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Charlie Sheen HIV?

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Posted

She can't have it !

porn stars in California have monthly HIV tests and have to be certified to work in the industry

It's very strictly observed

But didn't she retire? :ph34r:

Posted

Its been all over twitter for about a week now that Sheen was the HIV actor!

 

Poor Bastard.

Posted

It's a tragic and appalling situation.

However, the hypocrisy still shines through. Don't people with ebola or every other highly contageous affliction, ever suspect their deveoping condition before it is diagnosed, yet still stay in contact with people?. 

Even with something as innocuous sounding as flu, which has been a massive killer over the centuries, people still go to work, get on tube trains, gathered in pubs and so on in full knowledge that they might well be passing it on.

The only real difference is the "specifics".

Someone with HIV is aware of who he/she might be passing it on to. Someone with flu doesn't in the main. It's almost entirely random but just as likely and probably faster spreading as a consequence given how many they can infect in one outing and how many all those infected might infect in every single outing.

Seems that HIV is intensely personal and there's far more emotion attached to it than anything like flu or something else that is randomly, but still personally passed, in countless cases. And HIV is considered a killer while most people are considered likely to recover from flu for all that some are desperately vulnerable if they get it. 

So why the hypocrisy? Are people taking the opportunity to pass moral judgement of a kind they're not nearly so vociferous about when it comes to flu.

No I'm not defending Sheen in any way. But to see people almost relishing the witchhunt only re-emphasises the two-faced character of so many people. "Let he or she who's without sin....I think the saying starts."  

Posted

Would explain why he went absolutely off his rocker a few years ago, getting sacked from 2 and a half men, all that tiger blood, winning nonsense he was on about for a while, probably when he got diagnosed. With the amount of money he's got and the advances with treatment to it shouldn't think it will have too much impact on his life at all.

This is a myth. HIV has a massive impact on your life even with today's treatments.

Posted

It's a tragic and appalling situation.

However, the hypocrisy still shines through. Don't people with ebola or every other highly contageous affliction, ever suspect their deveoping condition before it is diagnosed, yet still stay in contact with people?. 

Even with something as innocuous sounding as flu, which has been a massive killer over the centuries, people still go to work, get on tube trains, gathered in pubs and so on in full knowledge that they might well be passing it on.

The only real difference is the "specifics".

Someone with HIV is aware of who he/she might be passing it on to. Someone with flu doesn't in the main. It's almost entirely random but just as likely and probably faster spreading as a consequence given how many they can infect in one outing and how many all those infected might infect in every single outing.

Seems that HIV is intensely personal and there's far more emotion attached to it than anything like flu or something else that is randomly, but still personally passed, in countless cases. And HIV is considered a killer while most people are considered likely to recover from flu for all that some are desperately vulnerable if they get it. 

So why the hypocrisy? Are people taking the opportunity to pass moral judgement of a kind they're not nearly so vociferous about when it comes to flu.

No I'm not defending Sheen in any way. But to see people almost relishing the witchhunt only re-emphasises the two-faced character of so many people. "Let he or she who's without sin....I think the saying starts."  

 

 

Well the "specifics" are pretty fvcking huge when it comes to differentiating between HIV and the Flu.

 

And yeah, you are defending him. It's like me punching my mate in the arm, and then you call me two-faced for saying Harold Shipman is a cvnt.

Posted

Why the fvck was he paying millions to keep it a secret?

 

It sucks and is obviously horrible for him, but when you have reportedly slept with thousands of women, I bet he isn't still in touch with them so can't warn them, some of them could be infected and not know and could have spent the last four years infecting others.

 

Instead of paying millions he could have revealed it publicly, everyone who had slept with him would have got tested and it could have prevented the spread of this, even by 1 person, then it would have been worth it. Not to mention he would have saved millions of dollars.

 

As for the blackmailers, equally scumbag, if they were concerned by him spreading this disease they should have forced him to reveal it and not blackmail him.

Posted

Maybe he wasn't thinking straight, and thought this would be the end of his career?

To be clear, he said it is impossible he could have passed it on to anyone.

 

It could only be impossible if he found out instantly and never slept with anyone again, which is unlikely as testing isn't instant, and takes days maybe longer before the infection can be identified. Judging by the rate he was allegedly sleeping with people, and the amount of drink and drugs he was consuming, I find it unlikely that it was impossible for him to have infected anyone between being infected and it being identified, unless he was told straight after sleeping with the person he caught it from. 

Posted

Ugh. I hate that I live in a world where this is even news

Personally I have learnt more today about the subject then I ever had. I say good on him for making it public on TV. I know he may have been a bit of a bell but if it can help one person then good on him

Posted

It does raise awareness, there's a lot of people who are pretty irresponsible when it comes to unprotected sex and aren't really aware of the possible true consequences. 

 

I assume this is where CS contracted the virus. 

Posted

The advancement of ARVs mean you can live a pretty much normal life even if you're hiv positive.

What would be more worrying to him is there is legal precedent in being prosecuted for grievous bodily harm for having unprotected sex whilst knowing your are HIV positive

Posted

Don't see why its that scary, part of the standard MOT these days..

 

I presume he means after having a scare, not just sexual health check up.

Posted

Ugh. I hate that I live in a world where this is even news

 

in what world would someone who, like it or not, is incredibly high profile announcing on live tv they have HIV not be news? 

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