Please, laceym, no matter the outliers the message is overwhelming that condom use is appropriate.

This is a culture, independent of the messings of the ancestors of europeans, which has developed an utter disrespect for women and putting them into situations where they have little control over their sexual activity.

This is a culture that breeds denial ideas, such as those of President Mbeki in South Africa. Or sees HIV as a conspiracy, such as that Palestinian physician and those Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on bizarre fictitious charges that they infected Libyan children with HIV.

Trust me, their are real hurdles towards beating back Africa's infection rates - any fringe eleme...

Please, laceym, no matter the outliers the message is overwhelming that condom use is appropriate.

This is a culture, independent of the messings of the ancestors of europeans, which has developed an utter disrespect for women and putting them into situations where they have little control over their sexual activity.

This is a culture that breeds denial ideas, such as those of President Mbeki in South Africa. Or sees HIV as a conspiracy, such as that Palestinian physician and those Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on bizarre fictitious charges that they infected Libyan children with HIV.

Trust me, their are real hurdles towards beating back Africa's infection rates - any fringe element denouncing condoms to Africans at high risk (or government funded abstinence program) is a small part of the problem. Promoting circumcision on the other hand is a step forward.