(1/5) We've been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby show. This fuels stigma and discrimination and is the opposite of what our world needs to fight the AIDS epidemic.
The facts are:
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👉 HIV has affected over 70 million people globally: men, women, children and the most vulnerable people in our communities.
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👉 In America, a gay black man has a 50% lifetime chance of contracting HIV. Stigma and shame around HIV and homosexuality is a huge driver of this vulnerability. We need to break down the myths and judgements and not fuel these.
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👉 You can live a long and healthy life with HIV. Treatment is so advanced that with one pill a day, HIV can become undetectable in your body so you can’t pass it onto other people.
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👉 Homophobic and HIV mistruths have no place in our society and industry and as musicians, we must spread compassion and love for the most marginalised people in our communities.
A musician’s job is to bring people together.
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Eminem is probably 1 of the most hate spewing artists ever. Yes incrediblyyy talented. I was a hugggeee stan. But at this point it’s clearly hypocritical
Let’s not forget that Elton knows this disease firsthand. He watched many friends suffer disctimination, bigotry and physical suffering from this disease. One of his friends was Freddie Mercury who died in 1991 at the height of the epidemic & hysteria.
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I just don’t see how u can expect a black male American to see things exactly as an extraordinarily privileged European white man. Obviously there is going to be some fundamental disagreements. If we can’t understand this as a society then we’re in big trouble I’d say