From the Associated Press: “An adult film actor who tested positive for HIV says he now wishes he had known more about the risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases in the industry and is calling for mandatory condom use in porn films.”
Seriously? What century was this moron living in? He didn’t realize there was a risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases—like AIDS—through unprotected sex? It’s not like STDs are a great mystery. It’s right there in the name. They’re called sexually transmitted diseases, for crying out loud.
This is the year 2010. We’re a decade into the 21st century. We have more information at our fingertips than at any time in human history, and we can transmit that information to every corner of the globe in seconds. And we can’t get it through our thick skulls that having unprotected sex with strangers carries a potentially lethal health risk? Especially when it comes to a disease that’s been around for almost 30 years?
I’m sure the porn industry enforces regular screening and has rigorous safeguards in place to keep its cattle—er, talent—healthy. But testing isn’t always foolproof. And things happen. At the end of the day, if your job is to engage in physical congress with artificially enhanced bimbos with daddy issues, you’re placing your life at risk. Is that really still news to some people?
I mean, for real?
Lawsuit might work. “I didn’t know the fresh-brewed hot coffee was hot!” And there are plenty of other things that he could have been doing without fear of illness. Like smoking… hey, what’s this little warning box on my pack…? WHAT THE…!!!