Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
HIV/AIDS Support
Related: About this forumThis time,
Normally when presented with idiocy of this caliber, I simply shake my head in pity and walk away.
This time, the "information" presented is demonstrably dangerous.
Tennessee GOP lawmaker, Sen. Stacey Campfield said this today (26 January, 2012) (from Raw Story):
Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community, he told Michelangelo Signorile, who hosts a radio program on SiriusXM OutQ. It was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men. It was an airline pilot, if I recall.
My understanding is that it is virtually not completely, but virtually impossible to contract AIDS through heterosexual sex.
Wow.
That's breathtaking.
If this were 1981 I could almost understand such ignorance, but today?
Any DU Tennesseans need to flood this guy's mailbox with the CORRECT information.
(Remember to be polite but firm)
Senator Stacey Campfield
R-Knoxville
District 7
2011 Flagler
Knoxville, TN 37912
Capitol Address:
301 6th Avenue North
Suite 4 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone (615) 741-1766
sen.stacey.campfield@capitol.tn.gov
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 3763 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
This time, (Original Post)
markbark
Jan 2012
OP
William769
(55,147 posts)1. This person is dangerous.
And yes in 2012 there are many like him. Unfortunately it's the one's that are not out spoken that we really have to worry about.
beyurslf
(6,755 posts)2. Were people even that ignorant in 1981?
Willful ignorance cannot be corrected through information....
closeupready
(29,503 posts)3. What is "heterosexual sex" - consensual phallic penetration of the vagina?
Um, since sperm, vaginal fluid and blood all can be present during intercourse, and all these fluids can contain infectious levels of HIV, yes, you do take a risk when consenting to unprotected sexual intercourse.
Idiot.