When I watch the news and find out that kids in africa are dead cause of AIDS, and the high rates of teen STD's is rising it makes me very sad. People in this world need to pay more attention to these problems rather than what is on TV. Many teenage girls are getting more dieseases like HIV and STD's than ever before, and people should take more action. They should teach teen girls how to prevent these dieseases and how to get help if they do recieve them. If people don't take action now then this world that we live in will end cause of diesease.

People wouldn't use them if they didn't fully understand the importance, bauhaus. It isn't just the use of condoms, it's the significance of them. Why would someone use one if, instead of achieveing children, they're doing it for pleasure? There is no way to ensure the continued use of something that decreases the level of pleasure in such a primal instinct.

I thought I made this quite clear in my latter post...

I'd have to agree. Here in America, we are the worst country for sexual information and such. If we could just educate people (and have it stick) then we'd be doing much better.

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I am not saying that what you are saying is wrong, but when you learn to speak a south-african language, please tell me. That way, we know at least the first step of three is done. Not to mention, that one language may only start the chain in one colony.

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Well it seems you already know how, seeing that English is the official language of South Africa, a former British colony. Or how about translators? Or we could just give them codoms with drawings of how to use them. That would work as well.

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condom boxes have cartoons of how to use them.

But they would not understand the importance! This is why I am saying we need to break the culture barriers. PEOPLE, LISTEN UP! In case you haven't realized, this is not a safe time to shy away from speaking freely, with regard to appropriateness, yes, about sexual intercourse. I admit, I am not the type of person in school to say "sex", and when I have, people stare at me like I have committed an absolute transgression. We need to be able to cross cultures and make it known how deadly and detrimental some/ALL STD's can be. Besides, would you use a condom-that obviously takes away from the pleasure, no experience necessary-if you didn't know the risks? I HIGHLY doubt it.

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Or we could just give them codoms with drawings of how to use them

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That would be a bit, odd.

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Originally posted by freedomordeath:
I am not saying that what you are saying is wrong, but when you learn to speak a south-african language, please tell me. That way, we know at least the first step of three is done. Not to mention, that one language may only start the chain in one colony.

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Well it seems you already know how, seeing that English is the official language of South Africa, a former British colony. Or how about translators? Or we could just give them codoms with drawings of how to use them. That would work as well.

Staying Alive: A CNN/MTV Special on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Young People Airs in the Run Up to the World AIDS Day

Every six seconds someone is infected by HIV nearly 15,000 people each day. More than 50% of the people infected with HIV in 2003 were under the age of 25. As the threat of HIV/AIDS continues to spread, CNN International and MTV International have united to reveal how epidemic is affecting young people around the world.

