#ShoutYourStatus: A social media movement to destigmatize people with STDs

[Gonzo]

You're a moron, I'm completely on board with this because then I know who not to engage in sexual acts with.

I just can't believe people would actually have a problem with this. It would help cut down on the spread of STD's. If women and men were just up front bout that bullshyt. I know so many stupid mother fukkers that won't even get tested despite fukking raw with numerous women

That is not what I'm talking about you goddamn blockhead, obviously, but you're too fukking dense to grasp that.

I'm talking about shyt like this:





You fukking fakkit. Think twice before coming at me again with your stupid ass.

 

[Mass]

You and a lot of other posters are missing the point completely.

STIs are the elephant in the room. They're far more common than people think(and most of them have been around since humanity became mass migratory thousands of years ago) but because of their taboo status, people with them are shunned and live in shame.

Most perceptions of STIs are shrouded in ignorance. People think you got them because you were promiscuous. Or a drug user. Or that having them makes you a lesion covered leper. Clearly these perceptions and shunning of people have done nothing to help given that currently STIs are on the rise thanks to online dating.

Not one person with an STI is happy about getting them. But the fact of the matter is that we have them. And we're not some dregs living on to edge of the society. We're normal people too.

I don't have the courage to out myself but the point is by acknowledging that normal people have it too, we can make a step toward greater education and prevention of STIs.

You can catch an STI thr first time you ever have sex in your life ...

Suddenly you're a horrible disgusting nasty degenerate mothefukket who doesn't deserve love .... according to some ppl.

On the path to understanding and 100% equality, this is another milestone.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

That is not what I'm talking about you goddamn blockhead, obviously, but you're too fukking dense to grasp that.

I'm talking about shyt like this:





You fukking fakkit. Think twice before coming at me again with your stupid ass.

You're not a very mentally stable person seek help comrade. All that anger for no reason, and I'm not sure how you can blame anyone for getting herpes unless they knowingly had sex with someone who had herpes.

If you did any research on the subject you'd realize condoms don't protect against it. Hell you can get herpes by just drinking after someone.

People need to be up front about these things and the only way we can get that to happen is by removing the stigma behind it.

 

[Giselle]

You can get HIV from needles and blood in general. You know that right?

Not just messing around with semen and vaginal fluids

That is not the usual way people get stds. You know that right?
Maybe you should ask your doctor or google. You can also ook at the stats.
They are called SexuallyTransmittedDiseases because they are primarily transmitted sexually.

 

[Giselle]

You and a lot of other posters are missing the point completely.

STIs are the elephant in the room. They're far more common than people think(and most of them have been around since humanity became mass migratory thousands of years ago) but because of their taboo status, people with them are shunned and live in shame.

Most perceptions of STIs are shrouded in ignorance. People think you got them because you were promiscuous. Or a drug user. Or that having them makes you a lesion covered leper. Clearly these perceptions and shunning of people have done nothing to help given that currently STIs are on the rise thanks to online dating.

Not one person with an STI is happy about getting them. But the fact of the matter is that we have them. And we're not some dregs living on to edge of the society. We're normal people too.

I don't have the courage to out myself but the point is by acknowledging that normal people have it too, we can make a step toward greater education and prevention of STIs.

Maybe you should re read what you typed. People know about stds and learn about them in school, just like they learn about birth control, condoms, and getting pregnant. Yet, people still decide to fck raw and end up pregnant and/or with an std. They go and get their abortion and/or shot (if it's curable), and do it again.

Online dating is not the cause, people thinking stds are nasty is not the cause (people who are disgusted by stds usually do whatever they can to not get one). What is causing the std spread is people not caring about getting/having one. (unless they were married to their partner who gave it to them) It's their own fault for deciding to have sex without condoms/birthcontrol/proof of being std free.

& no it's not wrong for std free people to prefer not to date someone who has an std. Just like it's not wrong to prefer not to date a transgender or anyone else who doesn't fit your preferences.

You don't want to be rejected by people who don't have stds? Then date other people who have the same std that you have. Problem solved.

Which std do you have? I'm guessing herpes.

