from this disease.

Livin’ and Lovin’ in the DMV ain’t easy, but its doable. You can’t have nunna this candi until we see each others UPDATED paperwork. So for those who seek warmth within these walls, know this…”It’s Cooooold out here in da’ D” (C that is)

‘i

This is a catastrophe!

@ Man

Well according to the stats, to lower the odds of catching it, just stay away from DC sistas’, with the lone exception of Lady girl Sydney. LOL!

Its a damn shame there are more commercials for getting your dick hard, cholesterol, hair loss, urinary disease than meds for HIV/AIDS…we need to start demanding answers people!

No, I don’t. However, that is neither here or there your comments are unjustified and you seem to be part of the problem. The problem being ignorant, uneducated mf that does not know how to discuss a serious issue that again, as stated earlier is affecting our community.

Could sistas stop giving Ex – cons ass? It’s not his fault they caught him in the laundry room alone BUT it’s not hers either.

Rap videos have nothing to do with it. I’m 19 years old and i can’t believe how many of my peers either got pregnant or had an STD when I was in high school. The fact of the matter is younger generations don’t view sex as a big deal. It used to be a big deal to kiss a guy, but now unless you’re giving head or having sex no one cares.

The best way to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading in the African American community is to wrap it up and to trust no one. That means you’re girlfriend, your boyfriend, husband, or wife. I get tested once a year even though I’m in a monogamous relationship because you can’t put your life in someone else hands and hope that they’ll take care of it.

I agree that wrap it up and keep it safe, but I hate how these organization numbers are so jacked up!!!
Quote: “Of the 3,269 HIV cases identified between 2001 and 2006 …”

3269 HIV Cases, the population of D.C. in 2006 was around 580K. That’s .56%. How is that 1 in 20 (5%)?

The situation is much worse than this and the news media needs to get their numbers right!

Don’t be silly, wrap your willy!

@num1dominicano
You ain’t neva lied. Soy panamena w/good sense. I’ve lived in the DMV for a long time. Its like they got a chickenhead farm in PG county. We call ‘em Purdue Punanny’s.

@KATHERNINE
“Rap videos have nothing to do with it. I’m 19 years old and i can’t believe how many of my peers either got pregnant or had an STD when I was in high school. The fact of the matter is younger generations don’t view sex as a big deal. It used to be a big deal to kiss a guy, but now unless you’re giving head or having sex no one cares.

The best way to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading in the African American community is to wrap it up and to trust no one. That means you’re girlfriend, your boyfriend, husband, or wife. I get tested once a year even though I’m in a monogamous relationship because you can’t put your life in someone else hands and hope that they’ll take care of it.”
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Damn, you are in a “monogamus” relationship!!

Curse you MONOGAMY!! You win again!!

Someday though…… somdeday.

Lacombe that’s right. NO got dibs on the “chocolate city”!!!

And probably the AIDS too, LOL.

aries chica… i dont believe those statistics either from way back whites have always said blacks catch more of this and have more of that and aids doesnt discriminate believe that plus how the hell can blacks have it more and there are so many homo white men and plus black men sex white women damn near more than black women so why is it more high in the black community … dont believe it plus whites go to private doctors and their files dont have to be reported to the state so what does that leave mostly minority reportings! trust!

@JD’s Revenge,

Talking like that, come to DC and I promise you will catch something without sexual contact. It’s called a hot one. Real talk dumb ass!

I think alot of teenage girls are dealing with older guys and those guys talking them into not using protection. Alot of these girls are coming from a background where they didnt have anything. Some older guys come at them and give them money and clothes and they mistake it for love. If they really see what HIV does to a person I think it will be a big turn around. Take them to hospices when they are in junior high and high schoo so they can see what HIV/AIDS does to your body. Let speakers come in the schools and talk to them and let them know that they are worthy and that there is nothing wrong with waiting to have sex.

where everybody at?

@Man, I don’t care..born and raised in Maryland but reside in Atlanta

just reading some of these ignorant ass comments explains the hiv rate

wow mild sauce i can dig that plus while folks need to talk to their kids about condoms they also need to talk to their sons about this thing these young black boys have thinking black girls are ugly. My nephew is in 5th grade and he says all the blacks boys at his school wont talk to black girls and only holler at white girls and the white girls love it, the black boys call the black girls ugly, weave wearing how the heck can they say that and look in their black mothers face everyday… mothers talk to your black sons just a little info.

I hate condoms.

But I think I would hate having AIDS more.

Just a thought.

I agree with the abstinence comments. That’s the only sure fire way to prevent HIV/AIDS; however, since people aren’t willing to control their sexual desires, I doubt that’s going to happen. I think people feel they are invincible and don’t think it’s going to happen to them. Make sure you know who you are sleeping with, especially for women messing with men coming out of prison. Stop being promiscuous, but if you choose to be, practice safe sex. Our bodies are precious, and we should not being giving it away to any Tom, Dick or Harry that shows us some attention.

Honestly its like I want them to find a cure, but in a way I don’t want them to give a cre for people who catch it, only cause I think that will give many irresponsible people more reason to have unprotected sex. Look at the amount of abortions going on. There are many teens that can care less if they get pregnant cause they know they can just go get rid of it. Imagine teens saying ” if I catch aids I’ll just go get cured, no problem”

STOP GLORIFING SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!! and things would turn around since HIV/AIDS is a SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE!!!!! (yes it can spread through needle sharing ect. BUT the sexual transmission of the disease is its highest) SO STOP PROMOTING SEX!!! Even cartoons are promoting sex now days, WHAT IS UP WITH THAT!!!

@KATHERINE
“born and raised in Maryland but reside in Atlanta”
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writing down “Atlanta.”

Damn, you fine for real. Your “ball and chain” better be treating u rite!!

meme/ mild sauce was right i did see a post on here a while back about the white women who go to these countries to sex poor black men , you can you tube it and it will give you the facts on it you have to go to interracial dating on you tube but the post about the old rich white women had a picture of a old white lady hugged up with a African guy who looked to be about 19 and she even said she buys him sunglasses and shirts and pants and hand him a little money for sex, she said her and a few more of her friends do the same because in America they would be looked down on for doing that! wtf????????

I guess some of you dont really understand that it’s not that we are blaming rap videos, per se. It’s not like we’re like…”Oh, here go Lil Wayne new video…I know someone is about to catch AIDS”. Or saying that if you watch them, you will go out and get AIDS. If that’s your train of thought, then its very simplistic.

