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I think you've misunderstood, I didn't make any claims. My only question was if shaming people is effective, and we seem to have sidestepped that.
by chownie 3y ago
I think you've misunderstood, I didn't make any claims.
My only question was if shaming people is effective, and we seem to have sidestepped that.
- olliej 3y agoyou literally replied with "Does shaming people about their sexual hygiene ..." I did not mention their hygiene, sexual or otherwise. If you 1. Have multiple sexual partners 2. Don't get regular STI tests you are in the wrong. I am not shaming hygiene, shaming STIs, shaming the number (high or low, I literally do not care what consensual adults are doing with or without clothes), shaming the frequency (again, don't care). I am saying that the basic social contract of sleeping with someone is that you are open and honest about your sexual health, and in the absence of explicitly saying you have an STI the reasonable assumption your partners are making is that you have a reasonable belief you are not carrying anything transmissible. To be able to do that you need to have regular STI checks. You're right that shaming someone for having an STI is not helpful, especially given a number of STIs aren't curable, but not getting tested is a _choice_, and shaming people at risk of STIs for not getting tested is no different from shaming people for drunk driving. You are making a bad choice and expecting no consequences.
- bhpm 3y ago> but not getting tested is a _choice_, Why do you think people choose not to get tested?