The readings were definitely interesting and had different approaches in their content. I felt that Cheng’s article was more geared towards informing the reader about the specific challenges and misrepresentation people of color, women, queers, and trans people have in relation to AIDS activism. I never knew of this misrepresentation and how educational factors play into this as well. I was curious about how misinformation and disinformation relates to the misrepresentation of these specific groups. Do you think misinformation or disinformation in the media was a contributing factor to this or not?
Next, “Marketing Safe Sex” differed from the previous article because this text was more about how marketing was changed over the course of time to better represent and inform gays how to practice sex safely with the usage of contraceptions. I was not aware of the history of AIDS before and did not know most gay men did not use condoms before because there was no research proving the significance of condoms until 1985. It was also interesting to learn about the dynamics of neighborhoods and how demographics played a critical role in marketing tactics to spread awareness of condoms and AIDS. My question from this article is how time plays a role in the perceptions of AIDS. If AIDS was not brought up in the 1980s but rather today in the 21st century, would marketing safe sex be easier due to America becoming more progressive?
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