Hi SiBa, Without any wish to defend or justify barebacking, I'd say that labeling it as plain 'stupidity' seems simplistic, to say the least. The issue is extremely complex for any promiscuous gay man (there are several of us out there). In the past years the practice itself has become so commonplace that most gay dating websites have redefined the safer-sex options in their profile pages. In my experience, the stress between hiv- and hiv+ gay men has increased a lot.
The proliferation of gay barebacking / cum fetish porn is alone a obvious sign of the mass appeal of unprotected sex (for both consumers and producers). In Amsterdam bareback DVDs grew out of the extreme fetish 'corner' of porn shops and are now visible everywhere. Several bareback-only porn labels (and porn stars) are now in business. Disregarding the issue doesn't seem very wise (or safe, for that matter), but it is still hard to make sense of this shift in how gay men 'decide' to deal with hiv risk. I know of one study done in Toronto that tried to establish some of the reasoning behind the choice for unsafe gay sex. If I remember correctly, some of the primary reasons mentioned by respondents were: negative mood states, insemination fantasies, a deep craving for intimacy which overcomes the fear of hiv infection and distrust in prevention campaigns which seem insensitive and simplistic in recommending hyper-vigilance as the only way to deal with hiv. Here's a link to the article in PDF format: Adam, B.D., Sears, A., & Schellenberg, E.G. (2000). Accounting for unsafe sex: Interviews with men who have sex with men. Journal of Sex Research , 37, 24-36. http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~w3psygs/Adam.pdf cheers Rogerio . . . . ~ Studio Rogerio Lira Plantage Kerklaan 35-links 1018 CV Amsterdam The Netherlands tel +31-20-626-0727 mob +31-6-2220-3723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Barebacking random guys, mmm, one of the most stupid way to become > hiv+ > and to spread std over the world, isn't it? > > SiBa > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > the art & politics of netporn mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.networkcultures.org > > End of Netporn-l Digest, Vol 68, Issue 1 > **************************************** _______________________________________________ Netporn Mailing List Netporn-l@listcultures.org list: http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/netporn-l_listcultures.org links: http://del.icio.us/netporn
