tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post8999005872283662619..comments2024-01-17T13:16:10.378-08:00Comments on Joseph4GI: Swazi Men Not As Dumb As American Circumcision Advocates Had HopedJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190648498809795551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-87805546699896600352012-02-03T19:08:35.607-08:002012-02-03T19:08:35.607-08:00I agree, US is known for spreading circumcision wh...I agree, US is known for spreading circumcision where ever they go, South Korea for instance adopted the circumcision from the US started after the Korean War. <br />The fact is, African men are not forced, but countries are afforded financial reward for doing so, therefore most African countries is quite happy to focus only on the positive possibilities and not even the facts of circumcision.<br />1) countries who circumcise their males at the rate that was set for them get access to the Global Fund for helping HIV/AIDS, it’s a trade-off, circumcise 80% of your men and get money, or don’t then sorry to hear from your problems, this is how the desperate Malawi who are unwilling to circumcised are now forced to accept it for a society that do not practice religious circumcision. <br /><br />2)How much pressure must government apply to circumcise 80% and still call it voluntary?<br /><br />3) Circumcising prisoners in KZN once reported to stop the spread of HIV in prison, this while it is reported over and over that circumcision does not help for gay sex.<br /><br />4) Circumcised men are educated about the importance of condom usage. Very good! But if you use condoms, then what's the point of being circumcised.<br /><br />5) If a man date a woman which most men do, and have unprotected sex with her regularly. If she is HIV positive. Being circumcised will not reduce his chances of contracting the virus with 60%, It will delay it with a few days. He will still get infected. I don’t argue whether a foreskin increase the chance of contracting HIV, I argue that it will not work for the type of sexual behaviour and risks the society exhibit. <br />5.1) people who take chances and are ignorant will be infected circumcised or not<br />5.2) people who are responsible will have very small chance of contracting the virus, ultimately this will determine the HIV/AIDS prevalence and not circumcision. Men do not get aids because they are not circumcised. <br /><br /><br />6) The circumcision trials was combined with educating township men about HIV and responsible sex, did the outcome of the circumcision trial measure the effectiveness of circumcision or the effectiveness of educating men about HIV?<br /><br />7) Why does most countries, Brazil, India, China reject circumcision as a means to fight HIV, why does circumcision in the US decline while US advocate it to Africa. doesn't these over big countries also have medical experts and scientists who believe it will not work.<br /><br />8) If the circumcision plan do not fight HIV as expected, will the government give men their foreskins back, will men be able to sue for misguided activism?<br /><br />9) if the same amount of money could be spent in educating children and adults about HIV, bringing the education into the workplace, into the culture/church, into schools so that the behaviour and ignorance of people can change. Only then will HIV be combated. <br /><br /><br /><br />Africa is easy targets for sophisticated forms of corruption, we need to know who stands to benefit from this. If there is any truth to this then at the very least Africa is used as guinea-pigs.Mariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021798430857605207noreply@blogger.com