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IT AIN’T OVER TIL WE SAY IT’S OVER.

This Thursday—anytime on Thursday— please join us on a visit to The View’s Facebook page where you and all your friends all day long can let ABC know EXACTLY what they can do with their “many voices and opinions” when it comes to the well being of the African American community.

We’re not sure if everyone is aware but The View did finally respond to GLAAD regarding Sherry Shephard’s and D.L. Hugley’s misinformation concerning HIV/AIDS infection, down-low black men and the spread of HIV in black women.

Quick recap:
D.L. Hughley and the hosts of the daytime ABC show were discussing an FDA rule that bans gay men from donating blood because of HIV. During the discussion, Hughley said, “When you look at the prevalence of HIV in the African-American community, it’s primarily young women who are getting it from men who are on the down low.”

Shepherd described that the “down low is black men who’ve been going out. They are having sex with men and they’re not telling their girlfriends or their wives that they’re gay…” and added that it’s “very prevalent.”

After GLAAD published a full page advertisement in Variety magazine last week urging ABC and “The View” to make an on-air correction, here’s ABC’s response:

“On June 22, during a discussion about blood donation and the transmission of HIV/AIDS, a guest moderator on the show expressed his interpretation of data about one way the virus can be transmitted. The topic of HIV/AIDS has been raised many times over the show’s 13 years, with many voices and opinions contributing to a conversation that we expect to continue as long as The View is on the air.”

People that’s unacceptable.

The statement that ABC issued is an insult and just plain disrespectful, irresponsible and inhumane to black men and women regardless their sexual preference. So on Thursday join us in letting them know what we think about it. Here’s the link to the event’s Facebook page:

Event: Comment-a-thon on The View’s Facebook Page

When: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 7am to Midnight—-all day long and as many times as you want until they shut it down.

Where:  Facebook The View

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