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Fear Mongering

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This man killed seventeen women and loved every minute of it, 1980s

AID Atlanta, the largest AIDS service organization in the southeast, used this portrait to depict AIDS as a handsome man who was a silent menace to women. Although the poster provided a phone number for women to call, it neglected to spell out any of the “precautions” they might take to negotiate sexual safety with their “loving” male partners.

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    AID Atlanta
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    Poster
Black and white photograph of a smiling White man looking at the viewer, above text.
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    This Man Killed 17 Women And Loved Every Minute Of It.

    He did it tenderly. Lovingly. Passionately. He gave AIDS to 17 women and never even know he had it. Was he gay? An IV drug user? No. He was just some guy who got AIDS from somebody else who got it from somebody else who got it from somebody else. Who, lovingly, might give it to you. Unless, of course, you take precautions. All the precautions. And if you don’t know what they are, call AID Atlanta at 876-9944 and maybe save you life. 876-9944. It’s worth the quarter.

    AID Atlanta

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