My People, My People...

I watched a news magazine show last night that covered the AIDS epidemic in black America. It was insane and very eye opening. All I can honestly say is, 'What the fuck?!!?!?' My people! We are dying in droves. The infection rate for black women is like 13 times higher than white women. 50% of the new cases of HIV are black people and 60% of those are black women. DAMN! That makes no since!

Four causes of this epidemic were listed:

1. More black men of dating/marrying/having sex age are in prison than any other racial group. Sex happens in prison. 40% of men who have been in jail say they've had some sort of sex while in jail. Condoms aren't allowed in jail. (that was news to me)These men when they get out date women. Prison is a breeding ground for HIV. When the men leave they take it with them.

2. IV drug use. I honestly think thats not the reason for new cases, maybe the old. Maybe thats how HIV got into the black community in the first place. I think drug use is down in youth, personally.

3. More sex partners. For every 100 black women, there are only 85 black men. And out of that, how many do you want to sleep with? From the stats it seems the same 6. Black men have multiple sex partners and spread the infection.

4. Gay black men. They don't admit to being gay, go have unprotected sex with women and men, and give HIV to both groups.

This crap is insane!!!!!! You can't really play the blame game, personal accountability has to come into play, but damn. Black men, get your fucking act together!!! Black women, protect yourself!!! No one has to share a man. But if you want to share, use protection. There are other fish in the sea. There is a shortage of black men, yes. Date an Asian, a Hispanic, a white guy. Any gay guy having sex without a condom with guys they just met in the club need to be slapped. Black men, be gay, be safe, and leave black women the hell alone! You are killing us, literally. -mel