When arguing with someone about vax passports/permits, try asking them if they support restrictions on gay people donating blood.

posted 3 years ago by Fmantothemaxagain 3 years ago by Fmantothemaxagain +72 / -2

It will probably trip at least a few of them up. Because if they approve of people being required to show they are considered medically safe to do things needed to live, like grocery shopping, then surely they should agree that doing something that's instead a voluntary act entirely unnecessary for personal survival, yet holds the same type of potential danger (infection of a third party), should also be subject to the same sort of restrictions. I know the dangers of HIV/AIDS has been downplayed in the past few years, but I think the average person will still recognize that AIDS is worse than the wuflu.

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– throwawayaccount2037 9 points 3 years ago +9 / -0

Some people might think your comment is hyperbole but it's not. You're 100% correct, and that kind of sentiment is being amplified by GLAAD.

No joke, GLAAD is encouraging "positive" media portrayals of HIV/AIDs victims as role models. Here are the articles about it: https://www.glaad.org/reference/hiv

https://www.glaad.org/releases/glaads-where-we-are-tv-2020-2021-report-despite-tumultuous-year-television-lgbtq

Relevant sections:

Representation of people living with HIV drops significantly -- prompting GLAAD and Gilead to challenge the industry to introduce new regular, recurring characters living with HIV per year

In 2020, GLAAD’s The State of HIV Stigma survey found that nearly nine in ten Americans believe “there is still stigma around HIV'' which is keeping progress back. This year’s report shows a drastic decrease in representation of characters living with HIV, from nine the previous year to just three.

GLAAD calls on the industry to introduce no less than three new regular or recurring LGBTQ characters living with HIV each year in scripted primetime broadcast or cable shows, or original series on the services tracked in this study (Amazon, Hulu, Netflix). GLAAD stands ready to drive this change as a resource to our industry partners.

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– ThrowawyASAP 6 points 3 years ago +6 / -0

Gilead

Now why would a pharma company want more people to get HIV?

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– TentElephant 3 points 3 years ago +3 / -0

Good research, thanks for this.

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