To break it down into laments terms: the things that artists do, that actors do, that models do, that athletes do, etc….(uh-oh using that corporate lingo “trickle down effect) *its an everyday word*…..anyway, it tends to trickle down to us regular folk. For example, look at this new skate board fad. Everyone has ice creams, everyone is wearing the different colors and ahve their chains on their pants, etc….but not ONE of ya’ll know how to skateboard (or even own one for that matter). That fad has trickled down to us regular folk from artists like Pharrell and his Asian homeboy. This goes for pretty much everything else. Females, wanted to be like Keysha Cole like a mugg when she got that weave in her hair. You know what I’m talking about. That blong and black sh_t. But then I started to see MASS black females trying to duplicate her style. And to reiterate, this goes for many, many, many other things as well.

But music and videos arent the only thing that contributes to suffocating and altering the impressionable minds our our young kids. At that age, they do what is in. What is cool. What their friends are doing. So…..with society feeding our kids this overly-sexed stuff (in music videos, in video games, on CD covers, in a commercial, etc…they tend to follow trends. And since our music and the artists are in a position to mold minds (little do they know) and are able to send messages universally, they have power.

So, if your daughter is one of those young girls that are easily swayed….then her listening to a 50 cent CD about how he likes for his girlfriend to have a girlfriend…then that message trickles down to the young minded boy who then accepts this message as his own, and then the cycle forms when that little girl then makes a decision to participate in a menage a trois just because. Trust me, it happens this way.

Now, not all of us have minds that are swayed easily. But most are. And thsi is why we have issues among our youth. Not to mention the lack of parental advisory, morals, values, etc……

@blaq… i hear you and that part about pising on you and calling you nasty was right on time, i am so tired of all bad things being blamed on rap music, what about “to catch a predator”, what about po@n flicks and strip clubs and priests who prey on young boys and girls and Senators tapping their feet in washrroms for gay sex… @ BLAQ believe me my son is 3 and im instilling all the positive things about black women in him and i would never have him come home from school and say “hey dad i dont like black girls because they are ugly have big noses and wear weave and talk loud and all suck mess as that, black folks get on your jobs with your kids and teach them to love black females who look like you (the mother).

The reason why this disease is so rampant is the fact our people are so uneducated about this disease. All AIDS is not transmitted by gay people. While there is definitely a population of down low brother infecting their wives and girlfriends, there is also people who contracted it through negligent medical care, IV drug use, the foster system who allowed testing on children, and unprotected sex. This is not a gay disease, there is a reason this disease appeared in the homosexual and minority populations. AIDS is not an accident.

Rachel 26.. i understand your view but thank God i got some smart young folks in my family who listen to rap music and dance to it and dont take 50 cents words to heart … there is a saying if you think it is wrong dont do it no matter who does it thats where the at home teachings come in at, just like i would never in my life waste my money on a strip club pole dancing shaking her nasty butt in my face .

not only rap music videos but stripper, pole dancers , hookers who sleep with congressmen and much more its not only rap music some young folks can appreciate rap music for what it is just music and you were raised with morals i dont care who is shaking their azz butt nekked dont mean you have to! bottom line start with the morals at home!

@anonymous says: And I’m glad you do! I know there are smart young kids out here who dont follow what other people do, and thats good. But it’s really sad that most young kids do.

Like when Wu-Tang came out with that Godbody, 5%, dont eat pork stuff……you should have seen how many young boys (even grown ones) who were trying to call themselves 5 percenters, and calling each other God’s. What happened to that? Oh, that’s right. Another fad came along, Dipset. And then G-Unit. And now its…who knows.

@anonymous says:

*clapping hands*

For real!! And they say black people arent educated.

one last thing before i go back to work but i love this intelligent convo… AIDS DONT DISCRIMINATE DONT BELIEVE THE HIPE LIKE THE AIDS VIRUS SAYS OK IM ONLY GOING TO MOSTLY INFECT BLACK FOLKS ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE MIXING OF THE RACES!

thanks Rachel 26 and excuse my typos but im hurrying to go to lunch with 2 co-workers! later yall and thanks for the education!

And even if they did have a cure for AIDS….do you think they would give it to the population when they know that African-Americans (statistically) are infected more than any other race?

Besides, there is no money in cures. Keep you sick, to keep coming back to the doctor’s office to keep getting medications.
There are some cures for some things, but those arent the money makers. Believe me. I work in Health and Benefits.

I don’t believe that rap music has really that much to do with this. I agree with others when it is stated that teaching factors such as morality, self-esteem, and importance begins at home. Television is not the parent, although most young people treat it as if it is the parent. Educate your children, talk to them about the world, and stop letting others teach your children about what is important in life.

When you read statistics be aware of where they come from. These statistics were collected by an Black Man and they portray quite a different picture than what we usually see.

1. More Black Men Than Black Women Are Born Each Year
606,000: Number of black births in 2001
308,575: Number of black males born in 1985
299,618: Number of black females born in 1985
23: percentage of black births to teenage mothers, in 1990
18.9: percentage of black births to teenage mothers, in 2001

2. But Women Are the Majority of the Black Population
36 million: Total black population in March 2002
19.3 million: Black female population in March 2002
16.7 million: Black male population in March 2002
53.6: Percentage of black population that is female

3. There Are 2.7 Million More Black Women Than Black Men
24.3 million: Total black adult population in March 2002
13.5 million: Total black female adult population in March 2002
10.8 million: Total black male adult population in March 2002
55.5: Percentage of black adults who are female

4. Black High School Graduation Rates Have Increased Steadily For Men and Women
7.7: Percentage of blacks who had completed high school, in 1940
36.1: Percentage of blacks who had completed high school, in 1970
51.4: Percentage of blacks who had completed high school, in 1980
78.9: Percentage of blacks who had completed high school, in 2000
20: Percentage of black males who completed high school, in 1960
23.1: Percentage of black females who completed high school, in 1960
80.6: Percentage of black males who completed high school, in 2001
78.6: Percentage of black females who completed high school, in 2001

5. There Are More Black Women In College Because There Are More Black Women
4.16 million: Total number of blacks aged 18-24
737,000: Black women aged 18-24 enrolled in college
465,000: Black men aged 18-24 enrolled in college
60: Percentage of blacks enrolled in HBCUs who are women, in 1996
40: Percentage of blacks enrolled in HBCUs who are men, in 1996
1.3: Percentage of blacks with 4 or more years of college, in 1940
16.6: Percentage of blacks with 4 or more years of college, in 2000
16.3: Percentage of black females with 4 or more years of college, in 2001
15.9: Percentage of black males with 4 or more years of college, in 2001

