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[Kyraeus]

I'm not arguing that people don't know better.  I'm arguing that 
sometimes they 'forget' about it in the heat of the moment, and don't 
realize or remember exactly what they're risking.  I've been there a few 
times myself as a younger guy, and done a few stupid things too, 
speaking from that experience, I wish someone had slapped me upside the 
head and said 'Hey, just what do you think you're doing, idiot? You KNOW 
better than this.'

I liked that series simply because while yes, it's a slice of life 
comic, and incorporates a LOT of points that people may not agree with 
(aaaand if you're not openminded enough to read it, why did you get it 
in the first place? but that's another topic entirely.), but it also 
makes a very serious point, with one of the main characters having ended 
up fighting HIV/AIDS due to the same kind of risky behavior.  It pretty 
well illustrates what can happen if you don't watch and take care of 
yourself, instead of expecting others to.  While nothing can force 
people to take stock of their position and the risk to themselves, 
reading or seeing more things like this can put the idea there, and I 
applaud anything that can make you stop during that critical moment and 
say 'Hey, wait. [insert character name here] went through a situation 
JUST LIKE THIS.  He didn't end up too good.  Maybe I ought to rethink 
this.'.

Besides which, if written well, something like this isn't necessarily a 
detractor from a story, either. in the case of Circles, it was the basis 
for the plot. In any number of others, it's just a side fact about some 
characters, and it's something they work with, or around.  Showing the 
troubles and pains of those who go through some of these problems is, in 
my mind, the best way to make people realize what they might have to go 
through if they take that risk.

  As a final point, I agree to no common sense, no sex, but I have to 
say it, because it's the truth: When has that ever stopped someone from 
going out and getting some?

Wow. Novel-size. Okay, I'm done.  Thanks Jennie, you actually pulled up 
a lot of valid points that I enjoyed considering and stating my own 
views on.  =^.^=

Jennie Lukens wrote:
> " I wish a few more artists within the fandom would do some 'Circles'-esque
> storylines to boost awareness."
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> No, there shouldn't, because safe sex should always be applied. There is no
> excuse in today's world, knowing that all of these people are on the
> internet should know how to practice safe sex. You know what diseases are
> out there, what they can do to you. If you don't ask a partner about their
> history, use a condom. If you can't use common sense, you shouldn't be
> having sex. Bottom line, no pun intended.
>
> -Jenni
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