Why do you think Black America is constantly reminded of the negatives of Black life, such as the headline: "CDC Report Shows Increase of Syphilis, Chlamydia Among Black Women" published just recently by one of Black America's most frequented sites, BlackAmericanWeb. Is it for the purpose of information? Or humiliation?

Theory: A few years ago, there were constant reports flinging around the Internet of Black women infected with Chlamydia at contradictory rates, then suddenly things quieted down a bit. Then came the CDC reports on AIDs and Black women who were at the greatest risk, now Chlamydia is back with even higher percentages.

Some headlines and stats below show interesting ambiguity throughout the years.

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Chlamydia Infects One In Ten Young Black Adults -
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20040416221757_health_news.shtml

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In 2001, 75 percent of all reported cases of gonorrhea occurred among African Americans. Their gonorrhea rate was 782 per 100,000 population compared to 114 among Native Americans, 74 among Latinos, and 29 among non-Hispanic whites.

Experts estimate that more than 15 million sexually transmitted infections occur annually in the United States, nearly four million among teens and over six million among youth ages 20 to 24. Moreover, rates of curable STIs in the United States are the highest in the developed world.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fssti.htm

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One-fourth of all American women are African American and Hispanic/Latina, but more than three-fourths of all AIDS cases in the United States occur in African-American and Hispanic/Latina women. In 2000, 80 percent of new AIDS cases in women occurred among African-American and Hispanic/Latina females.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9103/24225/398074.html?d=dmtContent

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African-American women are 23 times as likely to be infected with the Aids virus as white women and account for 71.8% of new HIV cases among women in 29 US states, government research shows.

The Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit health organisation, has found that in 2001 roughly 67% of black women with Aids had contracted the virus through heterosexual sex - up from 58% four years earlier.
http://www.allaboutblackhealth.com/black_women_in_us_23_times_as_li.htm

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History of STDs
· 11% of Black women reported ever having been diagnosed with a bacterial STD compared to 5.6% of White women
· 6.9% of Black women reported having chlamydia compared to 4.5% of White women
· 5% of Black women reported having gonorrhea compared to 1.1% of White women
· 1.5% of Black women reported having syphilis compared to 0.09% of White women

Marital and Cohabitation History
· 14% of Black women reported ever having been married compared to 29% of White women
· Of these, 31% of Black women reported having been divorced, separated, or widowed compared to 15% of White women
· 19% of Black women who had never been married reported having lived with a partner compared to 30% of never-married White women

Partner Characteristics
· 35% of Black women reported having had a non-monogamous partner in the 12 months preceding the NSFG compared to 22% of White women
· 62% of Black women reported having a partner three or more years older than themselves in the three years preceding the NSFG compared to 60% of White women
· 39% of Black women reported having a "casual" sexual partner in the three years preceding the NSFG compared to 35% of White women
http://www.thebody.com/siecus/race_stds.html

The last report shows Black women at each end of the negative extreme, which would make anyone, obviously believe Black women are the vilest women on earth. Now, as a Black man or woman, do you really believe that Black women are the vilest women on earth?

Who wife swaps the most? Who operates illegal whore and cat houses in Vegas, who has the most orgies, who introduced porn into society, who introduced homosexuality, who are the most obvious pedophiles and convicted sex offenders, what priest raped the most young boys, what people do the most cocaine, LSD, and God knows what else. Who are the biggest crooks, who are the biggest liars, who…you get the point. So, who is the most likely to have the highest rates of disease? Please, Black people, do not believe everything you read but use common sense.

Our theory suggests that it is mostly lies. Though there is truth to the fact that more women are infected with STDs: however, the main objective is to lower the self-esteem of Black people so we can believe that we are some type of lower form of life as compared to other races.

Ask this question: why does race matter when the main control for the disease is women? It is to intentionally shed a bright light on Blacks as being lower than others. Our theory suggest that white women and men are the most perverted in this world and Black people simply copy them and are infected just as much as anyone. The difference is that Blacks do not receive effective medical treatment, purposely.

Our theory suggest that if Black people continue to accept these stats as gospel, we will end up without any scruples at all and we will eventually believe the supposed deduction, that we are vile people. Also, as long as Black websites and magazines follow the lead of these reports and never question them, we will continue to believe them.

Not to say that Black women do not have the high rates of infection or that we do not need information on the subject, but there is some skepticism that arises with every research report that comes from the CDC (Center for Degradation Control) and those organizations in conjunction with the CDC.

Believe what you want but a wise mind will always seek motive.

© November 2005 By Afromerica