tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post466516510808050534..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Odawa gay couple invited to White HouseRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-3858903938660662482013-06-15T12:01:55.127-07:002013-06-15T12:01:55.127-07:00Yeah, two of the biggest concerns in AIDS are budg...Yeah, two of the biggest concerns in AIDS are budget and memespace. Memespace is particularly dangerous because a lot of modalities, proven or otherwise, can compete in the meme pool with "<b>a</b>bstain, <b>b</b>e faithful, use <b>c</b>ondoms, or <b>d</b>ie". I mean, one of the biggest issues in Africa is that those modalities (especially the "AIDS isn't real, take your vitamins" modality) end up winning. (And that's no different than the antivaccine movement: We have the British Medical Journal, JAMA, Pediatrics, and the Lancet; they have Oprah!)<br /><br />I remember an epidemiologic study a few years back saying Indian youth were more likely to "experiment", but I don't know how true it is. I can say that among the Sioux, homophobia wasn't really a thing. There were taboos regulating homosexuality, but there are taboos regulating heterosexuality too, so really...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-68456216715159828052013-06-12T16:34:38.570-07:002013-06-12T16:34:38.570-07:00Looking, I'm finding evidence that Bush spent ...Looking, I'm finding evidence that Bush spent a lot of money on AIDS domestically. dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com