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Date: 	Sat, 13 Dec 1997 15:32:35 -0800
From: bhandari-AT-phoenix.princeton.edu (Rakesh Bhandari)
Subject: Re: M-TH: Ungrounded fear


I agree with Justin's cautions. Indeed while I am not saying that I have
been perfectly faithful for almost seven years out of a paranoia over AIDS,
I am also not saying that it hasn't mattered at some level.  So this is
surely not a case of practicing what I am preaching. But I am still quite
interested in the discourse over the risks of HIV.

However,  I cannot imagine not recommending to my children in the strongest
language possible the use of condoms and the greatest care in choosing
sexual partners.  Now I imagine that we may get an argument from LM over
this. I am expecting that their risk-taking ethos will reflect a real
gender bias given how much easier it is for women to contract the virus
than men through casual vaginal sex.

Rakesh




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