6. Black Men Are Disproportionately Incarcerated
5 million: Number of men of any race who have ever served time in state or federal prison in 2001
1.9 million: Number of black men who have ever served time in state or federal prison as of 2001
704,000: Number in 1979
630,700: Number of white men in prison or jail
818,900: Number of black men in prison or jail
195,500: Number of black men ages 18-24 in prison or jail
17: Percentage of black men who have ever served time in prison

7. Black Women Are Disproportionately Incarcerated
68,800: Number of white women in prison or jail
65,600: Number of black women in prison or jail

8. There Are More Black College-Aged Men in College Than In Prison Or Jail
1.86 million: Total population of black men aged 18-24
465,000: Black men aged 18-24 enrolled in college
195,500: Black men aged 18-24 in prison or jail
37: Percent of black men high school grads aged 18-24 enrolled in college
25: Percent of black men aged 18-24 enrolled in college
10.5: Percent of black men aged 18-24 in prison or jail

9. Significant Numbers Of Young Black Women Are In College
2.1 million: Total population of black women aged 18-24
737,000: Black women aged 18-24 enrolled in college
42: Percent of black women high school grads aged 18-24 enrolled in college
35: Percent of black women aged 18-24 enrolled in college

10. There Is No Significant Difference In Black Male-Female Unemployment
78.2: Median annual earnings of black men as a percentage of white men’s median annual earnings
64.6: Median annual earnings of black women as a percentage of white men’s median annual earnings
11: Black male unemployment rate in January 1980
10.5: Black female unemployment rate in January 1980
9.6: Black male unemployment rate in January 2004
9.1: Black female unemployment rate in January 2004

11. There Are Not Enough Black Men For Black Women to Marry
13.5 million: Total black female adult population in March 2002
10.8 million: Total black male adult population in March 2002
5.2 million: Number of black women who are married
5.1 million: Number of black men who are married
38.2: Percentage of black women over 18 who have never been married
16.5: Percentage of white women over 18 who have never been married

12. Interracial Marriage Is Rare But Infidelity Is Not
279,000: Number of married black men with white wives
5.5: Percentage of married black men with white wives
44: Percentage of black women who admitted to cheating on their partners in Ebony magazine poll
12: Percent of all bisexual men with one female partner and multiple male partners
52: Percent of all bisexual men with multiple male partners and multiple female partners

13. Blacks Have Been Hit Hard By HIV/AIDS
347,491: Number of blacks diagnosed with AIDS since the epidemic began, as of 2002
185,000: Number of blacks who have died from AIDS, as of 2002
162,000: Number of blacks living with AIDS, in 2002
21,000: Number of blacks who are diagnosed with AIDS each year
24: Number of states with HIV transmission laws, as of 2002
25.7: Percentage of AIDS cases that were black in 1983

14. Blacks Are More Knowledgeable About HIV Than Whites
99: Percentage of black adults who know HIV is transmitted from unprotected sex or infected needles
93: Percent of blacks who knew HIV could be transmitted from unprotected oral sex
91: Percent of whites who knew HIV could be transmitted from unprotected oral sex

15. Blacks Are More Likely To Be Tested for HIV Than Whites
67: Percentage of blacks who have been tested for HIV
44: Percentage of whites who have been tested for HIV

16. AIDS Affects Far More Black Men Than Black Women
47,037: Number of black male adult/adolescent AIDS cases in 1991
11,156: Number of black female adult/adolescent AIDS cases in 1991
41,227: Total number of all AIDS cases in 2001
13,895: Number of black male adult/adolescent AIDS cases in 2001
7,023: Number of black female adult/adolescent AIDS cases in 2001
34: Percentage of U.S. AIDS cases that were black men in 2001
17: Percentage of U.S. AIDS cases that were black women in 2001

17. Some Myths About The Down Low Are Not True
41: Percent of black MSM disclosers who had unprotected anal intercourse
32: Percent of black MSM nondisclosers who had unprotected anal intercourse

18. Blacks Are Less Likely To Have Health Insurance Than Whites
45 million: Number of Americans who are uninsured
19.4: Percentage of blacks who are uninsured
11.1: Percentage of whites who are uninsured

19. Black Women Have Higher Life Expectancy Than Black Or White Men
74.7: Life expectancy for black women born in 1999
74.6: Life expectancy for white men born in 1999
67.8: Life expectancy for black men born in 1999

20. HIV Is A Leading Causes of Death for Young Black Men and Women
1: Rank of HIV as one of leading causes of death for black men 35-44
3: Rank of HIV as one of leading causes of death for black women 35-44
3: Rank of HIV as one of leading causes of death for black men 25-34
1: Rank of HIV as one of leading causes of death for black women 25-34

fatest= fastest. my bad

If they’ve had a cure for cancer since the 1930 what makes you think theres no “cure” for “aids”..any of you non believers send you loved ones to me i have a Tuskegee experiment..OOPS, i mean volunteer medical study i want to perform. I only want you Melatonins though….call me.

Thanks for that enlightenment BLAQ from a BLACK SOURCE…whoever believes those other statistics wholeheartedly are idiots.

@Man, I don’t care..I’m all late hahaha, but ur too funny thanks for brightening up my afternoon

Why would they give you a cure for AIDS whether they had it or not, how would that benefit the medical profession…ur gain is they’re loss….thinking’s still Illegal as usual…

hey folks, im back for a min yeah KJ i agree with the rap music teach your kids and they will just dance to it and not take everything others do as a thing to do..@Blaq you are so right it is openly on the college campuses those white girls get drunk and sleep with all kinds of men black ,white asian, it doesnt matter AIDS doesnt discriminate just like cancer herpes stds and death aint no color barrier when ti comes to those things or unwed pregnancy or abortions but some idiots would like you to believe blacks are the culprits in all of them, stop believing all you read the media is a hype things happen but some arent publicized as much as others!

Wow. I can not believe some of these comments that have been made. People what you are thinking. This is a serious situation that affects all of us no matter who or what you are. Aids/ HIV is not immune to anyone. It is very unfortunate that the black community suffers the most from this disease. I honestly believe is the lack of education in our youth. The black family is truly broken and the communication is not here. We can not depend on society or the media to educate about this. It starts at home with the family structure talking to our children about the seriousness of having sex and the possible consequences. Although I know that abstinence is the best form of protection we have to education people about the choices of having sex. For example, protection, multiple partners and how diseases are attracted. Please people be smart about the choices in your life they always have lasting effect. I also believe that if we are open to receiving the information and practicing what we have retained can make a world of difference also.

