I saw this on towleroad this morning, and it seriously pissed me the fuck off:
Last night on Big Brother 9’s live feed, gay housemate Joshuah attempted to educate James, Chelsia, and Sharon on the ins and outs (so to speak) of gay sex. He also spreads some misinformation about protecting oneself from HIV:
“I do bareback with my boyfriend. We’ve both been tested for HIV and we’re both negative so it’s cool. I only do that with my boyfriend. I don’t do that on a random one night stand. That’s too risky. If you’re a top it’s okay because you can’t really get HIV from being the top because you’re penetrating them…”
I just want to know; are people really as stupid as this, or is this dumb ass alone in his thinking? Well, clearly, he isn’t alone, as the rates of infection continue to increase amongst gay men, which is not only disheartening, but it is disturbing. Yet, I still cannot even fathom why people are still this moronic about something as HUGE as HIV! Why on earth are people stupid enough to believe that you can’t get HIV if you are a top? Where did this moronic idea come from, and why is it, that gay men STILL believe it?!?!
It blows my mind. I have worked in HIV prevention for many years, and hearing shit like this just sends me over the edge. A part of me wants to say, “people just CAN’T believe that, because clearly, people are smarter than that… aren’t they?”, but I know that people really are this stupid. What has to happen to you for you to get it? Do you have to get IT? I just don’t understand how something as serious as HIV is taken so lightly, especially after it has been around for so very long. It is baffling.
So I’m going to put this out there, for all the morons: YES Virginia, you CAN get HIV if you are a top. Wear a condom you idiot, because clearly, you aren’t smart enough to know better. Wake the fuck up, and realize that this thing is called a goddamned epidemic for a reason.
/rant
Yes my dear, people really are that stupid. It’s amazing we aren’t extinct yet.
speaking of which
http://www.queerty.com/bareback-crackdown-in-britain-20080304/
Sadly, they are.
and people wonder why I don’t watch reality television. I suppose the network takes no responsibility for dispensing this falsehood? (since they edit the show, they’re making a conscious decision to perpetuate this myth). The dumb slut should realize that while condoms are a good frontline in preventing HIV infection, there are a lot of STDs that condoms will NOT protect you from.
Really makes you ask how much he really cares about his boyfriend if he is having one night stands with random people, then coming home and having unprotected sex with his boyfriend, bringing home with him anything he might of picked up from his trick.
How do they find these people? He must be the same guy who only takes video of the 75 year old leather daddy during pride parades.
Yes, it’s amazing, but there actually are so many stupid or ignorant or irresponsible people!
I cannot believe that so many people still not know what’s safe and what’s not.
I hope CBS will do the right thing and take that moment to educate viewers. But I doubt they will.
All these shows pick the skeeviest people - I think they purposely choose porn stars etc because it will stir interest. Not that all porn stars are skeevy. As you can guess, I am one too!
ohmygod, there are so many things wrong with what he said. i hope his partner knew that he was having one night stands. eeek.
I’ve read where blowjobs don’t require any protection (saliva enzymes kill the virus), yet heard some people say they use condoms anyway. What say you?