Staying Alive: A CNN & MTV News Special, cohosted by CNN anchor Monita Rajpal, and MTV presenter, Tim Kash, brings together the biggest names in global news and music. The show features Bollywood movie stars, African street performers and Russian drug users, among others in a series of personal stories, which bring the issue of HIV sharply into focus.
This unique partnership between CNN International and MTV International will be broadcasted to a potential viewing audience of 1 billion people around the world in the days leading up to and including World AIDS Day and features news segments from Thailand, Tanzania, the US, Russia, China, India and Brazil.
In northern Thailan, the classroom is the new battleground against AIDS. Children as young as 9 are being given sex education lessons by teenagers with HIV. There are currently 700,000 known cases of HIV in Thailand, where an increase in casual sex among young people has become a worrying trend. CNN’s Aneesh Raman reports from Chiang Mai, which has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in Asia, on the efforts to protect a new generation in a country where sex tourism continues to thrive.
Abstinence-only groups in the United States preach “no sex” as the only form of safe sex. Organizations like the Silver Ring Thing, travel from city to city with a show featuring bands and comic sketches, encouraging teenagers to pledge abstinence until marriage. While abstinence groups have won the support of President Bus, critics say pledges do not last and condemn a lack of discussion of safe sex alternatives. Monita Rajpal reports from a Silver Ring Thing event in Charleston, West Virginia, speaking to supporters and critics of its program, which aims to reach 20% of young people in the US within 7 years.
Needle sharing is the main way in which the HIV virus is spread in central and Eastern Europe but sex with prostitutes is taking the epidemic beyond the drug community into the general population. Outside Moscow HIV, patients face a shortage of the drugs, which can delay HIV becoming AIDS. CNN’s Ryan Chilcote talks with doctors in St. Petersburg who have the power to decide who gets them and who does not, meets members of an HIV/AIDS support group and reports on demonstrations at the lack of treatment drugs available.
A young Indian businesswoman is fired when she becomes infected with HIV and faces a gruelling struggle against prejudice and stigma. That’s the plot of the groundbreaking movie “Phir Milenge” which addresses the issue within the Bollywood film for the first time. With Bollywood’s huge influence on popular culture, MTV’s Cyrus Broacha reports on how “Phir Milenge” could prove catalyst for the fight against AIDS in India.
The Chinese government has previously faced criticism for playing down the risk of HIV even though the country has one of the fastest growing rates of HIV infections in the world. There has been a 30% annual rate increase of reported HIV infections over the last 5 years. With the government’s increased involvement in the AIDS awareness, and the appointment of its own ‘AIDS Ambassador’, it is creating something of a government-sponsored sexual revolution in China. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout reports from Beijing - where hundreds of condom machines are being installed across the campus of Quinhua University.
The people of Africa continue to suffer by far the worst effects of HIV and AIDS. More than 12 million children have been orphaned as a result of AIDS. In Tanzania, community theatre is fighting the epidemic by performing in village and market places, where people even stop their trading to watch. The report speaks to actors on their goal to cause public debate and teach young people how to avoid the risks of infection in the place that saw some Africa’s first cases of AIDS 20 years ago.
In Brazil, MTV’s Sarah Oliviera gets the word on the street by talking to young Brazilians about their attitude to AIDS and condom use in a series of vox pops.
[The Freeman newspaper, Philippines, Dec.1, 2004]

This is an article from a newspaper... I agree with this discussion and from what pixie22 said. I think its so sad to see that people can be so casual about sex these days. It is as if all romance are gone, the innocence have been wiped out, no more courting and no more sweet little gifts of chocolate and flowers. Instead, in dating, there is sex.... Sometimes, i ams till shocked when kids these days ages 8 or 9 would watch porn movies or use curse words and it just proves that moral values have faded away. This should be something teens should be aware of. There are thousands of AIDS cases around the world and yet only a few percent pf teens are doing what is right and delaying sex by using abstinence until they get married. This topic about AIDS have made me think and i have often wondered, Whats the rush anyway? I mean, teens will soon grow up to be mature adults and it is as if, they cant wait to have sex just for the fun of it. Teens these days either ignore the fact that sex brings babies or they are just cowards who refuse to do what is right for fear that they might be ridiculed. Teens SHOULD NOT be afraid to do what is right. The main reason why there are so many cases of AIDS is that, most teens would try to have sex because they would want to experience it, but not for the reason of love. Which is so sad. People should know that the true meaning of sex lies when a person can wait. Not because he or she is madly in love with you (which is really rare these days) but because that person would be your partner for life.
Not only is this sad, that teens are so casual about sex, but it affects the younger generation too. If you are an elder brother or sister and if you are doing sex then chances are, your younger siblings would look up to you as their role model. Sometimes, i think most teens just think of themselves and of the present. They dont look beyond today and they dont care about the future. I think that being mature and responsible doesnt mean you have done everything in life, been here or been there... Its about making a responsible choice whatever comes your way. It is also about looking beyond for the future and not just concentrating on the present.
I think that i have to agree with that Bush thing, about banning condoms in schools because i think that if schools are just tolerant of providing condoms, then many teens would think it is just OK to have sex as long as you have protection. WHich is wrong. You shouldnt teach kids what is wrong, instead, have condoms available, but NOT TOO AVAILABLE that all may get it. ALso, it is not enough to just teach sex education in school and just let it out your ears.. it should be done in action too... AT home, and in your community. Parents should be made aware too of sex education so that they could impose more strict rules with their teen's activities inside and outside the home.

I am not saying that what you are saying is wrong, but when you learn to speak a south-african language, please tell me. That way, we know at least the first step of three is done. Not to mention, that one language may only start the chain in one colony.