Young black people please see your body as a temple. No one is going to respect it more than you. If you make the choice to have sex please use protection and get tested and make sure the person you plan to have sex with make that choice with you. Don’t let what you see on t.v. influence you to treat your body like trash. Have open conversation with your parents about sex and Aids/HIV. If you don’t have people to talk to you can research free groups that will have open conversation with you.

We are approaching a new year, with new change. Let’s make it happen people.

@JD’s Revenge

You are so ignorant, you need to stay out of this discussion b/c this is very serious. I’m starting to think maybe u have HIV, b/c you seem very angry but whatever it’s your life. While the numbers are high in DC, ppl need to realize this is everywhere. DC is just kinda sorta the “posterchild” Everyone needs to be educated, get tested and protect themselves from sex and drugs.

yeah…kumbaya, self worth and condom preaching have really improved these “statistics” over the last 15 years, let the article tell it…….

wifey06 I live in bmore and know no one personally with AIDS nor does someone have it every time i turn around…get a grip…

blaq .. you are well informed and let me add a simple answer to all you said and it was said to me by my drunk uncle bud but it makes a lot of sense .. he said dont believe statistics because how can they say 75% of blacks this and that and the other when they dont know all blacks and havent tested all blacks when they come around with the cencus form do you know that is used for studies like lab rat thats why lots of folks avoid them and even im my circle i only know one person who died of aids a nd i believe they can find a cure they dont want to the first person i ever heard who had it was two old white men Rock bhudson (old film star) and Lawrence Welk (some old piano playing white man).

@blaq,

You can give Negroes and especially black females all the numbers and stats you can dig up but as long as they have this, “Oh well white people do it t attitude” they will remain nonchalant and careless.

Kigali my favorite Muslim radical how are you?

The stats don’t lie, it’s true, the D.C./Maryland corridor is the epacenter of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States…….. and it’s expressly because no one is talking about it, This disease knows no bounderies, not race, social or economic…. and the people don’t want the social stigma attached to this dx, so they keep quite……

Never take your health for granted, there are NO symptoms of the disease… protect yourself and above all get tested so if you are positive you don’t unwillingly infect your next partner….

first of all i dont mind you lancombe posting to me im not like some of these other idiots who say i wasnt talking to you but anyway i saw this on a Bossio post and it mat still be on there under “the swirl” i dont know whether they still do it or not but the fact that got me was they did it in the first place… and i know i have Jamaicna friends who say that has always happened and still is in Jamaica and he said they especially dig the dread lock rastas plus the post about the white men who pay mandingo men to eff their wives was on here to under the swirl… so there i think it is disgusting! ok yall im out maybe holla at you tomorrow!

Mild…
Well, thanx boo!

This is sad, protect yourself and get tested!Especially all you smart Howard University students! Be Careful!

What is red green yellow orange purple and pink?
A nigger dressed for church.

Kigali, are you one of those educated niggers?

Did you hear about the new Black Barbie?
It comes with 12 kids, AIDS and a welfare check.

I agree Purple, Im from B-more and live in Philly now and I don’t know anyone with HIV or AIDS. Why are you ppl so ignorant??? HIV is in every city! No matter where you live, you can catch it, duh!

@ Kigali

Now when you flaunt the negative statistics we are suppose to take those to heart. I prefer in giving a hopeful outlook instead of pointing the finger at whomever the white man tells you to. First black men were demonized and the black woman victimized. Now the reverse. Ultimately the goal is to divide and conquer. Keep the black men against the black women, the poor against the wealthy, the educated against the uneducated, the muslim against the christian, the homosexual against the heterosexual, the Africans against the african americans, the caribeans against the american blacks and so on. It has been the practice of this racist country to separate us unfortunately they use semi-educated individuals like yourself to perpetuate this lack of unity by continuing to make them feel inferior and outside of the american population, so intern they lash out on the most unfortunate of our race in an attempt to say look I’m not like them!! This denial is the root of lack of unity and slow progression. When the black professional woman can look at the video vixen without blaming her for the lack of respect she receives on the job and not let anyone use a stereotype to determine her self worth the healing can begin.

“Oh well white people do it t attitude” they will remain nonchalant and careless.

this statement is not made to encourage careless behavior, it is used to say “Hey I am human” black people were considered to be less than human on such a vast basis. We fight the stereotypes so adamantly we leave no room for plain old human error. You do know that is why we were put on the Earth to make mistakes we could learn from to achieve a greater awareness, and spirituality.

I hope yall see my post, if its meant for you to be educated you will…its says its being moderated but i see it so i dont know what that means…

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All ignorance to the side.
People need to use protection no matter what color you are or your partner is…Just use protection that’s the biggest problem in the black community its not that the black community can’t afford protection…Most Men and Women know the pull out method doesn’t work and still try it anyway knowing its not safe…Playing with fire will get you burnt? In the case of HIV/AIDS burnt for life.

JUST ADDED: SOUTH AFRICAN ANC EXPOSES THE BIG LIE!
Two years after they allowed the Western governments and other critics to castigate President Thabo Mbeki for his brave stance on the AIDS hoax in South Africa, the ANC finally released an extensive investigation that backs up Mbeki’s skepticism. Read for yourself a summary of the report or download the entire report in MS Word (450 kb)

THE REPORT IS TOO LONG BUT ANYBODY WITH A BRAIN WHO WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH CAN HOLLA AT ME FOR IT

Purp… Pass that report over to me.

Got you Nina before the end of the night.

Purpple, I’d like the report too. Tell me how to get it. Thanks in advance.

AIDS PROPAGANDA AND THE BLACK CHURCH

Have you noticed the heavy propaganda blitz within black communications outlets for Blacks to rush to get “tested for HIV” and to be sure to rubber up before engaging in potentially procreative activity? Is this out of sincere and well-informed intentions or is this evidence of a stepped-up eugenics campaign? (Eugenics = race improvement through selective breeding.) Now Glaxo-Wellcome (manufacturer of the deadly AZT), DuPont and Merk Pharmaceuticals have joined the funding to a bunch of greedy and uninformed black ministers who would sell out their community’s long-term self interests for 30 peices of silver in a minute.

