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Today, I talked with a lot of different people, ran across red ribbons on campus and read an interview and each one of these things made me really think. For as much as HIV/AIDS is talked about it just isn’t talked about enough. I see that now and it really disturbs me. I think what disturbs me the most is how nonchalant a lot of people’s attitudes are towards HIV/AIDS and the possibility of contracting it. What further disturbs me about this is how greatly effected minorities are and the attitudes some of my people (African-Americans) have not only towards HIV/AIDS but STDs/STIs too.
I was told about a woman that was just in love with this man and senior year in high school she had gotten pregnant by him. He was this star athlete and went to college of course with the woman supporting him, but he was “doing him” while at school. The woman was home taking care of the child while he was away doing what he pleased…long story short, she ended up with AIDS. The only man she had been with was him. His family disrespected her to no end like it had been her fault, ignoring the fact that it was indeed him that had passed this to her. It is my understanding that the man has passed and has also lost siblings to AIDS. His family has yet to even acknowledge that he himself has died from AIDS and they have never given the woman an apology for treating her so badly.
Interview with Hydeia Broadbent:
http://necolebitchie.com/2011/12/01/world-aids-day-hydeia-broadbent-talks-dating-with-hivaids/
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