Blog Post 4

I selected the following image from the AIDS Poster Collection because I found it to have an intense shock value. The message that this poster sends is essentially that by not wearing a condom because you are so eager to have sex with a cute boy, you will die of HIV/AIDS. This message is incredibly crazy, which is why I chose it. To me, it is unbelievable that this message would be publically broadcasted. This relates to the idea of heteronormativity that we have talked about in class. Given that heterosexual sex and relationships are the norm, it is probably never stated that you can die from having straight sex. This poster is saying that you will die from having unprotected gay sex, which shows gayness as being far form the norm.