HEALTH NEWS UPDATES
Please, please, please my people. You either want to live healthy or not; there is no middle ground. Obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lupus, infertility, toxic environmental exposures and “HIV infection.” Blacks in the western world are not doing an acceptible job of keeping themselves healthy. We can demonstrate self-discipline and common sense to keep out bodies healthy and fit. Here are tips on cleansing the blood, what foods are safe, how to beat diagnoses of AIDS, cancer, diabetes and other chronic conditions that disproportionately affect our community.

Word to the Wise send me an email address to prpple@gmail.com

sure thing

@ purp

PREACH!

We were put on this earth in great part to reproduce and in majority the Afrikan people have no problem with that…TELL ME AIDS ISN’T EUGENICS!!

I live in DC and the best way to avoid HIV is to have sex with FOREIGN WHITE WOMEN in their 30s!!

Wow.

I agree with the comments left by
“blaq”
and
“cordae”

Folks not wanting to use condoms and females having low self-esteem are major factors in the rising rates of the disease.

@ JOHN D HATER

Don’t forget they have to be stupid enough to have unprotected sex with a mentally disturbed black man from DC. Good luck with that one, please stay away from black women at all cost. We have enough problems

Thank you, Purpple! I’ll send it right now.

@ Purp

Holding it down I see. You on point with your posts (Blaq too). Some will listen, most will not. Feel priveledged to be in the minority. Mass appeal is overrated.

BTW the report is at 7mac.com (go to investigations) for anybody interested (not to steal your thunder Purp).
Black churches disgust me. The “faith based intitiative” (read: sell your soul) has turned places of worship (*chuckles*) into vehicles of propoganda…..but what preacher is going to turn his back on money from the US gov that they don’t even have to pass around the collection plate 10x for? They’ve tried every trick in the book to stop us from being fruitful and multiplying…….it’s not working anyway…. our destiny (as well as theirs) has been written.

Don’t forget a lot of the brothers are on the DL and are passing it along to the black women, don’t just put it all on us!!!!

LOL @Ill
Anyone bringing Truth can get in on the thunder, Ill email them the Word files to make it as simple as possibile and you know I wad def gonna tell them hit up 7MAC.COM

xtra points in my book for you though being up on 7mac…..u got the thunder now (in my best dude at the end of Juice voice) Ive met Keidi, hes the truth.

I’m from DC and alot of people still have that “she/he looks clean” mentality. They refuse to use protection and wont ask their partners for test results. My church has HIV testing every 3 months, there’s over 1900 members and the last time the testing was done, only a little over 100 people got tested. Some people wont even get tested because they know what they’ve done in the past and are too afraid to find out the results. When I was in the military we had to get tested every year so when I got out I kept up with it and continue to get tested every year. WRAP IT UP PEOPLE!! IT IS NOT A GAME!!

I know everybody on here knows at least 1 person who is HIV+ and that is sad. I have been to 1 funeral this year of a person that died from complications of full blown AIDS. Once again it is not a game!

Just read the rest of your post ILL, it should be mandatory for everyone to come back in here and listen

This is a serious issue, and I think the percentage growing at a rapid rate, also has a lot to do with some black men not coming out of the closet wih there sexuality and not protecting themselves feeling they would have to admit they are indeed gay. This puts lives and health at risk. I call just being plan selfish. I think some women are to quick to fully trust a man in the relationship feeling they have to prove something. And they really don’t and its the other way around. Loving yourself is half the battle. No sex is the safest, but if not wrap it up with boyfriend, husband, etc..

Dow Low Brother contribute to a small population of the infected people. The idea of some jail house faggots being behind these increases are propaganda. America has bee trying to emasculate the black man since they brought him hear. The myth that all these men having sex in jail are the cause of the epidemic is the reason why black people are not using protection as much as they should. The cause is unprotected sex with an infected individual he does not have to be on the DL to contract the virus.

As a community health nurse working in an clinic that serves the underprivileged I do choose to believe the stats concerning african americans and the hiv crisis. When stats are taken , everyone in the proposed population is not polled. A sample size is taken. From the sample size we can infer trends. This does not only occur when we talk about diseases we use statistics with many things we have come to rely on in our everyday life. You can believe what you choose.
Aids/HIV is on the rise in our community for a number of reasons but dealing with the facts and being real honest is the best cure.
1. You are at a higher risk if you have multiple partners. This is a fact. So minimize your risk by staying monogamous. This is not full proof but it minimizes your risk.
2. You are at a higher risk if you are having unprotected sex. Even if you have one partner but that partner has tens and hundreds of partners you are increasing your risk. A lot of us are sharing our men and women just to say we have someone. This is a dangerous trend , it is a fact, deal with it and resolve it. If you are unsure about your partners side business, insist he/she regularly gets tested, use condoms or simply dump him/her it could save your life.
3. You are at an increased risk if you are an IV drug user sharing needles or your partner is one. So even if you are in a relationship, monogamous but your partner every now and then uses IV drugs and shares needles you could be risking your life.
4. You are at the biggest risk if you are uneducated and uninformed. Avoiding DC or Maryland chicks or other reported hot spots wont save you, sorry. The number of hiv cases are on the rise in minority communities so the newest geographical trends just may not be reported yet.
The aforementioned risk factors are within your control.
Take responsibility for yourself and your actions. No one can make you do anything you are unwilling to do. Life will not be more sympathetic to you because you have historically had it bad. Life will not give you any speacial treatment and neither will hiv/aids or any other diseases. Stop believing someone will be your captain save a people and rely on yourselves. You may be beaten up and degraded for all of your life by people who have never met you, that may not ever change, get over it. Understand that the change is you and only you.

These numbers are a primary reason why celibacy works well for me.

FYI, Magic and Cookie Johnson launched the I Stand With Magic campaign, www(dot)istandwithmagic(dot)com to expand awareness of HIV/AIDS. More info below:

Blacks make up 13% of the US population1 but account for 50% of new HIV cases in 20042. Abbott has partnered with The Magic Johnson Foundation to establish The Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS. Together we’re committed to fighting HIV/AIDS by providing communities with information and resources for prevention and testing, educational materials to share with family and friends and a way to join together to make a difference.

The “I Stand With Magic” Program is a powerful part of The Campaign because it empowers YOU to take a stand against HIV/AIDS, both for yourself and for your community. With this program, you’ll get the most up-to-date information on the key HIV/AIDS issues:.

People are giving the gay community too much “power” (or lack there of) so to speak… MILLIONS are affected and you think all that has to do with some down-low brothers. Please check facts, and stop watching BET aka the idiot box.

If gays were the sole reason AIDS and HIV were here, the solution would be ALOT easier to control.

