http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html black looks Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90272 aallchanged » Comment on It is women who are being raped by kameelah Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:44:56 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90272 [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptthanks for posting this. too often the discourse around HIV/AIDs is individualized into obscurity. of course one woman can spread HIV/AIDs but reducing it to an individual phenomenon is problematic. furthermore, i wonder how this film … [...] […] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptthanks for posting this. too often the discourse around HIV/AIDs is individualized into obscurity. of course one woman can spread HIV/AIDs but reducing it to an individual phenomenon is problematic. furthermore, i wonder how this film … […]

]]> http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90254 kameelah Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:44:16 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90254 and by film, i meant skit :) and by film, i meant skit

]]> http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90253 kameelah Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:43:47 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90253 thanks for posting this. too often the discourse around HIV/AIDs is individualized into obscurity. of course one woman can spread HIV/AIDs but reducing it to an individual phenomenon is problematic. furthermore, i wonder how this film may actually spread more violence. if women are seen as the "cause" and spreaders of HIV/AIDs then this justifies more violence against women. the film also assumes that those who have HIV/AIDs purposely spread the disease. i applaud the attempt, but the execution could be a bit more nuanced... thanks for posting this. too often the discourse around HIV/AIDs is individualized into obscurity. of course one woman can spread HIV/AIDs but reducing it to an individual phenomenon is problematic. furthermore, i wonder how this film may actually spread more violence. if women are seen as the “cause” and spreaders of HIV/AIDs then this justifies more violence against women. the film also assumes that those who have HIV/AIDs purposely spread the disease. i applaud the attempt, but the execution could be a bit more nuanced…

]]> http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90202 Sokari Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:22:20 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90202 Acolyte @ "Forced sex" - its called RAPE! Raising awareness around HIV is not about blame. The most important thing is to present the truth around HIV or any other illness. Acolyte @ “Forced sex” - its called RAPE! Raising awareness around HIV is not about blame. The most important thing is to present the truth around HIV or any other illness.

]]> http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90172 acolyte Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:34:06 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/12/1758.html#comment-90172 Well when it comes to AIDS campaigns there is always more than one side to the tale. Of course we all know in a setting like Sudan more often than not it is forced sex that makes women get HIV but there are also some of those cases like the scenario described above. It is best to give more than one scenario so as not to alienate any side of the audience. If they ran 3 skits blaming men, that would make them shun anything they would be told after that since they would be on the defensive but on the other hand the burden cant be placed on women. Oh well that is my $0.02 Well when it comes to AIDS campaigns there is always more than one side to the tale. Of course we all know in a setting like Sudan more often than not it is forced sex that makes women get HIV but there are also some of those cases like the scenario described above.
It is best to give more than one scenario so as not to alienate any side of the audience. If they ran 3 skits blaming men, that would make them shun anything they would be told after that since they would be on the defensive but on the other hand the burden cant be placed on women.
Oh well that is my $0.02

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