HIV Debate

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" know that's an an underestimation. At but I felt that there were four under estimation because here's here's the fact that we know that most folks are getting tested and was sent in this last segment. They did not test for certain viruses and to get to the hospital and until we open people's minds -- that they need to get tested for this virus we don't know so the people that have been tested Mano with 56000. People. Half of the virus and can -- wrong."

" What do people get tested because I know before I got married is the only time I was ever tested. And that's the code of my ten year anniversary. And tested since then. But I you have given blood since then okay so I still I imagine this yet. And I imagine that you know see you like to. Develop what thing would use I imagine that if my blood was needed with HIV don't you think they would reject means coming up you blood anymore I certainly hope so that would -- That's."

" Hopes and soul divas. -- divinely inspired victorious in Newington about the business of driving infectious viruses when. Final and Davis have been brought down the news with me I mean we're the ones known problems. Where is the problem with aids. The most. Problematic so to speak it's problematic and find people who are in denial people who are silent capable it would shame people find it easy to stick with ties and marginalized all the people that is -- you find the problem. And as far as I think we need to stop it on all issues because it wasn't so the CDC announced that one important young women all across America are already infected with some sort of sexually transmitted infection and they don't. No they didn't say young black women they didn't say young Hispanic women they didn't say young Asian women young Indian women alike when they think young women all across the board and we as a country find it easy to remain silent on that and -- nothing why so. Because we don't want to talk about six look at the final classic right here it really look at this -- we know proof positive -- here so someone. So why can't we do not. On now so what can we not talk about it in something away that is honest that is uplifting that is empowering to ourselves and our children the fact that we want to hide one of the greatest gift ever given to human beings and that is sex away from them. Like it's not just the thing that's because the most neglect to appear some nasty thing that's -- your children when you send them off to Sunday school somebody sends it back in a suitcase because we don't have honest open conversations about."

" Well and one of congress. I agree with all that that should we have more -- in the media on aids and cancer. Should we have more focus and what we focus on me so much because again we don't focus on well you told me."

" You're not welcome them yeah you don't learn I laugh at landmark conference in Washington DC that Iraq children and isn't. People are talking about that one of them is cancer and the other one would be -- they talk more about it would be I that you might say I'm not that disturbance one that I'm the coughing and adulthood yeah why not."

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" In any case is why we focus on -- because the Hollywood thing because it's a gay thing because people like Larry King love it. Meantime the people dying of cancer doesn't get."

" And it sounds. That he could say that it is so. That's why we -- is -- and only to such. -- debt and now because people say it's game. Folks in America refused to its. It's just hit sex sent it back. Yeah. Apparently its -- that it -- It was a day of America hey you know -- you hear any ink on that little bit say okay you. -- get the ball and thanks partly and it's. Double likely and you better read and write about sex and -- eyes and don't want -- pop -- all the way we look."

" Well apparently there are heralding an island. You are. You know the Mike works and I -- and I thought it to remind you that the Mike does work I can't. So -- here I don't think. That you were saying. I think he's gotten more of a problem with media not the disease not. -- not the problem of the epidemic of aids or or of the people getting aids. His problem is that the media is covering it in very very self serving way. You think that the need is actually covering -- HIV and he threw the government. I mean Larry Larry King. The only time here."

" That's I want you know she's just one example of that -- like -- on the war on cancer cancer there's so many different forms that. Cancer does get a lot of money a lot of restarts is devoted to cancer I think that is disingenuous to say the aids is covered Morton Hanson or. I have family members that that cancer and I know they heard a lot of efforts being made him more speed efforts to -- absolutely but then -- efforts can be made towards aids and."

" You know it's essentially what you said because in terms of the media actually reaching out to talk about this issue especially in minority community -- what one in three. That an American and I are in our that you don't have this disease but the issue is that in Google put out there there's an issue. In minority community specifically African American communities. Where there are men living double lives and why don't they come out because it's it's -- thing we're not talking about this issue and -- we not talk about it this is continue to grow in minority communities across America when you can't deny facts."

" When you say when you say that -- heterosexual sex is who is is the most common way to get it that's true but that's because -- twelve times as many heterosexuals and homosexuals. That's a grossly misleading so why are we talking about the issue. It becomes an issue of not talking about being -- well it's it's again it's proportionality I'm arguing -- New York -- probably had a hundred headlines on page one or two about aids in the last year I mean to just to use cancers and illustration on the patent and cancer mention. In the same way in the same context the deal."

" Why is that one thing at --"

" Let it --"

" Well that he only time though you actually hear about it is when a famous person gets a Patrick Swayze. You know you hear about it then. Whereas American Idol you -- goes. Idol Gives Back bigger and -- after they talk about these problem there and having that second cup right here."

" Talk about it."

" Well let's talk about what that might okay Sahara Africa and Magic Johnson had HIV. Was outspoken about ten years ago and hadn't really heard from him very often quite a."

" Speech yesterday on Capitol Hill about the disease and was that the whole am pop conference and his speech was. He's come to a new level of understanding and communicating people and it was outstanding. So he is definitely -- yet that that's okay all places at all times and and reach out and his wife is also coming out what areas as Italy it. Is is it. More awareness is -- condoms what is the -- if anything that works for it by themselves to themselves responsible -- communication. Expert in Vietnam. Didn't want -- to get testing and testing and prevention. We don't talk back prevention works but we don't want to talk about -- some where along the line me up when you crazy when it comes to talking about six and me to get it right in our hearts our minds that this is something that beings do and when it includes. --"

" To stop a company the point about that from a personal standpoint because my parents talk to you about -- about six years old reluctant -- and -- Yeah. And people criticize my hair right and that was one of the least promiscuous people in my social club in my family I have no children I've never had XPD. Thank you. And it's because I had my parents talk to -- responsibly about sex. It's that this statement added it's at the in this it would mean I have not Shakespeare would look I grew up in north rounds -- Mon my and my attitude teachers. Education and they came they talked openly about every issue and -- went to college in people who --"

" You know since losing this time one I think that's one of these shoes with minority there I do there and issues that are -- now. And we're finding is that if the parents don't know. These children and I don't know that's and he continues to perpetuate the system."

" And it's important that the parents inform their children and that's another thing I think parents it's up to you to get the proper information to share with -- it is a fact the more good information as a parent. Give your child to war that they are making better choice for themselves and you would be so cries -- not seeing it across the country. The better human form young people the better choices they make themselves you -- it becomes like pandora's box."

" Then yeah about it and he didn't get its its -- about it from the -- this thing and that's -- you want to hear about it from you."

" All right we we think we. Covered it I guess we'll -- for a couple -- ask -- one."

" Very very important where else when your next album coming out with anybody -- what do we keep up on Broadway well thank you working much on the happened to mention one mention sometimes. And sometimes I'm trying not war and -- when they acted like that. Go to Texas together to form testing who would use it. It's. Pension and I think -- free and visit H the way. Dot com. Our. Way yet."

" What's it -- well for -- in less than it today and thanks Scott thank you guys. Complicates. Our guys thank you very much."