The title of this very thread alone, displays a subliminal message to uneducated people. That title created alot of the comments on here without anyone even reading the story:

“For Discussion: HIV AND Chocolate City”….SMH

dayum.
these stats SUCK.
ladyz, make ur man wrap that ish up!

START TEACHING THESE GIRLS SELF ESTEEM. TELLING THEM THAT THEY CAN STILL BE BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT TAKING THEIR CLOTHES OFF. THEY CAN STILL BE VIEWED AS WOMEN WITHOUT DROPPING THEIR PANTIES. TEACH THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EDUCATION AND ACHIEVING POSITIVE GOALS. THESE NUMBERS ARE SAD. AS THE PERSON STATED IN THE EARLIER POST, THESE ARE THE REPORTED NUMBERS

The Black AIDS Institute, www(dot)blackaids(dot)org is another source of information of the impact of HIV on the black community. It offers tons of resources — including stats, reports, and an online search for HIV testing centers in your area.

That is sadly alarming. I am from Washington DC and..Sheesh…I knew it was bad but thats enough to make you wanna zip yourself up in a bubble! The CDC needs to get back on their job, they used to require that the reported infected individual make a list of those most recently intimate w/them…what happened to that????

More figures from the Black AIDS Institute to the prevalence of STDs and STIs:

Recently, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that showed higher prevalence of STDs and STIs among Black youth. Syphilis rates, for instance, are holding steady or declining among other youth groups, but are increasing among African American teens — and skyrocketing among Black males.

Already, we know that Blacks account for 69 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases among American teens every year. This study suggests that number will get worse before it gets better. 14- to 19-year- old girls were tested for a handful of common sexually transmitted infections — chlamydia, herpes, trichomoniasis and human papilloma virus, or HPV. More than a quarter of the girls had at least one of the infections, as did 48 percent of Black girls. They found that black youth report more active sex lives than their peers — they’re more likely to have ever had sex, to start by age 13, and to have multiple sex partners in their lifetime.

While there are many unanswered questions about HIV’s ongoing spread, one thing is clear: Untreated STDs make it happen a lot easier. If you have an untreated STD or STI and have unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive, you are as much as five times more likely to contract the virus. If half of all Black teen girls have or have had an STI, the potential growth in the AIDS epidemic is breathtaking.

Wait. . .

Is there a belief that condoms may help propagate HIV?

Or that AIDS is a hoax?

I had a cousin who died of AIDS-related complications. Please explain.

Let’s not forget that Aids/HIV is not only caused by unprotected sex. Let’s not forget that Chocolate City has one of the highest crime/homelessness/drug rate among the country….Reality TV doesn’t help either(Flav,NY,Real and Chance etc.)Relationships are irrelevant nowadays and lust has taken over! PPl be careful, take care of our bodies! Our bodies are temples of Christ…Read ur bibles ppl

Our bodies are temples of Christ…Read ur bibles ppl
___________________________________________________
Now THAT made me chuckle… but I wont go there. But I agree your right, let’s be careful.

Use protection EVERY TIME, get regularly tested. Black people are killing ourselves because we still think this disease is a gay disease. People are stepping out of committed relationships having unprotected sex. The HIV rate in Houston is also very high, black make more than half of the AIDS cases. Its real. Drug use causes people to engage in behaviors they normally wouldn’t engage in and all it takes is 1 time.

Ignorance is killing us.

The #1 problem in the black community is uncommitted relationships. That is the core to all of our problems. We don’t marry. We have hook up for a few months and move on. As I look around my large office in Atl, all I see are single black women of all ages. Most had children as teenagers when they were sprung on some thug nicca. Fast forward 10yrs, their stock has dropped with good men of all races. That is when the desperation start. These women start keeping company with men who are not fit to walk a dog.

“As long as girls see themselves as glorified sex objects in hip-hop videos, HIV/AIDS will increase within this population.”….grease…OUCH

But we need to educate ourselves and ALWAYS use protection, get tested and stay tested. Don’t be afraid to ask your mate for a test too!!

@JD revenge (Cyber Thug)
________________________________________________

You ain’t worth a bullet; you are worth a @ss whipping though. This is why real people tend to not be big bloggers, because it’s so many geeks & punks who try to recreate their low self esteem having, always bullied self.

dag i missed yall……

Maybe we should stop telling the young girls that hiphop videos cause them to get AIDS. This chick is supposed to be an expert in the subject and all she could think of is hiphop videos?

bump

@blaq

Hi there. I read the entire piece and read the quote from Sheila Johnson, but one line in a commentary does not mean that this is the only factor Johnson may attribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. I do agree that hypersexualized images in popular media may influence the sexual behavior of teens. Of course, it’s not the only contributing factor, but messages of promiscuity are rampant in songs, videos, and other popular culture to which young men and women are exposed on a daily basis.

I also appreciate the commentary’s mention of health care disparities as a factor as well. There is an alarmingly high number of uninsured Americans, and there have been studies on disparities in medical treatment for African Americans. This affects the diagnoses and treatment for other diseases — such as breast cancer — as well.

What a shame. sex is overrated and these young girls need to stop thinking sex is cool and that it will get them a man.

And these DL game men need to stop!theres a website exclusively for ‘bareback’ gay black men meaning sex with no condoms ONLY!wtf? Get real. THIS WORLD IS COMMING TO AN END!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

REMEMBER SODOM AND GOMMORAH? WHEN GOD WIPED OUT THE SIN OF THE CITIES OF SODOM AND GOMMORAH? YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE WAS HAVING HOMOSEXUAL SEX AND ALL THAT OTHER SINFUL CRAP? THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! GET READY AND SAVED!

*GAY

More from the Reuters article:

These same beaches have long been notorious for attracting another type of sex tourists — those who abuse children.

As many as 15,000 girls in four coastal districts — about a third of all 12-18 year-olds girls there — are involved in casual sex for cash, a joint study by Kenya’s government and U.N. children’s charity UNICEF reported late last year.

Up to 3,000 more girls and boys are in full-time sex work, it said, some paid for the “most horrific and abnormal acts”.

@ SyD
the more sharks swimming in my section of the water, the more likely I am to get bitten.”

It’s not enough for songs to encourage the use of a “jimmy hat” — the sexual content of music, along with violence and other risky behavior is a prominent influence for kids, particularly when they don’t have the parental guidance to know which images are healthy and which ones aren’t.

