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The Second Epidemic
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Audience:
Adults, Multi-Racial
Year:
1991
Speech Rate:
151 words/min
Large Words
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This video portrays four different examples of AIDS-related discrimination and stigma. The first two occurred in New York City and were responded to by the City’s AIDS Discrimination Division (ADD). A Black gay man was neglected while in the hospital for AIDS and lost his sight. A White gay man was harassed by his landlord and physically assaulted. The Black man’s mother became an advocate for him and sought the ADD’s help. The White man was supported by his lover and went to the ADD.
The third example was a poor woman with AIDS who was unable to get city services. Eventually she was able to return to her mother and son in Puerto Rico. The fourth case was in Swansea (MA), where an 8th grade boy developed AIDS. Initially, some parents were opposed to the school system’s decision to allow him to attend, but the town soon rallied behind him. The video concludes with ADD staff discussing the importance of challenging AIDS discrimination. This video actually includes three somewhat distinct accounts of AIDS discrimination: the cases handled by the ADD, poor women and AIDS, and the Swansea school district. Each of these stories could potentially stand on their own. Combined into a single video, they convey a powerful — if slight disjointed — message about the need to fight AIDS stigma. The video might be too lengthy for many AIDS education formats. The stories it tells, however, will be moving and effective for adult audiences. The impact is enhanced further by the caption at the end of the video noting that the PWAs portrayed in it are dead. Technically, the video is of high quality. |
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