Bashing will not help anything. Encounters and experiences are what change people. I'm not calling confused288 naive, but would you call a black kid stupid and opinionated if he never met a white person and asked, "what do white people eat?" Helping others understand one by one is the way to change the world. Bashing is an example that can metaphorically contribute to a negative aspect of human life that should be layed to rest.I'm sure the original poster got the information he needed from CR's post, so maybe it's best this thread RIP.
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PLEASE HELP!
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no such thing a stupid question,only stupid people!im joking though.
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Wow. I can't believe you all responded like that. I know he has unprotected sex quite often, and it isn't just because he's gay. Thanks for all making me feel like shit. It was just a question. I'll remember never to ask another one.
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good.
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next time you should specify that then b/c your question sure sounded very ignorant and like you were afraid just b/c he's gay. If your that afraid maybe you need to find "safer" friends....
and your welcome, if you do decide to post again however- try to do it with a little more tact and less ignoance.
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Ya'll are so mean! God, maybe she honestly doesn't know, it's not her fault. And yea, most gay guys aren't safe like that. How would you know? The best way to find out is to ask nicely.
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first off, i find the 2 stereotypes to be absolutely horrendous. every time i think of of someone still believening either that gay people all have AIDs or that you can get AIDs from just being in the same room as a person with it, or somethign along those, i get so pissed off. To think that there are people out there that ignorant that still believe the myths spread by homophobic and fearful people really does get to me. so apologies if i cant exactly post something nice here, but somethings you shoudlnt have to ask on. its called common sense drops brick on foot ow
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I think all of you are being overly harsh. Yes, the stereotype is bad, but cut this person a break. The real problem here is not that the poster asked a question that you find reprehensible, but the lack of education that folks are getting these days (especially young people) about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. When parents and schools are afraid to talk about sex then they are afraid to bring up STDs. Yes, the poster was ignorant about the subject, but this place is about answering questions so let's just give the poster an honest answer based on facts that will help people learn the truth and overcome stereotyping, rather than just calling names and putting up inane posts.
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deep breath you are right. being too harsh on people doesnt solve their ignorance, it just lets you vent some of the frustration you feel at the world. but it is the only response i feel capable of issuing whenever someone asks a question born not out of lack of knowledge, but blind ignorance. there are FAR too many people in this world like that and i just dont have the patience of a saint to deal with them all.
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Lack of knowledge and blind ignorance can be the same thing..ignorance means the lack of knowledge...it can be circumstantial (the person has never been exposed to the info) or it can be self-induced (the person ignored the info). I give this poster the benefit of the doubt and assume the ignorance is circumstantial...like many, many people on this subject.