Wednesday, 2 December 2015

How not to respond to the AIDS epidemic - joking about AIDS under Reagan

A short documentary of the US response to AIDS under president Reagan. 

It took over 5,000 deaths of US citizens before Reagan even mentioned AIDS for the first time. 

The White House press conferences are full of laughter, even jibes about gays "cruising" (should those in Africa should have stopped having hetro sex then?). The speaker even reported after retirement that he made stuff up and attributed it to president Reagan.


  

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