Big Nana,

Those facts are being countered, diminished and muddied by the publicity aimed at normalising anal sex and ensuring that gay men are not upset by information that could be construed as critical of their lifestyles.

Foxy's quote* might be an example of that. To add the obvious, few internet users are prepared to read past the immediate dot points proffered by a site. Or in this case, offered as a quote.

*my post discussing it is at page 3,
leoj, Thursday, 6 April 2017 8:41:23
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=7720&page=3

Dear A.J.Philips,

As I stated earlier, education plays a crucial role
in the fight against HIV, AIDS, and sexually
transmitted diseases. Today the same sexual practices
that homosexuals engage in are often engaged in by
heterosexual couples as well - including anal sex.
Therefore the more people learn about the safe methods
of these practices the less chance there will be of
catching and spreading disease. There are many websites
that are available that cover topics like anal-sex, the
risks involved and how to deal with them.
The following site is merely one example:

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-living/sexual-health/a2266/anal-sex/

Big Nana,

You certainly tell the way it is! I like it.

Dear Foxy,

Thanks for that, but the rest of my post wasn’t aimed at you, if that’s what you thought. I probably should have put a marker in there of some sort to indicate that the rest of what I was saying was not relevant to you. Which is what I’m about to do now.

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I’m trying to take this discussion seriously, especially after leoj managed (for a moment, at least) to pose his question in a way that did not look like the real aim was to make gay men sound filthy.

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I can’t see this discussion as anything more than an attempt to invoke feelings of disgust towards gay men, in a fallacious appeal to emotions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_emotion#Disgust). Big Nana helped out a lot there. I thought her use of the word “men” instead of “people” was rather revealing too.

Dear A.J.Philips,

I totally agree with you. I initially thought
that this was an attack on homosexuality hence
my attempts at pointing out that the same
sexual practices that homosexuals engage in are
often engaged in by heterosexual couples as well.
However, you probably have noticed - that no matter
what is raised - this person will continue with
their aim and brushing everything else aside.

I think its time to close the book on this
and any other discussion that this person brings up.

cont'd ...

I have tried to point out that the notion that
HIV only affects people belonging to "high-risk groups"
is wrong and potentially damaging to public health
measures aiming to educate the public about high
risk practices such as anal-sex, use of syringes,
and other unsafe practices.