 

[Kokoro]

That is not the usual way people get stds. You know that right?
Maybe you should ask your doctor or google. You can also ook at the stats.
They are called SexuallyTransmittedDiseases because they are primarily transmitted sexually.

Transmission rate via certain activities wasnt the point.

The point is you said something along the lines of that if youre not having sex, you cant get an STD. Which isnt true

 

[Giselle]

Transmission rate via certain activities wasnt the point.

The point is you said something along the lines of that if youre not having sex, you cant get an STD. Which isnt true

It's true for me and millions of others who don't use drugs/needles and/or work around human body fluids.
& the transmission rate does matter.

 

[Kokoro]

It's true for me and millions of others who don't use drugs/needles and/or work around human body fluids.
& the transmission rate does matter.

Im speechless

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

The Internet is the greatest form of communication and information known to man.
I can't think of any more effective means of raising awareness.

I got no dog in this fight. Personally imp your status should only be required for you and any partner you have sex with.

Can't understand telling the world you got that honeymoon in Vegas with an emoji face

 

[Marc Spector]

Maybe you should re read what you typed. People know about stds and learn about them in school, just like they learn about birth control, condoms, and getting pregnant. Yet, people still decide to fck raw and end up pregnant and/or with an std. They go and get their abortion and/or shot (if it's curable), and do it again.

Online dating is not the cause, people thinking stds are nasty is not the cause (people who are disgusted by stds usually do whatever they can to not get one). What is causing the std spread is people not caring about getting/having one. (unless they were married to their partner who gave it to them) It's their own fault for deciding to have sex without condoms/birthcontrol/proof of being std free.

& no it's not wrong for std free people to prefer not to date someone who has an std. Just like it's not wrong to prefer not to date a transgender or anyone else who doesn't fit your preferences.

You don't want to be rejected by people who don't have stds? Then date other people who have the same std that you have. Problem solved.

Which std do you have? I'm guessing herpes.

at the underlined
We're being taught the right things about STI's yet millions of people dont know they have herpes

Lemme tell you a quick story: the ONLY reason I even got the PROPER test for HSV-2 is because the partner who gave it to me also gave me chlamydia. Had I never gotten chlamydia, I would've thought my first outbreak was jock itch. Thats how minor it was. Thats how insignificant symptoms can be. And LOTS of people dont ever experience symptoms.

I was never ONCE taught that in school. I was only shown scare tactic photos of the worst outbreaks of STI's.

Am I absolving irresponsible people of spreading STI's? No.

But youd be a fool to not see how there might be a link between the rise of casual sex and STI's. On this very boards youll read stories of how EASY it is for people to find numerous sexual partners through POF, Tinder, OkCupid or whatever.

Tinder and hookup apps blamed for rise in STDs

And here's the thing: theres nothing inherently wrong with casual sex. What most people dont know is how to fully protect themselves.

LOL did I ever say that "I JUST WANNA BE LOVED!!". People have every right to have a dating preference based on sexual health. The problem is once again the character assassinations and false perceptions that come with contracting one. Stupid shyt like people not wanting to use the same dishes or washer machine as you because they're ignorant of how STIs spread (Herpes spreads skin to skin and cannot live outside the human body for longer than 10 seconds max).

Im assuming youre speaking from a perspective of being a very safe sexual partner (always tested, used condoms, no oral without protection, only slept with tested partners, have been monogamous or abstinent..). If so, you're in the minority. It only takes ONE time to be caught slipping. 4 partners for me over 27 years. Twice unprotected.

I was wreckless.

But not unusually so Id wager.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

You can't catch an STD if you don't have sex. .

This is an impressive amount of stupid. All those words you typed are meaningless because the part above in bold.

 

[Giselle]

at the underlined
We're being taught the right things about STI's yet millions of people dont know they have herpes

Lemme tell you a quick story: the ONLY reason I even got the PROPER test for HSV-2 is because the partner who gave it to me also gave me chlamydia. Had I never gotten chlamydia, I would've thought my first outbreak was jock itch. Thats how minor it was. Thats how insignificant symptoms can be. And LOTS of people dont ever experience symptoms.

