HIV-AIDS – Don’t Do It

[sounds of a movie reel running in background, then a woman starts speaking]

WOMAN: “When you hear, protect yourself against AIDS, what does that mean?  Ever thought about that?   Protection against AIDS, hmm…well, a couple things come to mind.  One is bigger than a bottle cap, smaller than an inner tube, it’s latex (at least it should be for protection), and it’s available in red, blue, yellow, green and various other colors.  A ‘one use only’ little device that’s been around a long time.  Some things don’t change.” 

“Except AIDS, of course.  That’s a new one and not a welcome addition, I might add.  Alright, so protection against AIDS might mean a condom you use correctly, mind you, every time you have sex.  Do you think you can do that?”

“There’s a better choice. It is so easy, it may not have occurred to you.  You do know what’s really safe, don’t you?  What is really safe is not doing it.  So now that I have explained protection, do I need to explain not doing it?  No, I don’t think so.”

NARRATOR:  “America responds to AIDS.  This has been a message from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.”