Monday, October 24, 2016
Chapter 2: We're Lying: Safe Sex and White Lies in the Time of AIDS by Meghan Daum
The article "We're Lying: Safe Sex and White Lies in the Time of AIDS" by Meghan Daum, she discusses her main concerns about AIDS and provides a thorough explanation of the communities interpretations, perception, and reactions towards it. Throughout the article, Daum often refers to people as "we or "us". The "we" that Daum kept repeating refers to everyone. I believe this is an issue that everyone should be aware about no matter how old you are and the sooner you start learning about safe sex and the consequences of AIDS and STDS in general, it will only benefit you and your partner. Daum's main concern she argues is how teenagers are careless or just simply scared about AIDS, because we are not taught or even taught properly about what these type of sexually diseases are, how they are transmitted, or the consequences. I would consider myself apart of the "we" and "us" Daum is talking about because she is mainly targeting teenagers. But I don't think Daum is trying to offend us by saying "we" she is just using it as a tactic to make everyone feel more connected to what she is trying to express. Which is a great way to get the readers attention, because it made me feel like I can relate to what she was talking about on another deeper level and it did make me want to take what she said into consideration. Daum states "It's not that we're reckless. It's more that we're grasping at straws, trying like hell to feel good in a time..." I strongly agree with this quote because we're in college and still trying to figure ourselves and what we want in life, so we need to explore different aspects and go outside our comfort zone.
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I think the thesis you drew was spot on, but I disagree with who the "we" is. You say that everyone is we, but if that was the case then there would be no need to ask if you saw yourself as part of the "we". You then go out to single out teenagers which is where I again agree with you and I think is what you really meant to say. I think the we isn't only teenagers and could be any age but it is teenagers who are the ones that tend to know about AIDS and STDs but don't take it as serious as it should be and constantly put themselves at risk. "We" unites us with the author showing that she isn't trying to slam us, but instead to show that she is in the same boat compared to if she sayed "they".
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