Ok, I’m going to let you in on a secret to understanding slang: reading comprehension. What is the context in which this term is being used? It sounds like, based on the comment “Kodak dusted u” (in relation to a violent diss track), that “dusted” means dissed/washed/fought so hard you can’t even fight back so you…
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Lol....did you know one can be black AND Jamaican?
Maybe they need to do a series of folks who actually have the herp talking about our actual experiences. Because aside from the first couple outbreaks where my immune system was like WTF?? it’s genuinely not a big deal for me any more. The worst part is telling my partners and that’s gotten easier every time.
So, I had an outbreak of the HSV variety a while back now, went to the doctor, got tested, etc etc. He said “you’ve got herpes” Ok, great. Was super distraught at the time. Told the girl I was sleeping with at the time, she didn’t seem surprised, but then never slept with me again. It was a little strange, hurt my…
What does dusted mean? Googling “dusted” comes up with the regular definition plus an urban dictionary variation of ‘getting high’ - that doesn’t feel like what he means for this context. Does it mean ‘had sex with’?
Yes, the outbreak comment really missed the mark on prevention of transmission. “Just don’t have sex while you’re having an outbreak” -- gee, why didn’t I think of that?! I don’t have herpes so I don’t know what it’s like, but from what I hear, it’s very painful and the last thing you’d want to do while you’re…
Married to / having sex with a woman with herpes for 30 years. We haven’t used condoms in 28 years or so, and have a very active sex life. I have never gotten it. She has always been on top of things and manged any outbreaks very well- as I’m sure anyone who has it can tell you, outbreaks have a habit of showing up…
Also it’s worth noting there are eight types of herpes that infect humans. Chicken pox is caused by a type of herpes. Most of will have been infected with several herpes types during our lifetime.
Also would like to note that we were not posting photos of genitals, just the lesions themselves.
Ha! We sound like we’re the same age. My 8th grade sex ed class had a bunch of gross STD photos.
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Uh yeah, this was pretty standard when I went to high school. I may be aging myself... It was just slightly past the peak of 90s HIV paranoia, and before the abstinence-only stupidity wave hit, so preaching “safe sex (but abstinence is still best)” was de rigueur. Part of which, unfortunately, involved scaring the…
I am in agreement that the stigma surrounding herpes far surpasses its actual impact, but if this is how Dr. Shah counsels her patients I hope I never have sex with any of them or for that matter, anyone who has hooked up with them.
“It’s a dream come true,” says Laverne Cox of her history-making appearance on the cover of British Vogue’s…
That is fascinating and truly haunting.
“There is so much stigma around herpes....”
This is an interesting series, but I worry it doesn’t do much to destigmatize STIs like herpes. It kind of reads like a medical sheet.
Gather closely young ones and listen to your big sis about the herp.
How racist do you have to be to reject Naomi Campbell?! Even if you don’t know who she is; ‘FINE AS HELL’ should be enough to override any bias.