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Listen To Techno Music = Get AIDS
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| bigjimslade002 |
Music tastes linked to HIV risks
August 21, 2006
Young American men hooked on gospel, techno and pop are more at risk of HIV infection than fans of other musical styles, including "bling, bling" hip hop, according to a new study.
Musical tastes may offer clues to rates of HIV infection, said researchers who tried to decipher the complex behaviours and attitudes of young men in the United States, at a global AIDS conference.
The music industry often says there is no connection between music and sexual behaviour, but hundreds of young men interviewed in New York this year fiercely disagreed, said lead researcher Miguel Munoz-Laboy of Columbia University.
They said images of scantily clad women in submissive roles in hip hop music videos, for example, had a "real impact on their lives", he said.
"There is a connection. You see it in the way people dance, dress and it has an impact on their sexuality," said Munoz-Laboy.
The researchers peered into male youth culture to help develop HIV prevention programs that target this demographic they say is too often neglected by health strategists.
They looked at three New York neighbourhoods and interviewed young men aged 16 to 21 about their listening tastes and attitudes toward condom use and sexual activities.
"We often blame youth for their behaviour without understanding it," Munoz-Laboy said. "(But) there is a complex story about sexuality, masculinity and culture here."
"It's clear that current schemes are not working," he said.
"It's very hard to get heterosexual young men into HIV prevention programs even though we demonise them a lot for pregnancies and passing on STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) to their girlfriends."
The study did not imply listening to certain types of music causes HIV infection but simply found links between genres and risk factors.
A behavioural analysis divided participants into two musical groups: hip hop, reggae, reggaeton, rap and rhythm and blues; and rock, heavy metal, pop, techno, electronic and gospel.
"Kids would be appalled that we grouped them this way, but this is how they mapped out in the mathematical analysis," Munoz-Laboy said.
Researchers also distinguished between two styles of hip hop: the "bling, bling" hip hop that values fancy cars, money and many girlfriends; and "real" hip hop that tells of urban youth stricken by violence, poverty and drug abuse.
They found young men who listened to hip hop music were more likely to have vaginal intercourse and had more partners, but those from church or New York club scenes (techno, pop, electronic) took the most sexual risks.
"Boys who listened to hip hop had more sex and more partners, but it did not impact condom use," said Munoz-Laboy. "Those who are part of religious culture or the club scene used condoms inconsistently."
AFP
swear its a real article.
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| InterMilan31 |
| its too late for me:( |
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| venomX |
| quote: | | The study did not imply listening to certain types of music causes HIV infection but simply found links between genres and risk factors. |
I think that line disproves your title. Just because they found a correlation does not mean that if you listen to those types of music you have aids, just that young males that listen to that music are at more risk as opposed to young males that listen to other kinds of music. Seriously, did you even read the damn article?! |
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| D-res |
| quote: | Originally posted by bigjimslade002
"Those who are part of the club scene used condoms inconsistently."
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i can vouch for this one personally :\ |
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| bigjimslade002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by venomX
I think that line disproves your title. Just because they found a correlation does not mean that if you listen to those types of music you have aids, just that young males that listen to that music are at more risk as opposed to young males that listen to other kinds of music. Seriously, did you even read the damn article?! |
i only wrote the title out that way because of the way their headline wanted people to percieve it. yes i read it.i dont believe it i just thought it would make interesting banter.mostly to see peoples funny comments. |
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| Akridrot |
| What about those of us who listen to all they types of music mentioned in that article at once? |
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| bigjimslade002 |
| uh im think you guys just get herpies. so youll be alright. 2 pills a day! |
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| Gauss |
| Already saw that article on local portal and I say it's bull. |
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| Danny Ocean |
| quote: | Originally posted by bigjimslade002
The music industry often says there is no connection between music and sexual behaviour, but hundreds of young men interviewed in New York this year fiercely disagreed, |
seems like the hundreds of young men they interviewed were gay too. |
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| jdat |
omg techno gives you aids.
Actually I think they are way off in using the word techno but that's just me talking not that 'reliable' study you got there :p |
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| infinity HiGH |
*phew*
Thank God I listen to house and not techno. |
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