The recent Ca. HIV event hits METAFILTER - claims of 16 cases?

[Bill]

Because condoms suck in reality, for both partners?

Because I can imagine the girl wincing as the dry condom squeaks?

Because porn is reproduction fantasy writ large?

Since I'm not terribly promiscuous, and am older, so that when I was fucking around it was pre-latex, all my experiences with condoms were universally bad.

And they broke a lot during any serious fucking - thus, no real protection either.

So, pretty much no positive associations with condoms, pretty much all negative.

Condoms = regrettable sickly dry painful unpleasant bad sex with someone not worth fucking in the first place.

Which is arguably what porn is all about in reality, I suppose.

[Bill]

NYT has it as a feed article - my bet is that this will end up being a hot news item, has all the qualities the news corps love, get all the rubes slavering...

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009...-HIV.html?_r=1

[Preacher]

Her last test had expired on 5/29/09 and she chose to work regardless, without the result of the pending test. AIM does not give people permission to work, or not to work; it is our sole duty to provide accurate and early detection testing in a timely manner. Our staff does not "guess" or give a verbal commitment unless the negative result is in front of them. The young woman's test came back on Saturday, 6/6/09. By this time, she had worked in the adult industry, sans current test.

That's the problem, the producers treat the test as a formality because they see so many negative results, IMO. She should have never been allowed to film without a current test, this will happen again.