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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:32:46 PM

Title: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:32:46 PM
I got back from the Red Cross half an hour ago. They've been calling saying blood is in high demand right now so I figured I'd help. When I got into the doctor's exam room she gave me this test that included a bunch of odd questions which were meant to weed out who could and couldn't give blood

-have you ever been to Africa?
-have you had sex with another male since 1977, even once?
-have you visited the UK recently

So I asked her why ask about Africa and not say, China or Thailand, etc etc etc.

Doctor: We ask about Africa because there's a new strain of HIV spreading there that's incurable
Me: Uh...like every other HIV?
Doctor: Well it's different. Anyway..

I didn't know Africa had an exclusive hold on Super Aids. I'm not a travel czar or anything but I doubt many people go to Africa and have sex with the natives, as compared to (once again) Thailand. I'd go for the safari shit and finding my roots, not to bang people. Oh well

Also I don't see why they don't let gay people give blood. I understand the AIDS risk statistically, but if you're going to discriminate against gays why not discriminate against black women while you're at it (another risk group). If they did that there'd be a huge shit storm but they can get away with shunning gay people which is distinguished mentally-challenged

Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 21, 2008, 04:34:10 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 21, 2008, 04:35:33 PM
-have you ever been to Africa?
-have you had sex with another male since 1977, even once?
-have you visited the UK recently

:rofl
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on July 21, 2008, 04:36:43 PM
didn't you see the documentary Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage? like 50% of women in some parts of Africa have AIDS.
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Mupepe on July 21, 2008, 04:37:43 PM
I can't give blood because they asked in like 1999 if I've ever gotten chest pains and I said I used to in Middle School sometimes (which I later found out was due to a drastic change in climate from Tennessee to Texas). 

So I tried like 4 years later to give blood and I'm apparently on some "don't accept blood from this dude" list
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:37:58 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS

yea but the same can be said of China. And isn't India #2 on the list of countries with the most people living with AIDS

smh
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 21, 2008, 04:38:32 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS

yea but the same can be said of China. And isn't India #2 on the list of countries with the most people living with AIDS

smh

But.....they're not black people with super aids.
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: demi on July 21, 2008, 04:40:07 PM
Fake... you're beyond ridiculous these days
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:52:06 PM
Fake... you're beyond ridiculous these days

I hafta agree with demi here.

You're not faking anyone with your stories here, Aries. We're not gullible nfags or distinguished mentally-challenged gaffots.

eh, whatever. if you can give blood the summer is the perfect time imo
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Reb on July 21, 2008, 04:53:44 PM
They should ask if you had unprotected sex with a Thai girl on the first day of your tour around Asia.
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Tauntaun on July 21, 2008, 04:54:43 PM
[youtube=425,350]vaVUxFPiOLU[/youtube]

:rock
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:56:35 PM
[youtube=425,350]GlYbztdjTqk[/youtube]

Sorry David, you're not qualified to give blood
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2008, 04:57:55 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS

yea but the same can be said of China. And isn't India #2 on the list of countries with the most people living with AIDS

smh
The HIV prevalence rates in China and India are below 1%, while they're over 20% in certain African countries.

Don't accountants have to take statistics courses?

Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 04:59:59 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS

yea but the same can be said of China. And isn't India #2 on the list of countries with the most people living with AIDS

smh
The HIV prevalence rates in China and India are below 1%, while they're over 20% in certain African countries.

Don't accountants have to take statistics courses?



fuck you're right about India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate



Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2008, 05:02:10 PM
Africa is pretty bad with the AIDS

yea but the same can be said of China. And isn't India #2 on the list of countries with the most people living with AIDS

smh
The HIV prevalence rates in China and India are below 1%, while they're over 20% in certain African countries.

Don't accountants have to take statistics courses?



fuck you're right about India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate




Both countries have lower prevalence rates than the US!

 :usacry

edit: also I'm glad wikipedia is your personal wikipedia.

Take note FoC!
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 21, 2008, 05:03:09 PM
oh PD
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 05:04:13 PM
hm i thought India was #2 on the list of people living with aids

america  :'(
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Flannel Boy on July 21, 2008, 05:05:57 PM
hm i thought India was #2 on the list of people living with aids

america  :'(

Even if it was, so what? It has the second biggest population in the world--all things being equal it would have the second highest total. Since tourists or visitors don't fuck every single person in a country, the prevalence rate is more important than the total when trying to gauge risk.
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: demi on July 21, 2008, 05:06:13 PM
PD's completely made up stories  :-\

Post that pic of your sister again
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 05:07:57 PM
hm i thought India was #2 on the list of people living with aids

america  :'(

Even if it was, so what? It has the second biggest population in the world--all things being equal it would have the second highest total. Since tourists or visitors don't fuck every single person in a country, the prevalence rate is more important than the total when trying to gauge risk.

you're right  :-\

this thread is a failure
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Joe Molotov on July 21, 2008, 05:10:53 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/HIV_Epidem.png/800px-HIV_Epidem.png)
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on July 21, 2008, 05:11:08 PM
Can we leper Peedee for all his fake ass stories.
Title: Re: The Red Cross is kinda racist
Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 21, 2008, 05:12:16 PM
i'm going to go rest. i loss too much blood, i can't think logically right now  :-\