Slog - Comments on Passing the Test? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test 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... Copyright 2008 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01:32 -0800 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by No 2nd Wave Is it this?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008020269_aids27.html

]]> No 2nd Wave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061301 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:05:18 -0800 Comment by demo kid 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?

]]> demo kid http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061302 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:05:41 -0800 Comment by Uplift Perhaps it is this? That recent reports have raised questions about the false positive rate of the OraQuick rapid result HIV test?

]]> Uplift http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061318 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:22:19 -0800 Comment by Mai Oui That it's only being spray painted infront of gay bars?

]]> Mai Oui http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061324 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061324 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:29:58 -0800 Comment by Trevor 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?

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061344 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:41:57 -0800 Comment by also That you have a small dick, and should therefore be offended?

]]> also http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061353 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061353 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:55:09 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Lead-based paint?

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061356 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:56:14 -0800 Comment by Reverse Polarity The person painting it got arrested for graffiti?

]]> Reverse Polarity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061398 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061398 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:19:00 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @3 -- A false positive I could live with (no pun intended)...it's a false negative that I worry about.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061481 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1061481 Homo Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:38:50 -0800 Comment by Bob Wood That it's actually not spray painted on the sidewalk, but accomplished with chalk...so definitely not lead-based.

]]> Bob Wood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1062933 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1062933 Homo Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:49:44 -0800 Comment by Bob Wood That it's actually not spray painted on the sidewalk, but accomplished with chalk...so definitely not lead-based.

]]> Bob Wood http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1062934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/passing_the_test#c1062934 Homo Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:08 -0800