Perception of HIV by people

It is quite interesting/sad to see how politics influence people's
perceptions about different issues. In terms of HIV/AIDS, Pieter
Fourier wrote in his book "The political management of HIV and AIDS in
South Africa",
He talked how people used to call AIDS as the "Afrikaans Invention to
Discourage Aids", because it showed among two homosexuals in Cape Town
in the 80's.

Another article, by Marks Chabedi, talked about AIDS as the "American
Invention to Discourage Sex" (State Power, Violence, Crime and
Everyday Life: a Case Study of Soweto in Post-Apartheid South Africa).

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