HIV AD: TOO GRAPHIC?

04Jan11

According to the NY Times, the New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Department released the advertisement on YouTube and television in December, hoping to show viewers that even though an HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence, neither does treatment guarantee good health.

In fact, when you get HIV, it’s never just HIV. You’re at a higher risk for dozens of diseases even if you take medications, like osteoporosis, dementia, and anal cancer. Tough consequences that makes you think twice before not using a condom.

The public service message has been criticized as disgraceful and exaggerated, but some say it’s needed to get younger people to take the disease seriously.

What do you think?

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