Deputy Governor Blames HIV Infections On Gay TV Characters

[snoop1130]

Deputy Governor Blames HIV Infections On Gay TV Characters

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Thaweesak Lertprapan in an undated photo. Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — A deputy Bangkok governor is under fire for suggesting that more young men are becoming infected with HIV because there are more gay characters on television.

 

After Thaweesak Lertprapan said HIV infections in young men were rising – itself a dubious claim – because they are imitating gay television characters, members of the LGBT community criticized him for making an ignorant and unfounded claim based on stereotypes.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2017/08/11/deputy-governor-blames-hiv-infections-gay-tv-characters/

 

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[observer90210]

But he forgot the main national sport..

...to blame farangs!!!

[overherebc]

Jethro Tull album from '69 was called 'Living in the ???' forget the last word, getting old I suppose.

[edwinchester]

That such ignorant people are in positions of power and influence can do no good at all.

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

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Asked Friday what evidence he used to support his claim, Thaweesak said he had no research and was just repeating what someone had told him at the conference before saying he was in a meeting and ending the call.

 

Pulled it out of his own backside, then.

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

A deputy Bangkok governor is under fire for suggesting that more young men are becoming infected with HIV because there are more gay characters on television.

Moron. 

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

Jethro Tull album from '69 was called 'Living in the ???' forget the last word, getting old I suppose.

Don't forget 1972's "Thick as a... something or other."

[greenchair]

I certainly support gay rights,equal rights, but unfortunately that has morphed into the promotion of homsexuality in children. Not only is my little 11 year being told how great male male relationships are, he's been informed that hiv is no big deal and can be controlled. All this by his gay male teachers. In efforts to help hiv victims be accepted, the schools have downplayed the seriousNess of the disease. I would not tell my child that getting a venereal disease is ok, so I also would not tell him getting hiv is ok. I accept that he might smoke/drink /do drugs when he is 18, but I would not promote it to him as a youth so that he feels accepted when he has made that choice. The promotion of homsexuality to children and society has gone too far. 

[overherebc]

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Don't forget 1972's "Thick as a... something or other."

As soon as my wife goes to bed youtube going to get a couple of hits now for sure.

???? Haven't listening to either for a long time.

[TVGerry]

Blaming gay people for HIV is so 80s. Which if you think about it is right for Thailand since this country seems 30 years or so behind everyone else.

[tominbkk]

Looks to me like a guy who secretly thinks dicks look delicious.

[greenchair]

3 minutes ago, TVGerry said:

Blaming gay people for HIV is so 80s. Which if you think about it is right for Thailand since this country seems 30 years or so behind everyone else.

If you look at the statistics 80 percent of hiv is contracted by gays. The teachers really need to stop telling young boys that getting hiv is no problem, because you can take drugs and live a full life. Considering the increase in hiv infection in Thailand and the hundreds of young boys that contract it every year, the only one with head in the sand and behind the times is you. 

[Travill]

Saw a documentary on youtube about hiv had started or originated from vacine for polio


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[Jingthing]

16 minutes ago, Travill said:

Saw a documentary on youtube about hiv had started or originated from vacine for polio


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Lots of really stupid stuff on  youtube.

I started with eating infected monkeys. 

[Travill]

yes from eating monkey I had always heard,
but in this film they say it came from using monkey as for testing this polio vacine. they the scientist got this extra virus from the the monkey as a bonus or hiden passenger with the polio vacine.


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[PoorSucker]

His tie knot show his level of education. 

[seajae]

they have shown it was not from a vaccine, monkeys were not used in their production, they suspect it started around 1920 from infected monkey blood cross infecting a human and eventually spread through out the world 

[Jingthing]

47 minutes ago, Travill said:

yes from eating monkey I had always heard,
but in this film they say it came from using monkey as for testing this polio vacine. they the scientist got this extra virus from the the monkey as a bonus or hiden passenger with the polio vacine.


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Nope.

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/debunked-polio-vaccine-and-hiv-link

 

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Debunked: The Polio Vaccine and HIV Link
...

Hooper, for his part, stands by his claims and alleges an organized cover-up, but his argument has largely been relegated to the status of a debunked conspiracy theory. 

 

 

[Ron19]

10 hours ago, overherebc said:

Jethro Tull album from '69 was called 'Living in the ???' forget the last word, getting old I suppose.

 

[Ron19]

An off topic post has been removed.

[Squeegee]

Stupid man should be kept away from positions of responsibility where his idiot mouth can do less harm.

[inThailand]

So what's his solution? Ban Tvs?

[BasalBanality]

What about local insular influences such as katoeys? Is he aware of their existence?

[ChrisY1]

A striking example of idiots in authority...again!!

[Tracyb]

11 hours ago, greenchair said:

I certainly support gay rights,equal rights, but unfortunately that has morphed into the promotion of homsexuality in children. Not only is my little 11 year being told how great male male relationships are, he's been informed that hiv is no big deal and can be controlled. All this by his gay male teachers. In efforts to help hiv victims be accepted, the schools have downplayed the seriousNess of the disease. I would not tell my child that getting a venereal disease is ok, so I also would not tell him getting hiv is ok. I accept that he might smoke/drink /do drugs when he is 18, but I would not promote it to him as a youth so that he feels accepted when he has made that choice. The promotion of homsexuality to children and society has gone too far. 

Oh, please....

 

[wirat69]

That is about as true as blaming the already Infected Exemplar Who Cannot Be Mentioned

 

Cost of control is prohibitively expensive for most in the Kingdom

[Lupatria]

Its like blaming cooking shows on TV for food poisoning. What qualification is needed to become a deputy governor?

[hansnl]

I think he is right and wrong.

Right about the irritatingly overdosed number of gay people on TV.

Wrong, very wrong indeed about the HIV accusation.

[Artisi]

13 hours ago, Travill said:

Saw a documentary on youtube about hiv had started or originated from vacine for polio


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If it was on youtube, it must be true. 

[saminoz]

1 hour ago, Lupatria said:

Its like blaming cooking shows on TV for food poisoning. What qualification is needed to become a deputy governor?

I,m not sure, but I think he cleaned my car once!