Comments on: Don’t bow http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/ First they came for the verbs and I said nothing, for verbing weirds language. Then they arrival for the nouns and I speech nothing, for I no verbs. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Stunner http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-31255 Stunner Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:38:02 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-31255 Good photography! HIV is indeed a serious problem in Jamaica. Good photography! HIV is indeed a serious problem in Jamaica.

]]> By: Stet » Blog Archive » Ria in print http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-17184 Stet » Blog Archive » Ria in print Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:37:03 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-17184 [...] Just in case you thought I was slacking off, I rewrote my “Don’t bow” post and got it published in today’s Jamaica Observer. If you want to see it, you’ll have to register for the E-paper version (free) because the normal online version does not publish the full paper. My bit is in the “Bookends” section and has the title “I am HIV”. [...] [...] Just in case you thought I was slacking off, I rewrote my “Don’t bow” post and got it published in today’s Jamaica Observer. If you want to see it, you’ll have to register for the E-paper version (free) because the normal online version does not publish the full paper. My bit is in the “Bookends” section and has the title “I am HIV”. [...]

]]> By: Dave Lucas >> Season of the Witch http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-13396 Dave Lucas >> Season of the Witch Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:39:05 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-13396 As I continue surfing the Net while listening to the Donovan CD mentioned in the previous post, it just gets stranger and stranger... This is from Ria Bacon's blog out of Jamaica As I continue surfing the Net while listening to the Donovan CD mentioned in the previous post, it just gets stranger and stranger… This is from Ria Bacon’s blog out of Jamaica

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Jamaica: “I am HIV” http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-13361 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Jamaica: “I am HIV” Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:37:56 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-13361 [...] For this woman, however, photographed in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica by blogger and Flickr user Ria Bacon, social stigma is hardly a concern. As Bacon writes on her blog: “When I asked to take her picture, I suggested that I wouldn’t photograph her face. “Nah man,” she replied. “P’haps udda people learn from my mistakes.” [...] [...] For this woman, however, photographed in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica by blogger and Flickr user Ria Bacon, social stigma is hardly a concern. As Bacon writes on her blog: “When I asked to take her picture, I suggested that I wouldn’t photograph her face. “Nah man,” she replied. “P’haps udda people learn from my mistakes.” [...]

]]> By: Revolution island http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-11859 Revolution island Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:55:18 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-11859 Great post, Ria. I laughed when I saw the "hood" graffiti, but when I saw the lady with her sign my laughs were silenced. Great post, Ria. I laughed when I saw the “hood” graffiti, but when I saw the lady with her sign my laughs were silenced.

]]> By: Ria http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-11847 Ria Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:42:44 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-11847 That's the discussion I feel is missing in Jamaica, Rachie. Many people at risk (or already infected) are unaware of their rights and the (potential) consequences. Despite the shocking crime statistics, Jamaica is a highly moralistic country: not only is homosexuality heavily stigmatized, but also the public acceptance of casual sex -- all the more surprising when you see the dry humping that passes for dancing! HIV/AIDS here is still a dirty little secret and many people in a position to change that prefer to close their eyes to reality and talk of declining moral standards and indiscipline (<a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060910/letters/letters2.html">example</a>). In a recent <a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060905/news/news8.html">letter about testing</a>, I noted that the accompanying photo had nothing to do with Jamaica: it showed a US Senator setting an example for testing, in Kenya. The <a href="http://www.unaids.org/en/Regions_Countries/Countries/jamaica.asp">UNAIDS country profile for Jamaica</a> is revealing in what it conceals: The country progress indicators, for example, contain almost no data. That’s the discussion I feel is missing in Jamaica, Rachie. Many people at risk (or already infected) are unaware of their rights and the (potential) consequences. Despite the shocking crime statistics, Jamaica is a highly moralistic country: not only is homosexuality heavily stigmatized, but also the public acceptance of casual sex — all the more surprising when you see the dry humping that passes for dancing!

HIV/AIDS here is still a dirty little secret and many people in a position to change that prefer to close their eyes to reality and talk of declining moral standards and indiscipline (example). In a recent letter about testing, I noted that the accompanying photo had nothing to do with Jamaica: it showed a US Senator setting an example for testing, in Kenya.

The UNAIDS country profile for Jamaica is revealing in what it conceals: The country progress indicators, for example, contain almost no data.

]]> By: rachie http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-11845 rachie Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:25:15 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-11845 Compulsory testing is a whole big bag of wriggling worms. I'm against it, personally, because if employers are enforcing tests, they're also enforcing disclosure of the results, which is an infringement of the employee's right to privacy. However, I think tests should be offered to all potential employees, schoolchildren, hospital patients etc., with the right to keep the results private should they so wish. I think alot of people need encouragement and support to get tested, and afterwards. Knowing that they might not get a job, as well as discovering that they are HIV+ isn't going to help anyone, and I also wonder what kind of support employers would offer to potential employees that are HIV+ after their diagnosis? Anyway, I'll stop rambling now. Great photos. Compulsory testing is a whole big bag of wriggling worms. I’m against it, personally, because if employers are enforcing tests, they’re also enforcing disclosure of the results, which is an infringement of the employee’s right to privacy. However, I think tests should be offered to all potential employees, schoolchildren, hospital patients etc., with the right to keep the results private should they so wish. I think alot of people need encouragement and support to get tested, and afterwards. Knowing that they might not get a job, as well as discovering that they are HIV+ isn’t going to help anyone, and I also wonder what kind of support employers would offer to potential employees that are HIV+ after their diagnosis? Anyway, I’ll stop rambling now. Great photos.

]]> By: Mathieu http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-11842 Mathieu Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:30:19 +0000 http://riabacon.com/2006/09/10/dont-bow/#comment-11842 That's a good portrait, by the way. That’s a good portrait, by the way.

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