tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post2096178938040862977..comments2023-10-08T12:27:04.050+03:00Comments on HIV in Kenya: Doubts About Male Circumcision and the HIV Industry's View of African EpidemicsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522180315970081603noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-11513435177177920612012-01-19T21:47:40.942+03:002012-01-19T21:47:40.942+03:00Thanks Bonobo3D, it's good to hear that others...Thanks Bonobo3D, it's good to hear that others are opposed to the circumcision programs, which seem to be based entirely on hype. I just wish people here in East Africa were a bit more critical!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522180315970081603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-22642379871823996612012-01-19T18:19:18.629+03:002012-01-19T18:19:18.629+03:00Critical thinking is needed for this issue of forc...Critical thinking is needed for this issue of forced or coerced circumcision, yet almost totally lacking in the mainstream media. Your article provides an excellent commentary of the issues around the ill-fated circumcision of Africans campaign. Thanks for speaking up.Bonobo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937870574691578171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-71116991822313762502012-01-19T10:31:42.083+03:002012-01-19T10:31:42.083+03:00Thank you for your comments, Anonymous, the subjec...Thank you for your comments, Anonymous, the subject of circumcision often arises on this blog.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522180315970081603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-66946408815912545282012-01-19T05:28:24.045+03:002012-01-19T05:28:24.045+03:00Thank you for your intelligent and well-written co...Thank you for your intelligent and well-written commentaries on multiple issues related to the HIV epidemic. You rightly point out there must be other factors at play in Africa to account for this epidemic. It is racist for others to continually portray Africans as hyper-sexual beings and to imply that this is the driving factor behind HIV infections. Clearly, mass circumcision is not the answer and will prove to be a major public health failure. It is time for the WHO, UNAIDS, etc. to approach this issue rationally, objectively and scientifically. Listening to hype from pro-circumcision proponents and those who will profit financially from mass circumcision campaigns is unethical and untenable. It is outrageous that U.S. taxpayers are funding this health-care travesty when the money could be put to use actually saving lives and having a positive impact on millions of people. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com