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Is this a serious comment or troll? Is it true that it's spreading via anal sex?

tauchunfall 4y ago
Yes, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Robert Koch Institut (RKI) wrote this. RKI was criticised in German media it could lead to stigmatisation of homosexuals and africans.
- busymom0 4y ago
  > RKI was criticised in German media it could lead to stigmatisation of homosexuals and africans. Hmmm, wouldn't not making such important information public actually risk the lives of more people? I think more information is always good than less information. Plus straight people also engage in anal sex so it's not really exclusive.
  - true_religion 4y ago
    They are glossing over it with nice language but “stigmatization” puts lives at risk. People don’t merely shun others, they get irritable and often attack those they consider “unclean”. This is something to consider seriously as the rise of right wing nationalist groups means the violence will be organized rather than random pogroms carried out by mobs.
    - bavell 4y ago
      Yeah better to put people's lives at risk by depriving them of information in order to potentially avoid stigmatizing someone else, right? Something something right wing violence. My eyes are rolling out of my head.
      - aaomidi 4y ago
        Considering what we did with the AIDS epidemic, it's justified to wait until you've got all your facts in order.
        mensetmanusman 4y ago
        The response to aids is still a disaster, it kills 1 million per year globally…
        aaomidi 4y ago
        Yes it is. We're in another pandemic that we're effectively ignoring.
  - StanislavPetrov 4y ago
    >Hmmm, wouldn't not making such important information public actually risk the lives of more people? "Saving human lives" is often quite far down the list of priorities for governments and international organizations, despite their claims.
freebuju 4y ago
Probably conjecture since the first incidents of the disease, at least in UK, was transmitted sexually among gay males.
grapeskin 4y ago
From the article itself: "Another puzzle is why almost all of the case clusters include men aged 20–50, many of whom are gay, bisexual and have sex with men (GBMSM)"
- MisterSandman 4y ago
  MSM != Anal Sex.
  - grapeskin 4y ago
    In the same way pork ribs aren’t barbecue. But they’re very highly correlated.

Yes, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Robert Koch Institut (RKI) wrote this. RKI was criticised in German media it could lead to stigmatisation of homosexuals and africans.

busymom0 4y ago
> RKI was criticised in German media it could lead to stigmatisation of homosexuals and africans. Hmmm, wouldn't not making such important information public actually risk the lives of more people? I think more information is always good than less information. Plus straight people also engage in anal sex so it's not really exclusive.
- true_religion 4y ago
  They are glossing over it with nice language but “stigmatization” puts lives at risk. People don’t merely shun others, they get irritable and often attack those they consider “unclean”. This is something to consider seriously as the rise of right wing nationalist groups means the violence will be organized rather than random pogroms carried out by mobs.
  - bavell 4y ago
    Yeah better to put people's lives at risk by depriving them of information in order to potentially avoid stigmatizing someone else, right? Something something right wing violence. My eyes are rolling out of my head.
    - aaomidi 4y ago
      Considering what we did with the AIDS epidemic, it's justified to wait until you've got all your facts in order.
      - mensetmanusman 4y ago
        The response to aids is still a disaster, it kills 1 million per year globally…
        aaomidi 4y ago
        Yes it is. We're in another pandemic that we're effectively ignoring.
- StanislavPetrov 4y ago
  >Hmmm, wouldn't not making such important information public actually risk the lives of more people? "Saving human lives" is often quite far down the list of priorities for governments and international organizations, despite their claims.

freebuju 4y ago

Probably conjecture since the first incidents of the disease, at least in UK, was transmitted sexually among gay males.

grapeskin 4y ago

From the article itself: "Another puzzle is why almost all of the case clusters include men aged 20–50, many of whom are gay, bisexual and have sex with men (GBMSM)"

MisterSandman 4y ago
MSM != Anal Sex.
- grapeskin 4y ago
  In the same way pork ribs aren’t barbecue. But they’re very highly correlated.