I was never ONCE taught that in school. I was only shown scare tactic photos of the worst outbreaks of STI's.

Am I absolving irresponsible people of spreading STI's? No.

But youd be a fool to not see how there might be a link between the rise of casual sex and STI's. On this very boards youll read stories of how EASY it is for people to find numerous sexual partners through POF, Tinder, OkCupid or whatever.

Tinder and hookup apps blamed for rise in STDs

And here's the thing: theres nothing inherently wrong with casual sex. What most people dont know is how to fully protect themselves.

LOL did I ever say that "I JUST WANNA BE LOVED!!". People have every right to have a dating preference based on sexual health. The problem is once again the character assassinations and false perceptions that come with contracting one. Stupid shyt like people not wanting to use the same dishes or washer machine as you because they're ignorant of how STIs spread (Herpes spreads skin to skin and cannot live outside the human body for longer than 10 seconds max).

Im assuming youre speaking from a perspective of being a very safe sexual partner (always tested, used condoms, no oral without protection, only slept with tested partners, have been monogamous or abstinent..). If so, you're in the minority. It only takes ONE time to be caught slipping. 4 partners for me over 27 years. Twice unprotected.

I was wreckless.

But not unusually so Id wager.

Again. Go back and read. I did not say that. I said the internet isn't causing anything. People decide to fck others casually and raw. They've been doing it before the internet even became a place to be social. People have no one to blame but themselves. No one forces them to have casual sex or to fck raw.

Yes people are being taught. Health and PE classes are required in public schools. It's their fault if they don't listen and decide to be irresponsible. They can also ask their doctor and google this info using more reliable sites that end in .gov, .com, or .edu, which is also taught in school, especially when first learning how to do research papers and internet safety in elementary. B/c of the internet, we have even more access to information. So, I'll say it again, people have no one to blame but themselves.

The numbers of stds spread and abortions will never significantly decrease because people usually don't care about it until it happens to them or someone close to them. It's usually too late by then.

Also, I don't have sex, I don't use drugs, and I don't work around bodily fluids, so I don't have to worry about pregnancy and stds right now. & I know how not to catch them when I am active. I listened in class and actually read the text book (yes this was at a public school). I also googled info about it. People have no excuses. No one to blame but themselves.

& if you still want to try to blame others (which I think is stupid) blame your parents first for not teaching you.

 

[Giselle]

This is an impressive amount of stupid. All those words you typed are meaningless because the part above in bold.

Maybe you should quote the whole post instead of editing it out. & quote the person I was replying to (which wasn't you btw) b/c that person was talking about the number of sex partners and so was I. You can't catch any stds through sex if you aren't sexually active. You are less likely to catch them if you get people tested, use condoms everytime and sleep with few people. As I stated earlier, but you decided to edit out.

Bye now


It's kinda funny how some of you (who I assume have stds, some even admitted to it) are trying so hard to argue with people about them. lol

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

Maybe you should quote the whole post instead of editing it out. & quote the person I was replying to (which wasn't you btw) b/c that person was talking about the number of sex partners and so was I. You can't catch any stds through sex if you aren't sexually active. You are less likely to catch them if you get people tested, use condoms everytime and sleep with few people. As I stated earlier, but you decided to edit out.

Bye now


It's kinda funny how some of you (who I assume have stds, some even admitted to it) are trying so hard to argue with people about them. lol

More stupid shyt coming off that keyboard. Having empathy for someone doesn't mean that person has an STD. If anything, having empathy is a good indication of a strong moral compass. You sound like a white republican.

 

[Giselle]

More stupid shyt coming off that keyboard. Having empathy for someone doesn't mean that person has an STD. If anything, having empathy is a good indication of a strong moral compass. You sound like a white republican.

You sound defensive. 2 people who were arguing with me already admitted that they have or had an std. This isn't about empathy at all. I've read posts in here that empathize. The people who were arguing with me were not showing empathy, they were either being defensive or making excuses. Like you, which is why I'm now assuming you have an std as well. Which is no one's fault but your own

Have fun with your stds.
Bye now