Homo Passing the Test?
posted by on June 27 at 10:01 AM
These have been stenciled all over Capitol Hill.
It’s refreshing to see some savvy gay-health advocacy. And this agitprop stencil, at first, seems an especially good example. It’s funny; little-dick jokes crack a smile, and even if they piss off some guys, funny health messages are a welcome rarity. It’s edgy; they just sprayed this shit on the sidewalk. It’s cheap; they just sprayed this shit on the sidewalk. It’s humble; there’s no logo grandstanding an organization. The message seems clear: Everyone should get an HIV test. So I walked in this morning prepared to praise this campaign, but then someone pointed out something I wasn’t aware of… stay tuned.
Is it this?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008020269_aids27.html
So I walked in this morning prepared to praise this campaign, but then someone pointed out something I wasn’t aware of…. stay tuned.
That this makes fun of people with small pricks?
Perhaps it is this? That recent reports have raised questions about the false positive rate of the OraQuick rapid result HIV test?
That it's only being spray painted infront of gay bars?
That it costs too much money and the truck that drives around town with the same phrase has text about HIV that is basically illegible from any distance?
That you have a small dick, and should therefore be offended?
Lead-based paint?
The person painting it got arrested for graffiti?
@3 -- A false positive I could live with (no pun intended)...it's a false negative that I worry about.
That it's actually not spray painted on the sidewalk, but accomplished with chalk...so definitely not lead-based.
That it's actually not spray painted on the sidewalk, but accomplished with chalk...so definitely not lead-based.
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