Charles Bond Asks...

World AIDS Day & it's hard to find a mention on major news sites. Did we stop caring when it became more blk & brn?

No, (funny how your mind immediately went there though!)

Once the disease became treatable, and not a death sentence; once it became clear that there are simple ways to minimize one's risks, even for the target high-risk population groups, it thankfully became a less immediate overall concern. The luxury of being ... "safe" and all.

That's a good thing, right?

Btw, I wonder if Mr. Bond parades around in a pink ribbon during "their" month for breast cancer (blk & brn women-- and men -- suffer that too, no?) the same way he needs to see special mention on a very special day for a very special group of persons suffering from a very preventable and very very special disease.

Personally, I like my news stories to "hit" when they're timely and actually, you know, make news for something new to report. Designating one "very special day" to trot out your news stories seems a step back, you ask me...


To me, Dec. 1 isn't World AIDS day.
It's a relative's birthday -- and thus, indeed making it a very special day for good reason! Happy birthday, if you're later reading this! Love you much.

ADDED:

Charles M. Blow:
This is one issue where Obama has shown tremendous leadership.

Oh dear G-d: must we politicize everything?