Current Events > STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing- officials think racism and stigma to blame

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Damn_Underscore
05/13/18 2:43:40 PM
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http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-std-stigma-20180507-htmlstory.html

Some blame underfunding of STD prevention programs, as well as falling condom usage. Theres also speculation that people are having sex with more partners because of hookup apps.

But the picture is more complicated when it comes to the high STD rates among minorities. Gay and bisexual men make up the vast majority of new syphilis cases. In L.A. County, syphilis rates among African American women are six times higher than white women and three times higher than Latina women.

Northover said that officials need to evaluate whats called structural or systemic racism, the way housing or education policies may negatively impact people and their health. Studies have found, for example, that people with HIV who had low levels of literacy were less likely to follow their treatment, and that poorer Americans were more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, increasing their risk of STDs.

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Funbazooka
05/13/18 2:46:03 PM
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Knowingly exposing others to HIV will no longer be a felony in California
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-gov-brown-downgrades-from-felony-to-1507331544-htmlstory.html
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silentwing26x
05/13/18 2:47:50 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Studies have found, for example, that people with HIV who had low levels of literacy were less likely to follow their treatment, and that poorer Americans were more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, increasing their risk of STDs.


Yeah I don't know about that. It's not hard to follow the doctor's instructions and to make smarter decisions after you know you fucked up. These people make decisions that keep them in poverty in the first place.
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Smashingpmkns
05/13/18 2:49:56 PM
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The fault lies on people not being educated and also not being aware that they have something to begin with. Get checked, do some fucking research, and if you're fucking around use protection.
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Awesome
05/13/18 2:49:59 PM
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This is what happens when you promote promiscuity and put marriage in a negative light, yeah marriage is not for everybody but it keeps people contained.
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silentwing26x
05/13/18 2:51:51 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Get checked, do some f***ing research, and if you're f***ing around use protection.


YOLO!!! Raw dog all the way!!!!!11111
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Cosmic_Diabetic
05/13/18 2:59:08 PM
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Awesome posted...
This is what happens when you promote promiscuity and put marriage in a negative light, yeah marriage is not for everybody but it keeps people contained.


It really doesn't though. Cheating in the marriage is more common than not.
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Mist_Turnips
05/13/18 2:59:51 PM
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You know that ancient aliens meme where every possible concept and phenomena is explained as "ALIENS"? We need an equivalent where every single concept and phenomena can be explained as "RACISM".
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silentwing26x
05/13/18 3:01:27 PM
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Mist_Turnips posted...
You know that ancient aliens meme where every possible concept and phenomena is explained as "ALIENS"? We need an equivalent where every single concept and phenomena can be explained as "RACISM".


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smoliske
05/13/18 3:08:26 PM
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too many men having anal sex on the downlow then passing diseases onto their spouses

it's a vicious cycle
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MedzXVIII
05/13/18 3:32:58 PM
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Black people are giving each other STDs and they blame white people?
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Slip-N-Slide
05/13/18 3:35:22 PM
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Poor/uneducated couples don't use proper birth control out of being broke and/or stupid and horny gay dudes who don't have to worry about making butt babies can be too stupid to wrap it up.

Tons of new information being brought to our attention here.
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RE_expert44
05/13/18 3:47:46 PM
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MedzXVIII posted...
Black people are giving each other STDs and they blame white people?

It's because of white flight. That's the easy scapegoat
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masticatingman
05/13/18 3:50:54 PM
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Everybody should get tested, not just gay guys. I think the main side effect of decades of HIV fearmongering has been that other groups of people feel safer.
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RoboLaserGandhi
05/13/18 3:51:32 PM
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silentwing26x posted...
Mist_Turnips posted...
You know that ancient aliens meme where every possible concept and phenomena is explained as "ALIENS"? We need an equivalent where every single concept and phenomena can be explained as "RACISM".


https://i2.imgflip.com/2a74zy.jpg

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Roshon
05/13/18 3:55:42 PM
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Its not just LA its many places in the US. Wasnt there an outbreak in Mike Pences state?
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SpiralDrift
05/13/18 3:58:06 PM
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Tinder, Grindr, etc. People are fucking more people more often. Put two and two together and you get STDs.
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pikachupwnage
05/13/18 4:00:59 PM
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Mist_Turnips posted...
You know that ancient aliens meme where every possible concept and phenomena is explained as "ALIENS"? We need an equivalent where every single concept and phenomena can be explained as "RACISM".


I figured out the worlds problems.

ALIENS RACISM

Cause of everything
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darkjedilink
05/13/18 4:09:37 PM
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Are minorities responsible for any of their behavior? Like, at all?
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Bad_Mojo
05/13/18 4:10:39 PM
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SpiralDrift posted...
Tinder, Grindr, etc. People are fucking more people more often. Put two and two together and you get STDs.


Not me. No one even messages me back
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Damn_Underscore
05/13/18 4:12:43 PM
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The article mentions that STDs are increasing nationwide, but it doesn't talk about the rates in Los Angeles County compared to nationwide.
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DoctorVader
05/13/18 4:13:06 PM
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It's not that people are fucking more. They're getting stupider with the protection.

Girls around my age (31) and up to like 26 force you to wear a condom. They have the same anxieties that I do.

