:) dont know about you but i wouldnt wanna take the choice with my luck i would get injured and need a transfusion lol.
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:09 PM Subject: RE: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet > Of all the reasons a person wouldn't want to travel to China (getting > lynched for being the imperial white devil), the last I'd expect is the fear > of receiving a tainted blood transfusion. What are the chances you'd > experience a situation you would even need a transfusion? That just seems > overly precautious to be worrying about that. > > I'd go to China in a minute if our western media hadn't imprinted my fragile > little brain with thoughts of severe "caning" of the back for spitting on > the sidewalk, oppressive government that will be watching your every move, > diets consisting of rabid dog and rats, and all the other things that > probably aren't nearly as bad as the News portrays. > > The train vacations through China are probably where it's at in terms of > seeing some kewl shit. http://www.chinarailtravel.com/ > That would be a neat vacation. > > Adam. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 10:29 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet > > > > > > are you in china?? lol > > > > I think if you're in America you're ok, but hell if you goto > > china and you > > get into an accident I would NOT let those guys use blood on you.. > > > > Though here's a question for med types, I could ask the wife > > but she's at > > work. > > All the blood in that vat would have HIV but when you extract > > plasma does > > the plasma carry the HIV too? so all that plasma has HIV as > > well? I would > > think it does but I am not sure. But needless to say I wont > > be traveling to > > china anytime soon. > > > > Bill Wheatley > > Senior Database Developer > > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > EDIETS.COM > > 954.360.9022 X159 > > ICQ 417645 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Townend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:25 AM > > Subject: Re: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet > > > > > > > thats very scary... especially since I had half my blood > > replaced only a > > > few months ago :( > > > > > > > > > > > > At 16:20 12/7/2002, you wrote: > > > >Yea mothers and doctors their don't take the steps to make > > sure the child > > > >has the best chances of not getting HIV, from what I as > > hereing on NPR > > and > > > >BBC with modern technology if your mom has aids when > > you're born you have > > a > > > >very good chance NOT getting it from her. > > > > > > > >And I was horrified to listen to NPR yesterday about how > > the Chinese are. > > > >Man they pay them good money to donate blood, and they > > take the plasma > > out > > > >of the blood from everyone in the town who donates, they > > mix all the > > blood > > > >together and take plasma. Then because the Chinese have a > > fear of your > > blood > > > >being take for some cultural thing they MUST reinject it > > into them so > > they > > > >take this town vat of blood and shoot it back into them > > and if 1 person > > in > > > >the town has aids then everyone does. That's insanity I > > almost fellout of > > > >the chair when I heard that. From a town of 600 they had > > like 300 people > > > >infected since 300 people donated blood, just cause 1 poor > > guy had HIV > > and > > > >wanted a little cash donating blood. > > > > > > > >Scary stuff oh well > > > > > > > >Bill Wheatley > > > >Senior Database Developer > > > >Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > > > >EDIETS.COM > > > >954.360.9022 X159 > > > >ICQ 417645 > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:11 AM > > > >Subject: RE: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet > > > > > > > > > > > > > A blood transfusion is not irresponsible ... And a very > > valid way to > > get > > > > > HIV. > > > > > > > > > > I just had blood drawn for some tests over here ... And > > the nurse was > > > > > handling needles and my blood with no gloves on (not > > that I have HIV). > > > > > That's irresponsible, but also an accident if she were to prick > > hereself > > > > > with a needle used to draw blood from a patient who > > didn't know they > > > > > were infected. > > > > > > > > > > No if they use the rape scenario ... That is also not > > irresponsible. > > > > > Rape victims do not plan to become rape victims and are > > NOT ALWAYS > > > > > walking down dark alleys alone. Some family members rape family > > members, > > > > > believe it or not. > > > > > > > > > > The only irresponsible way to catch HIV is knowingly having > > unprotected > > > > > sex in some way shape or form with partners that you > > have no history > > > > > with or the history is very short. That and lab accidents. > > > > > > > > > > Also, mothers who have HIV and have babies, pass it on to their > > children > > > > > .. And I believe this is the population they are trying > > to target ... > > > > > Or some of it. So there are many children who are > > victims of their > > > > > parents HIV status, whether it be irresponsible ot not > > ... And I think > > > > > the show wants to try and educate other children that > > just because > > their > > > > > fellow 2nd grader is HIV positive ... They aren't aliens. > > > > > > > > > > My thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > Erika > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > >>| From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > >>| > > > > > >>| No matter how they explain it the unless the Muppet got it > > > > > >>| from a blood transfusion or was rape or something like > > > > > >>| that, she would have to have been irresponsible some how, > > > > > >>| and I don't think that it's a good idea to show these kids > > > > > >>| that it's ok to be irresponsible? Anyone else think this, > > > > > >>| or am I mostly alone in my view point as us usual? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