Honestly Rap music is not to replace parenting. The violence and sex is prevalent in all media, from movies, to video games, and non-rap music. I just feel this industry is unfairly targetted by black media. Rap has become the new crack, responsible for teen promiscuity, crime, drugs, and decline of the black family. There is no mention of the increase of children in foster care, the demolition of Affirmitive Action, the rise of racial profiling, and the fact Sexual predators frequent low-income neighborhoods or the fact that traditional African American values hinder the sexual education of our people. The fact the possession of a condom is equated to promiscuity amongst black men, so they don’t carry them, don’t use them therefore no evidence of their infidelity. You would be surprised how many men equate my vast condom supply with me being a freak, or how many times I have had to insist on them wearing a condom (even during first sexual encounters). I am not talking about some young ass thugs. I am talking about college educated professional and blue collar men.

THESE SOME SERIOUS TIMES BLACK FOLKS

Ladies, Do not date a man that has been to jail!!!!….PERIOD!!

man..of all the days to get busy at work…sorry I missed the good discussion

@ Spcl0ne2

I wholeheartedly feel you. I was having a discussion with a friend about this same issue. However, it’s not just about negative propaganda against Black women, it’s a full-on attack against Black people as a whole. Who even says these statistics are real? Not only that, we are all familiar with the “Tuskegee Experiment”? I’m not a conspiracy theorist in the least. I’m just conscious and conscientious. That is a factual part of Black America’s and America’s history, so their is no conspiracy or paranoia there. However, if these stats are true, there has to be something else happening that is contributing to this pandemic in our community.

I’m born & raised DMV (Dc/Southern Md/Northern Va). HIV rates have been out of control high here for years- I can’t believe it’s taken this long for anyone to notice. We’ve all known about this.

Reasons:
1. Povery. Southeast DC is one of the poorest, if not THE poorest, places in the US.

2.Drugs. Even the mayor smoked crack. Then he got arrested for it. THEN we re-elected him.

3. School system. DC has one of the worst school systems in the country. Recent statistics show that only 7% of DC kids in high school have grade-appropriate math skills. Kids are uneducated and overlooked, and no one cares. No skills, no education, no future- these kids are out on the streets and just don’t know any better.

4. “Taxation without representation.” That statement is on DC license plates. We have no representation in Congress, and our House representative does not get a vote. We have NO representation in the government, despite being the Nation’s Capital. We have no say, and are overlooked and forgotten.

People in the government forget that DC is not just where the President lives, it’s a real city with hundreds of thousands of regular people living there and struggling every day.

The non-government population in DC is just forgotten.

sorry, poverty* not povery

We had a speaker at our job last year who had AIDS and she stated that African-Americans who were HIV/AIDS positive, stats were high becuase we don’t ask to have our info confidential or we may go to a clinic or something. She stated that a lot of White people who are HIV positive ask for results to be confidential or the doctor choses not to count the patient in order to protect them, but won’t do it for black people. So, in other words, White people may have a higher HIV/AIDS rate, but its not being reported.

A word of advice: Don’t use condoms, use sense! Don’t have sex! I think the “Wrap it Up Campaign” is old, becuase people are not wrapping it up and/or they do not know how to properly apply a condom.

for anyone who doesn’t believe that this is a man made disease and that their is a cure it been out their for twenty years.or that it was designed for population control. believe! as the truth cannot be refuted nor disputed. in this day and age of sense not always being common more now than ever you as an individual need to make the type of choices that’ll give your living longevity. it’s unfortunate once upon a time it was simply ignorance being bliss but now it kills. it’s time for all to awaken to the realities place before them.

for the posters that keep assuming that it’s women spreading the virus, you’re wrong. As an HIV educator let me educate you; the viral load in semen is higher than in vaginal fluid, that is why more women are becoming infected at alarming rates. we are exposed to fluids more readily then men. entirely way more men in this country are infected, however the stats suggest that women account for the majority of new infections. do your own research folks. also, HIV is a disease that affects the immune system just like many other diseases. Do you all react this way over the cancer rates in this country? No. Why HIV? Oh, that’s right you can’t catch cancer from someone yet folks smoke cigarettes knowing they can cause cancer right, or eat fat and sugary laden foods knowing it can cause diabetes. It’s all about behavioral choices which puts all of us at risk to a myriad of diseases and other health issues.

I WANT YOU TO ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE JUST AS MANY WHITE PEOPLE WITH HIV AND AIDS, THE THING IS THEY HAVE PRIVATE DOCTORS THAT DO NOT REPORT THEIR INFORMATION.MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THIS AND RESEARCH BEFORE YOU ALL OPEN YOUR DUMB ASS MOUTHS!

@blaq

“You would be surprised how many men equate my vast condom supply with me being a freak, or how many times I have had to insist on them wearing a condom (even during first sexual encounters). I am not talking about some young ass thugs. I am talking about college educated professional and blue collar men.”

No, I’m not surprised at all. Not one bit. The tired excuse, “It just doesn’t feel the same with a condom” is pretty common. Well, an infection doesn’t feel good at all, so it’s not worth the risk for a brief interlude of pleasure. Be smart and be safe. And abstinence is always a viable, effective option.

I’m well aware of the EPIDEMIC that killing our people along with everyone else. I used to believe that as long as you wear protection that you would be safe. I still think about that because even though you are in a committed relationship, you don’t know what your mate is doing….We (hubby & I) were tested at the beginning of our dating relationship and now at all physicals and check-ups…

I think the main problem is how casually people have sex. Yes, sex is a wonderful thing, BUT to be shared with the right person. I look at all these young folks, whose life is not yet begun, and it disappoints me that they are already into sex. There’s so much other stuff out here to learn, and get into. I had so many extracurricular activities and during summers, we were always on vacation at some kids club or with other family.

Young adults need to focus more on getting something accomplished in their lives, instead of worrying about what everyone has in their pants and being impressed because their body parts work….Grow up and get real. Not everyone goes ‘sport sexing’. Out trolling for it. How about abstaining until you are at least grown enough, to understand what consquences there are, that go along with unprotected sex. I just think nowadays everything is TOO FAST. They have all this extra stuff that encourages them to look for instant gratification, instead of choosing a sure and steady path. Follow your dreams, have a purpose and be of service to those around you. My 2 boys are only tots right now. However, conversations about sex will be a in depth continuing conversation that we talk about and review. I want an open realtionship with them, so we can talk about anything and everything…Sex is supposed to be in marriage and not just with anyone. Premarital sex has been promoted like it’s ok and really it’s not…I appreciate everyone’s input.

