KNOWING THE RISK VS IGNORING THE RISK
In 2010 it’s generally assumed that most people have had exposure to some form of STD/HIV awareness. We were born into a generation where condoms were supposedly the norm. Children born in the 80′s and decades there after were supposed to be educated and inundated about HIV/AIDS. We were supposed to know that HIV was spread through bodily fluids and that unprotected sex greatly increased your chance of acquiring STD’s and HIV.
Is is safe to say that we know the risks associated with unprotected?
Do we know the risks and do we simply ignore them to suit our own human urges and desires?
How many of us continue to engage in unprotected oral and anal sex despite knowing the risks associated with them?
What can be done to increase the efficacy of STD awareness initiatives?
Is HIV/AIDS a virus/disease that thrives on the elements of poverty, lack of education, and the deeply religious?
For those who are living with STD’s did you know the risks but ignored them?
For those who are sexually active do you know the risks and continue to ignore them?
Is anyone 100% safe in their sex lives?
Is monogamy the answer?
There are many questions and much to discuss so let’s have at it.
Posted on September 9, 2010, in Questions. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Most know the risks and don’t give a damn…That is the reality. Some of them have the belief that they are going to get HIV anyway so they take no precautions thus turning their thoughts into an unfortunate reality.
Honestly, I don’t know WHAT can be done in terms of prevention education. There is so much out there yet STD rates keep soaring.
One in 5 people in the US have herpes! I don’t recall numbers, but I’ve gotten the strong impression that the black gay male demographic is probably the most at risk segment of the population for getting HIV.
These kinds of depressing statistics are what make me keep it in my pants. Until and unless I meet a man who I fully trust, and we’re in a committed and serious relationship, it’s just not worth the risk for 20 minutes of pleasure. There’s just no other way to be sure that you don’t catch something. Abstinence, then monogamy (not serial monogamy!) is my plan.
It is extremely hard to believe that people don’t know the risks of STDs in 2010. Yes, there are surely misconceptions and believed myths (AiDs from kissing, for example), but I think intentional ignorance and false sense of invincibility may be the bigger culprit. That people prefer raw sex, thrive off it, and insist on it is saddening and alarming.
I’ve seen ads for Raw Parties back in NY. WTF!? How can people live like this?? We think we’ll never get “hit”. “That’ll never happen to me. It just feels better”. Absolute madness.