Comments on: Silent Killer: AIDS in Black America Panel http://coolcruelworld.com/2009/06/09/silent-killer-aids-in-black-america-panel/ The LIFESTYLE BLOG for the Informed & Sophisticated! Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cocoa Bella http://coolcruelworld.com/2009/06/09/silent-killer-aids-in-black-america-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Cocoa Bella Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:42:15 +0000 http://coolcruelworld.com/?p=1051#comment-91 Yes indeed. You are absolutely right! And bravo for doing what you have been doing for the community for over eleven years. That is amazing. You know, the other day heard a young person say, "Raw sex is like the new marriage". And it scared me.... Because it's true. People equate unprotected sex to that, and it's astonishing. People are actually comfortable with the fact that people are living with HIV longer, and eventually they will cure it and we can all "chill". So it's not "that serious". SMH! Like..... For serious??? Yes indeed. You are absolutely right! And bravo for doing what you have been doing for the community for over eleven years. That is amazing. You know, the other day heard a young person say, “Raw sex is like the new marriage”. And it scared me…. Because it’s true. People equate unprotected sex to that, and it’s astonishing. People are actually comfortable with the fact that people are living with HIV longer, and eventually they will cure it and we can all “chill”. So it’s not “that serious”. SMH! Like….. For serious???

]]> By: Sunshine Rivers http://coolcruelworld.com/2009/06/09/silent-killer-aids-in-black-america-panel/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Sunshine Rivers Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:35:53 +0000 http://coolcruelworld.com/?p=1051#comment-90 Once we surrender to the fact that lifestyle change is the key; that there isn't anything hip about having an STD; and that loving oneself is paramount.........we will begin to eradicate this pandemic. I have been working as an advocate to educate African Americans on prevention of chronic illness such as HIV/AIDS for over 11 years!!!!!! I have come to terms that, as a race, perhaps we might want to examine how the Willie Lynch Syndrome has impacted us. As intelligent as we are as a race, we just can't seem to get the fact that dis-ease begins and ends with my thoughts and actions; about who I think I am and how worthy I am. Ask yourself, "Am I worthy to live a healthy, spiritually fulfilling life?" When we as a race begin to anwser yes, we as a race will manifest this affirmation in all that we do!!!!!!!! How many people must suffer before we realize that suffering is a choice we make? Love and Respect Once we surrender to the fact that lifestyle change is the key; that there isn’t anything hip about having an STD; and that loving oneself is paramount………we will begin to eradicate this pandemic. I have been working as an advocate to educate African Americans on prevention of chronic illness such as HIV/AIDS for over 11 years!!!!!! I have come to terms that, as a race, perhaps we might want to examine how the Willie Lynch Syndrome has impacted us. As intelligent as we are as a race, we just can’t seem to get the fact that dis-ease begins and ends with my thoughts and actions; about who I think I am and how worthy I am. Ask yourself, “Am I worthy to live a healthy, spiritually fulfilling life?” When we as a race begin to anwser yes, we as a race will manifest this affirmation in all that we do!!!!!!!! How many people must suffer before we realize that suffering is a choice we make?

Love and Respect

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