@Kigali- Leave me the hell alone. I don’t know what your main issue is and am not going to waste my time trying to figure it out. In regards to your wack comment about imitating Arabs, I usually visit all the threads that I think pertain to me…Just because I accept other cultures, doesn’t make me any less informed or educated about the issues/ diseases plaguing our people…Grow up and keep it 100%…

Lot of crazy comments on here.. Some people are making sense, some aren’t making any sense at all. All I can say is that you need to wrap it up, even if you’re in an exclusive relationship. I’ve heard of married couples using condoms, so I figure if they can do it, we should be able to also..

As far as the whole “Down Low” thing, and chicks in DC and all that.. I think it’s all bull$hit. Yes, DC has a high infection rate, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t go somewhere else and get infected. Also, I think that the “down low” thing has turned into a “it’s not our fault, it’s them” kind of thing.. While I’m sure that it has helped contribute to the infection rate in black women, I’m also sure that promiscuity, and sexual irresponsibility on the part of the woman AND man, has a lot to do with it as well. One of our biggest problems in the Black community is that we do not like hearing the truth, or the whole truth. We’ve got that bad.. A lot of women in our community have multiple partners, who have multiple partners, who have multiple partners, and so on..

Hopefully I didn’t ruffle any feathers on here with my comments, wasn’t trying to be ignorant or disparaging at all. The truth is the truth, and facing the truth is the only way we’re gonna get our arms around this.. We’ve beat the hell out of the “Down Low phenomenon”.. It’s time to address ALL of the factors contributing to this epidemic in our community.

How come people don’t spend this much energy trying to get ahead and accomplish something, in their lives? We do need to use safe sex but the attitudes that people carry about sex, how casual it is, are asking for it…And looking clean should not be a deterrant. You should still get tested. Ladies, if he doesn’t want to wrap up, no glove, no love……..

Don’t let other people determine your life, do it for yourself!…Be safe! THINK! God bless…

@ Somer–”The #1 problem in the black community is uncommitted relationships. That is the core to all of our problems. We don’t marry. We have hook up for a few months and move on. As I look around my large office in Atl, all I see are single black women of all ages. Most had children as teenagers when they were sprung on some thug nicca. Fast forward 10yrs, their stock has dropped with good men of all races. That is when the desperation start. These women start keeping company with men who are not fit to walk a dog.”
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CHURCH!..Let it be known!

With black males I am not sure WHAT is going on…it is like EVERYWHERE you look in DC 8 out of 10 black men are FLAMING gay. 9 out of 10 black males are “down low” aka “being freaky” aka what Michael Baisden considers himself “being sexually open” aka BISEXUAL!! Mike if you suck dicks and take dicks up your ass your GAY son simple as that!! No Hedonism freak island trip will change that boo!

Shoot the numbers have certainly changed..it is not that black men are out numbered by black women…it is that SINGLE ,SAVED, STRAIGHT, SANE, STABLE, STRONG BLACK MEN are RARE to come by at all now & days. They are becoming extinct SWIFTLY.

AND LADIES
When folks say that black women need to start looking at other options that does NOT mean go out and find yourself some bull butchy dyke to ride on. If I see one more sista with some SHEman…there are OPTIONS out there the world is FULL of MANY races and cultures of MEN…you do not have to resort to playing “pretend” with some confused woman.

I agree the reigns need to be reeled in on sex. Now and days getting laid and getting your freak on is as easy as buying eggs & milk at the grocery store. The only think is when you go shopping for sex the majority of the time the dicks and/or twats you pick is going to be rotten and kill you.

This is sad. The percentages for every part of america are extrememly high. I read an article in Essence/Ebony stating that high rates of african americans having hiv/aids was in texas and florida. For something that has genetically developed out of nowhere and to be consider at one point in time the Gay disease and then the White man disease. For it now to be the BLACK DISEASE after 20+ years of trying to educate people so that hiv/aids won’t spread anymore. It saddens me that we as human beings are so stupid. For the stats to be fall on black people as being the main carriers of hiv/aids makes me wonder how truthful that is. The idea that people of african descent are having unprotected sex with so many people not just here but in AFRICA…no where else in the world is this considered an epidemic among Black people or is it? We’re never told the overall statics of hiv/aids unless referring to blacks in american and africa. To blame this on hiphop music…when you talk math majority of hiphop isn’t bought by blacks…still i do think that hip hop/ r&B is very influential and over sexed. The lyrics are definitely over sexed, the images are over sexed. I do think that artists should take responsibility for their lyrics and actions when it comes to sex.When you’re rapping about sex or singing about sex it’s not just a hot song because your fans are looking up to you. When your rapping or singing about what you can do sexually or how many people want your body and to do various sexual acts to you. Someone is listening and someone is acting out your lyrics. You can’t capitalize on things that are destruction and get away with it there’s a thing called karma. For the record White people, hispanic people also have sex and some of which is unprotected yet their stats combined doesn’t equal to those that are black. The scariest thing of all is that if you have kids or little ones in your family…what would they have to look forward to. There are people in their 20′s living with hiv/aids that were affected since birth. That’s scary just imgaine the dialogue a parent/adut has to have with a child that’s 6 ten years from now. Nothing seems to be getting better. It also seems very convenient for goverments everywhere to not has this be it’s main focus when the very essence of our existance which is reproducation is depending on finding a cure and a way for this not spread besides condoms and telling folk don’t have sex.

To JUSTMOI …i don’t know if you’re from dc but it’s not just dc sweety. Check the stats they’re high among blacks in every state. Even in states where the population of blacks are low.****

This truly sickens me 2 my stomach. I mean I’m an adult and I don’t watch a lot of MTV or BET but I do know that they try 2 do their part 2 discuss AIDS prevention. They have real life stories of people living with [and sometimes suffering from] A.I.D.S.

I know I see commercials on T.V discussing the fact that more than half of people with AIDS don’t even know they have it. I’m not saying that more can’t be done 2 the mssg out there but at the end of the day it seems like u can lead a horse 2 water but u can’t make it drink. U can’t force our black people 2 have self esteem and 2 use protection and stay away from cheap, unprotected sex which goes on FAR too often in our communities. I’ve said it be4 and I’ll say it again. We are INDEED … our OWN worst enemy.

They an prevent your baby from getting HIV during pregnancy but they want us to believe that there is no cure! It’s a joke! There is a cure just not for “us”. Ya’ll better wake up cause no one is gonna help you. 2009 4 SAFE SEX