I'm wondering how they will do it.

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Post #45,470 by Brandioch 7/13/02 2:41:14 PM Reply	I'm wondering how they will do it. If the character is active and outgoing, where's the link to HIV? No sex and there isn't much about blood transfusions or sharing needles on the regular show. If it was a religion, it could be illustrated with artifacts and ceremonies from that religion. If it was a nationality, it could be illustrated with a language. And so on. Unless the character develops AIDS or has to stay on a drug routine, just saying "Hi! I'm HIV positive, let's play jump rope!" will NOT mean anything to the kids. "Hi! I'm HIV positive and I might develop AIDS and die. Let's play jump rope!" Meaningless tripe from people who are still too afraid of the stigmatism to do anything worthwhile.
Post #45,488 by orion 7/13/02 7:16:22 PM Reply	More than likely the girl will be born HIV positive from her mother, who died, and she doesn't know what happened to her mother except that she died. Of course they won't explore this too much on the show, just mention that she has HIV. Then the other muppets start talking to her and having fun. *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #45,617 by boxley 7/15/02 9:48:09 AM Reply	Bert Held her down while Earnie says how sorry they are that she is sick :) thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS

New HIV infected Muppet - (orion) - (27) - July 12, 2002, 03:55:39 PM EDT

Well.. it IS a pandemic - (Ashton) - July 12, 2002, 04:17:55 PM EDT

A great way to immunize kids... - (marlowe) - (25) - July 12, 2002, 04:20:05 PM EDT

Ah.. you mean like.. - (Ashton) - (24) - July 12, 2002, 05:24:55 PM EDT

Well it is only in South Africa - (orion) - (23) - July 12, 2002, 06:04:16 PM EDT

Orion - (Ashton) - (12) - July 12, 2002, 06:10:31 PM EDT

What? - (orion) - (11) - July 12, 2002, 06:33:31 PM EDT

Fair enough. - (Ashton) - (10) - July 12, 2002, 07:01:14 PM EDT

Sex Education - (orion) - (9) - July 12, 2002, 07:23:57 PM EDT

I'm wondering how they will do it. - (Brandioch) - (2) - July 13, 2002, 02:41:14 PM EDT

More than likely - (orion) - July 13, 2002, 07:16:22 PM EDT

Bert Held her down while Earnie - (boxley) - July 15, 2002, 09:48:09 AM EDT

HIV's got nothing to do with sex. - (tuberculosis) - (5) - July 14, 2002, 07:00:08 AM EDT

Nothing to do with sex? - (wharris2) - July 14, 2002, 07:05:45 AM EDT

Incorrect statement - (Yendor) - (3) - July 15, 2002, 09:22:00 AM EDT

Not in this context - (tuberculosis) - (2) - July 16, 2002, 09:03:11 AM EDT

Removing context... - (Yendor) - (1) - July 16, 2002, 09:16:28 AM EDT

Sorry, it was the other response. - (tuberculosis) - July 16, 2002, 10:58:35 AM EDT

You don't know much about the muppets, do you? - (ben_tilly) - (8) - July 13, 2002, 12:37:15 AM EDT

Your forget - (orion) - (7) - July 13, 2002, 01:05:09 AM EDT

You may have seen them... - (ben_tilly) - (6) - July 13, 2002, 01:41:40 PM EDT

..but 'Social Agenda' has such__such____'connotations' - (Ashton) - (3) - July 13, 2002, 03:46:06 PM EDT

I can support that "agenda". - (Brandioch) - (2) - July 13, 2002, 04:33:05 PM EDT

Exactly - (ben_tilly) - July 13, 2002, 07:25:18 PM EDT

Yes, the times were like that - (Ashton) - July 13, 2002, 09:58:22 PM EDT

What I understood - (orion) - (1) - July 13, 2002, 07:22:04 PM EDT

Those weren't nightmares. - (Ashton) - July 13, 2002, 09:27:48 PM EDT

Re: Well it is only in South Africa - (molbdron) - July 13, 2002, 08:07:28 AM EDT

Dr. Peter prescribes a nice warm cup of shut the hell up.
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