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A report on the Reuters news website today, quotes a CDC finding that African American men are nearly 7 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV, than white men. Black men who have sex with other men, account for half those cases. To say that statistic is “sobering” doesn’t even begin to cut it.

Blacks represent 13% of the US population, but account for 50% of Americans living with HIV and 40% of AIDS death. Further, of those aged 13 – 24 who are newly diagnosed with HIV, 61% are black.

What is even more alarming is the CDC’s observation that in Washington DC and Philadelphia, 3% of blacks are living with AIDS – a rate higher than Senegal and on par with Cameroon.

The Report points out that blacks do not engage in riskier sexual behaviour than other groups, but the high HIV rates suggest that blacks who have sex with blacks, are more likely to contract HIV than people within other ethnic groups.

In the past, blacks have been criticized for being slower to mobilize their community about HIV and AIDS than say, fags. There is still a culture of homophobia (surprisingly religious fuelled) which gave rise to the practice of having M2M sex on the “down low” – a phrase which is in mainstream usage – and a sense of denial as to how HIV is transmitted.

FuelMix said earlier in this blog that he predicted white fags would slowly but surely marginalize nigga fags when it comes to sex, as nigga infection rates spiral. It will be justified on the grounds of “preference”, but in reality, it will be one of fear. Then we’ll all know that the much vaunted diversity, acceptance and tolerance in the fag world, is a sham.

Those fags now choking with indignation might not like what FuelMix says or how he says it, but in your gut, you know he’s right.

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