Originally posted by nHK at 10-6-2008 12:24
That's because just kissing can lead to three types of sexually transmitted diseases
And this is news?
What this chart states is that DFK/Daty etc. can lead to various STDs. Isn't that why they're called STDs? The key word here is
can - that only means that yes it is possible to get Herpes, Syphilis, and Gonorrhea from kissing, etc.
A chart designed in a similar manner would state that eating in restaurants
can lead to Cholera, Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Diphtheria, Salmonella, Mad Cow Disease, Tapeworm, Botulism, E. Coli, Shigellosis, Cryptosporidium, Brucellosis, Listeriosis, or Norovirus. And these are just off the top of my head. A web search would turn up hundreds more diseases and dozens of really nasty parasites - many of them incurable, disfiguring and fatal.
Stepping outdoors
can lead to death by Robbery, Lightening, Tornado, Falling Bricks, Meteorite, Suicide Bomber, Melanoma, Drive By Shooting, or Out of Control Car.
Where the chart is mistaken is in it's assessment of the actual risk factors assigned to the various sexual activities. Are we really to believe that there is a 'medium risk' of getting syphilis or gonorrhea from kissing?! If that were the case, these two diseases would be everywhere. I can't find any stats for syph from DFK, but most sites say that while possible it is very rare. The chart is way wrong in stating that there is a high risk of catching HIV from cunnilingus - that risk is so low as to be non-existent. In fact, there has never been a documented case of HIV transmission via DATY - just how high risk is that? Clearly this chart was designed to use fear to counter complaisance and ignorance about STDs.
My standard reply to posts like these is to emphasize that
any behavior has the possibility of causing some harm, but we continue to eat in restaurants and step outdoors because the odds of being struck down are sufficiently low as to make the inconvenience of not doing those things not worth the sacrifice. If I acted according to the above chart, I would have missed out on 30+ years of DATY and DFK when in fact I've caught nothing. And bear in mind that all of the above three STDs are easily cured or naturally suppressed.
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