[K26918]

I do not understand all the public sympathy that racial and HIV matters get. So many problems of people incapable of representing themselves (the retarded, mentally ill, abandoned children, etc.) are being pushed further and further into the corner. To me, public figures flock to causes that are behavior choices, while people who are truly innocent and cannot be other than they are catch a crumb or two every year. I have lost all feeling for the serious illness of AIDS and the error of racial discrimination. Don’t people care about more than being part of the latest fad?

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Name : K26918, City : Austin, State : TX, Country : United States, 

[annonymous]

While I can empathize with your concern for groups that are not more popular (for lack of a better word), I feel my arm hairs raising just a tad by your commentary. Being black, afflicted by AIDS or the victim of discrimination shouldn’t be categorized or trivalized as ‘fads.’ Where do we as a society get off determining that the aforementioned groups are more or less important than others? Someone who suffers from AIDS deserves the same access to medical care and empathy as the child who suffers from cystic fribrosis. The difference in media attention is not only influenced by our personal prejudices but by the availability of resources and personal efforts. If you feel some groups are not receiving the aid they deserve, then act. Don’t simply complain. As a black woman, I’ll tell you that whining isn’t enough. Don’t expect someone else to do more for you (or others) than you’re willing to do yourself. People support what’s important to them. I am a bone marrow, organ and blood donor (can someone tell me why minorities are so poorly represented among donors?. I give to several charities and support the arts. I have worked in food banks, done church work, etc.These efforts and institutions are important to me. What are you doing to make a difference?

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Name : annonymous, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 34, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, 

[Dee]

Racism is a social problem that derives from oppression, discrimination and systemic marginalization of groups by the dominant culture. AIDS is a lethal, infectious disease. Both are preventable. On the other hand, the physically challenged are equal citizens who deserve equality rather than sympathy. I believe these three distinct issues can be addressed in a manner that does not prioritize one as being more vital than the other. In fact, if left unattended, each of them eventually results in poor quality of life and/or death. Shouldn’t we simply work on eradicating all forms of disadvantage and affliction?

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Name : Dee, City : Cleveland, State : OH, Country : United States, 

[Female]

AIDS knows no age, race, religion or gender. You do not need to be a junky, whore or homosexual to get HIV or AIDS. You need only to be human. I have AIDS. I contracted it by having sex with my husband. I know many women of all races who contracted AIDS through rape, or consensual sex with boyfriends or husbands. Some who got it were nurses who were pricked with dirty needles, and one woman who was infected in her native Africa contracted it from a simple malaria shot. Almost all of these women have one or more children. Some unknowingly passed HIV on to those children in childbirth. And those children are the innocent ones who do deserve sympathy and an outcry to help them.

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Name : Female, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 27, City : Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Accountant, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Karl]

There is a fad nature at play, or at least there was some 12 years ago. I was living in Southern California when my lover of five years died suddenly from a heart attack. Many times gay people, learning I had just lost my partner, were very anxious to offer sympathy until they learned it was not from AIDS. Then they lost all interest in me or my feelings.

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Name : Karl, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 44, City : Duesseldorf, State : NA, Country : Germany, Occupation : retired computer jock, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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