The C-Word

Seconded.

I personally find it offensive - I have an old friend who’s been HIV+ for a decade or so and don’t think this is a laughing matter. The pills he’s been on have to be taken each and every morning without fail or they stop working, which given his lifestyle is very hard for him.

Also, as HIV infections is highest in some parts of Africa and disproportionately affects gay men, using AIDS as a pejorative is deeply insulting and discriminatory against those two groups.

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