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Originally posted by TonyB06
...ok, I guess we'll disagree on this.
If this is the situation in the NBA (and with McGrady's 5 percent guess, that's approximately 20 guys or so), I find it both unusual and unlikely that the national media would leave a story like this alone. Particularly when you consider the fact that the NBA is a WORLDWIDE publicity machine.
Think about it. When else have you seen the dominant media culture NOT take an opportunity to portray us as deviant, or somehow less than up to standard?
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I think you have this backwards - the fact that the NBA is a worldwide publicity machine is the EXACT reason why this story will be swept under the rug. The #! group rising with HIV and AIDS infections are BLACK WOMEN who are having sexual relations with supposedly heterosexual MEN. If neither party is shooting up drugs then the men are shooting up something else.
Besides, if they started discussing this issue as it relates to the NBA, they'd have to extend it to the NFL, NHL, men in corporate america, governors, senators, local politicians....its easier for mainstream to now pretend to "accept" homosexuality with a few television shows (Will & Grace, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy et al), then to deal with the REAL ramifications of men who feel they have to lead double lives and the destruction that occurs when the secret finally comes out. The better question is when will mainstream media stop dumbing down the reporting of news and issues into friendly entertainment 3 minute segments and finally deal with real issues and situations with depth?
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