Hey, look, if you’re a moron who believes nonsense and you’re in denial about reality, why not claim that there’s no such thing as heterosexual people with AIDS? Sure, that requires the wholesale erasure of tens of millions of people, particularly people of color. But what does that matter to you if you are a moron?
A moron, for example, like James Dobson, who has never believed a true or accurate or compassionate thing in his life. This human-shaped pile of garbage brought to life by an evil witch just broadcast a speech claiming that AIDS doesn’t really impact straight people, and campus rape isn’t really a problem.
The claim came from Dennis Prager, another idiot talking head, who gave a speech to a group of similarly monstrous creeps at the Western Conservative Summit last summer. According to Prager’s speech: “AIDS does discriminate. It happens to attack in America—and I emphasize in America— overwhelmingly, gay men and intravenous drug users and his partners. You know the group least likely to get AIDS? Gay women. So it can’t be homophobic to say the truth.”
That is grammatically weird, but more importantly, insane. Yes, men who have sex with men are more likely to practice behaviors that increase the risk of transmission. What exactly is Prager’s point, though? That gay men deserve what they get? (And that lesbians are the chosen people?) You could also point out that South Asian men are more likely to have heart disease… so what? Some populations are more at risk, and that’s that.
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This is, of course, a typical tactic for conservatives and Republicans: if it’s not a problem that impacts you, then it must not be a real problem.
Fortunately, while there may not be a cure for HIV yet, there is a cure for the scourge of people like Dennis Prager and James Dobson. You can just turn off the radio.
Danny279
“Sure, that requires the wholesale erasure of tens of millions of people, particularly people of color.”
Why does the color of the skin of the people being erased matter so much to Benji? Is erasure OK if it happens to icky white people? You’re a r@c1st, Benj!
ryuichi
Actually, in the world there are more heterosexuals who are HIV+ than gays who are positive.
Sansacro
My straight sister died of HIV related opportunistic infections. So F*&K him and the lying Pence boat he sailed in on.
DuMaurier
Almost thirty years ago I worked in a county government office where the boss kept a copy of a book titled–yes, if I remember correctly–“The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS”. I leafed through it; it said that even in Africa it was just a “gay disease”, which it seems even Dobson isn’t going that far, dumb as he is.
OzJosh
It’s still a predominantly heterosexual disease in Africa, where most immunologists agree it started. Idiots who make dangerous pronouncements that could lead to at risk people becoming infected should be charged, fined and jailed.
dean089
So let’s inject him with some virus and let him show us how his heterosexual body repels it.
James
Dobson is sick.
Chris
He is one sick lying SOB.
arig82
You know what this moron is not worth a comment.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
What a gross flashback to 1985. Terrible this belief is still around.
Kangol
Pence went on his show and said he and Trump would overturn gay marriage and LGBTQ rights. They’re letting you know what they’d do. It won’t harm the Vichy Gay homonationalist billionaires like Peter Thiel, but the rest of us, well, just wait if they get into office. The GOP is already showing their anti-gay hate in numerous GOP-controlled Southern states. Why does the GOP hate gay and trans people so much?
Alistair Wiseman
Regarding the clip, Dennis Prager is absolutely 100% correct. Apparently, some of you are too young or don’t recall the mainstream media hysteria regarding heterosexual AIDS in America at the beginning of the AIDS pandemic. As usual with the left and their hysteria du jour, it didn’t happen.
@ryuichi:
The Prager discussion was specifically about AIDS in America.
Mr-DJ
@Alistair Wiseman: But when a religious person discusses disease, they should be talking about ALL of humanity, disregarding any borders. The good Lord does not recognize “borders” as those are earthly / man-made concoctions. And on our planet, HIV/AIDS has ALWAYS, since the beginning, been predominately in the straight communities. etc.. Which should not be a surprise since a vast majority of the population is straight. And that is not some “Liberal Lie”, but a fact known by the top Health Agencies from around the world. (And as far as anyone knows, Mr. Dobson, it was likely started by some straight, Christian person in Africa).
Ken A.
I’m surprised people still listen to him, he’s outdated.
Alistair Wiseman
@Mr-DJ:
The Prager clip and discussion is not about disease nor religion. The main thrust of his argument is how the left repeatedly engages in hysteria over issues that end up not being true.
Tombear
Dobson, Fischer, Perkins, they are all common, ignorant white trash who would burn all gay people at the stake if they could get away with it. My husband and I choose to ignore their rhetoric. Nothing they say is true. Fuck em! They do not affect our lives in anyway and if ever they do we will fight back every way we can!
Tombear
And for you guys who are worried that Trump and Pence will be elected. Wake up and smell the coffee. There is no way!!! Hillary will be elected and there is nothing any of these religious morons can do about it!
abnerbha
@Tombear: Yes, we must help people who are sick with any disease whether it’s their fault or not. If a drug junky OD or if a drunk driver gets injured, then it’s a Drs. duty to help him or her heal. HOWEVER, I can’t sympathise with a drunk driver who breaks a leg or even gets killed while drunk driving because they took a reckless risk. Once saw a case where a drunk driver was paralyzed after a wreck, while it’s far more common for drunk drivers to kill or injure their victims. As alcohol relaxes muscles that can give some protection to drunk drivers which is why it’s more common for those hit by drunk drivers to be seriously injured or killed. Our sympathies must be more with those who are injured & killed by drunk drivers.
If a smoker dies of lung cancer (have known people who have), we usu. say that while it’s bad that the smoker died, they knew the risks but chose to take them. Many smokers would ask us not to sympathize with them if they get lung cancer because they understood the harms involved. I know that people will differ with why I don’t sympathise. But it’s for the easy reason-if you take part in reckless conduct knowing the risks, then I can’t sympathize with you.
Some will talk about construction workers who do dangerous jobs, etc. My answer there is that if you do a dangerous job & if you’re not going to follow safety rules such as a construction worker who doesn’t wear safety glasses, helmet, gloves, etc. & you get seriously injured or killed, well you were negligent. Some raise the food eg. of people who eat poorly & die of heart disease, diabetes or cancer. This is more complex because you need food in order to live & with poor people, they don’t always have access to supermarkets which sell healthy foods but just bad markets. Now if you’re educated & wealthy but still choose to eat poorly, then proceed @ your own risk.
With AIDS victims, if a baby gets the disease from their mom, then yes they’re sympathetic victims just as if a person gets AIDS from a bad blood transfusion. In those cases it’s not the victims fault. But gay AIDS victims have themselves to blame. If a gay is going to be promiscuous & not use condoms incl. use drugs, then it’s his fault if he gets AIDS & I can’t sympathise with him as he knew the risks but chose to take them.
If people are promiscuous straight or gay & not use condoms, then if they get a Venereal Disease (VD), it’s their fault-they knew the risks but chose to take them. Most smokers except for those suing the tobacco companies aren’t asking for sympathy if they get lung cancer because smokers knew the risks but still chose to smoke.