A few readers objected to some of the language in my recent post The Next AIDS Crisis II. We appreciate everyone who takes time out for our blog, so I wish to respectfully defend the posting.
AIDS is a very serious public health issue, but one that is heavily distorted by political pressures from both sides. The role of promiscuous sex in the epidemic has always been underplayed, if not altogether ignored, by the media. The article from the New Yorker, on which I posted, was a conspicuous exception, in large part because the author is trying valiantly to raise the alarm.
I posted several passages that included very blunt language and vivid descriptions of what is currently going on in the gay community in San Francisco. I think that such language is largely necessary to get the point across.
I did however remove one offensive sentence that, after considering a reader's sensible objection, I judged unnecessary.
I do note that other readers said they learned a lot from this post.
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