But the younger girls around 20-24 pretty much demand you just go raw and pull out. Just back in February I went on a date with a girl and things got steamy in the car and I said let me go up the block and get condoms. She wanted me to just pull out. I declined like I have tons of other times. I need some proof of history to go raw.
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RamboCell29
05/13/18 4:13:34 PM
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Blaming things like this on racism and white people is why Trump won.
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RoboLaserGandhi
05/13/18 4:16:22 PM
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Maybe people are more embarrassed to buy condoms.
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The Great Muta 22
05/13/18 4:21:30 PM
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Yeeeesh, this is a shitty topic loaded with some awful takes
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Roshon
05/13/18 4:21:57 PM
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Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.
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AngelicTouch99
05/13/18 4:22:40 PM
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RE_expert44 posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
Black people are giving each other STDs and they blame white people?

It's because of white flight. That's the easy scapegoat

White people moving out = white flight

White people moving in = gentrification

Goddamn whitey! Whatever happens, YOURE to blame! REEEEEEEEEE
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The Great Muta 22
05/13/18 4:22:48 PM
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Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.


They know this, but it won't stop the shit posts
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darkjedilink
05/13/18 4:22:50 PM
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Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.
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The Great Muta 22
05/13/18 4:23:40 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.


Lmao wow
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tennisdude818
05/13/18 4:23:53 PM
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A non-white group in America has a problem? Better blame racism.
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Roshon
05/13/18 4:35:57 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.


No, they said structural/systematic racism as in areas such as housing and education. They go on to to say theres a link between lack of literacy and wealth and poor STD prevention and treatment.
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MedzXVIII
05/13/18 4:39:13 PM
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has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture
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The Great Muta 22
05/13/18 4:44:25 PM
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MedzXVIII posted...
has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture


What culture is that?
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-Bungle-
05/13/18 4:48:36 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture


What culture is that?

Rap.
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KStateKing17
05/13/18 5:09:31 PM
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It shows how sorry sex education is, and people continue to make excuses on why they can't (won't) use protection. On top of that, like other posters have said, many people don't get themselves checked enough.
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silentwing26x
05/13/18 5:11:29 PM
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KStateKing17 posted...
It shows how sorry sex education is, and people continue to make excuses on why they can't (won't) use protection. On top of that, like other posters have said, many people don't get themselves checked enough.


everyone knows enough to know that you should use condoms and get tested at least once a year
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Bishop9800
05/13/18 5:18:46 PM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.


They know this, but it won't stop the shit posts


This

darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.


You blame Obama for your divorce.
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tennisdude818
05/13/18 5:25:27 PM
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I have too much respect for black women to rob them of their agency by blaming their self inflicted problems on "racism."

#BlackAgencyMatters
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Hicks233
05/13/18 5:31:04 PM
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omega cookie
05/13/18 5:38:16 PM
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I saw a video a long time ago of a homeless black man who shouts "DUH WHITE MAN DUN GAVE ME AIDS" into the camera.

Poor shitbag was too early, if he had waited a decade or two to fuck up his life he would have been on to something.
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Ninetails82
05/13/18 5:59:02 PM
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"officials think racism and stigma to blame"

As usual the left will blame abstract concepts rather than their own policies. You'll notice it's the worst in liberal-run areas. Even if we accepted their premise, why would "racism" and "stigma" be the worst in Democrat-run areas? Aren't these the tolerant areas? So why are they the worst?

Are minorities responsible for any of their behavior? Like, at all?

Of course not. This also applies to poor people, who are said to be starving (because of us), but also at epidemic levels of obesity at the same time (because of us). It never has to do with any of their poor personal choices.
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Funbazooka
05/13/18 6:20:56 PM
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AngelicTouch99 posted...
RE_expert44 posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
Black people are giving each other STDs and they blame white people?

It's because of white flight. That's the easy scapegoat

White people moving out = white flight

White people moving in = gentrification

Goddamn whitey! Whatever happens, YOURE to blame! REEEEEEEEEE

fIGuWwf
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SageHarpuia
05/13/18 6:33:23 PM
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STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing- officials think racism and stigma to blame


I hope they didn't get injured after making that leap
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darkjedilink
05/13/18 6:42:41 PM
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Roshon posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.

No, they said structural/systematic racism as in areas such as housing and education. They go on to to say theres a link between lack of literacy and wealth and poor STD prevention and treatment.

And where did that 'systemic racism' come from?
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Roshon
05/13/18 6:47:11 PM
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-Bungle- posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture


What culture is that?

Rap.


Typical Republican answer. The problem with this is, white people consume A LOT of rap culture and music. So no.
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tennisdude818
05/13/18 6:48:19 PM
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darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
darkjedilink posted...
Roshon posted...
Who was blaming white people? Where are yall getting this ****.

It doesnt help that Trump has cut STD/HIV funding and Republicans are attacking Planned Parenthood which does provide STD testing and services.

Blaming 'systemic racism' is blaming white people.

No, they said structural/systematic racism as in areas such as housing and education. They go on to to say theres a link between lack of literacy and wealth and poor STD prevention and treatment.

And where did that 'systemic racism' come from?


Systemic racism to a far leftist is like Satan to an extreme evangelical Christian. Its presence explains everything they dont like. Its a religion.
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-Bungle-
05/13/18 6:55:38 PM
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Roshon posted...
-Bungle- posted...
The Great Muta 22 posted...
MedzXVIII posted...
has nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture


What culture is that?

Rap.


Typical Republican answer. The problem with this is, white people consume A LOT of rap culture and music. So no.

Sure, but it's the rappers that speak to their n*****, saying shit like "murder that bitch, fuck dat ho, Make me a sammich," and then speak at the Award ceremonies about Metoo...
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