Comments on: HIV Stigma and Adoption

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:21:22 +0000

What a horrible thing to say and do! I can’t believe it. The only thing I would add is please do not judge all people in the deep south by this one ignorant person.

By: soblessed

soblessed — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:24:02 +0000

What a horrible thing to be so ignorant! Bad press, for sure…

By: tanyajill

tanyajill — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:48:12 +0000

Thanks for this post Erin. I have also encountered people in this day and age who are as ignornant as the pool owner in your post. A man I knew would not let his son swim in a lake, becasue he fearered he could contract AIDS from the water.

By: mom2three

mom2three — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:37:39 +0000

As a professional who has devoted a large part of my life to the care of HIV infected individuals(including children), I can tell you that this is one of the most difficult parts of my job. As treatment has improved, you want to tell parents that they can be open and honest but the “fear” of this disease is still LARGE. The improved treatment (and decreased death rate) has, in my opinion, hurt the education of the public about HIV. Instead, the average person doesn’t think about HIV anymore and so doesn’t stay educated. When they are faced with someone with it, they revert to their old fears.
While I am against (in general) lawsuits, I hope the family gives this company some really bad press!

By: amyhinct

amyhinct — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:27:37 +0000

She *is* significantly cuter than the average child, LOL.
It’s just amazing to me in this day and age how ignorant people are.

By: Sandra Hanks Benoiton

Sandra Hanks Benoiton — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:39:37 +0000

Astounding ignorance! What year is it again?