Top.Gun@f462.n204.z1.fidonet.org (Top Gun) (11/07/90)
I'd like to propose some new (I think) terminology. I first ran into this
in Dublin, Ireland, and I quite like the sound of it. The term is
Body Positive, 'BP'. It is used in place of the term HIV+. I believe it
puts forth positive imagery of a disease that is devastatingly negative to
most of the world.
I therefore ask that if you agree with the above, that you in turn impart
this positive terminology to your friends or anyone who is talking about
HIV+ individuals...spread the word...my heart felt THANKS.
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Internet: Top.Gun@f462.n204.z1.fidonet.orgSECBH%CUNYVM.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (11/08/90)
Top.Gun@f462.n204.z1.fidonet.org (Top Gun) writes: >I'd like to propose some new (I think) >terminology. I first ran into this >in Dublin, Ireland, and I quite >like the sound of it. The term is >Body Positive, 'BP'. It is used in place >of the term HIV+. I believe it >puts forth positive imagery of a disease ' >that is devastatingly negative to >most of the world. "Body Positive" is the name of the support organization for HIV + people in NYC, and I think the same name is used for a similar organization on Boston. Jack Carroll
curtis@duck2.ingr.com (Curtis Sieber) (11/09/90)
In article <1990Nov8.011307.9998@cs.ucla.edu>, Top.Gun@f462.n204.z1.fidonet.org (Top Gun) writes: |> I'd like to propose some new (I think) terminology. I first ran into this |> in Dublin, Ireland, and I quite like the sound of it. The term is |> Body Positive, 'BP'. It is used in place of the term HIV+. I believe it |> puts forth positive imagery of a disease that is devastatingly negative to |> most of the world. Funny thing... I really think that this is the *first* slang term I've heard for anything AIDS-related. Either that, or my brain isn't functioning well again... The closest we get to this sort of thing in Huntsville is merely to refer to HIV+ people (in any phase of the disease) as 'positives'. Even the support group here is called "Positive People". It's not really "slang", rather just a truncation of HIV+, which is an acronym itself. Are we getting a little far off course (a term derived from a truncation which was derived from an acronym of a medical term) ? Any other interesting "newspeak" language revisions out there? (-: O O O IB: Curtis Sieber O O O OlOlOl EMAIL: uunet!ingr!b11!duck2!curtis lOlOlO OlOlOl USMAIL: Rt 2 Box 551, Somerville, AL 35670 lOlOlO l l l VOICE: (205) 498-3206 (unlikely to reach me) l l l ALT: curtis@duck2.b11.ingr.UUCP