Mubezi Rose makes her point
The high rate at which the AIDS pandemic is spreading has left a question in the mind of everybody and has raised concern as to who is responsible for all this. It is always hard to determine who is more responsible for the spread of HIV/AIDS between females and males but in our last discussion/debate held on 3rd/October/2009, the theme was HIV/AIDS and the children suggested the motion or topic to be “Females are responsible for the spread of HIV/AIDS”. Children had much to share, some were supporting the motion and others were against it and in their own views, this is what they said;
PROPOSERS’ POINTS
Many women work in lodges and hotels; this exposes them to many men, thus spreading the virus
Women are more than men so this sets them to go lure a number of men.
They spread through breast feeding
The are many sugar mummies (old women) who go with young boys after their husband’s death and in most cases use money to get them.
More Women go for sex as a source of income with any man who can pay can sleep with them and most of them are infected as compared to the number of men.
They dress in short and transparent skirts or dresses as to attract men.
Early marriage by young girls before knowing the danger of HIV /AIDS
Young girls go with sugar dads (old men) who some times are affected and at the same time have young men they love.
Women are easily persuaded over with gifts.
There are many women prostitutes on streets and suburbs.
Most women neglect counseling from elders and usually shy away from safe sex methods for fear of annoying their men.
According to the bible women are the most tempting creature to man.
Artificial beauty leads to the spread of HIV / AIDS.
They spread through birth.
Women don’t control them selves when angry.
OPPOSERS’ POINTS
Mukyama Mark P3 gives his views
Men convince girls to go for films and after-wards go for bad actions like sex with them and promote cross-generation sex more than women.
Men get many wives and some time divorce after they are affected with the disease.
Men persuade girls with small gifts.
Men defile young girls and infect them with the disease.
Men rape women and girls hence spreading the disease.
Men use the influence of alcohol and other drugs to spread HIV /AIDS.
It is men who initiate love not women
Some bosses force women workers to love them and have sex with them.
Men want to show off as they have more powers than women so they can spread the virus more than women
Men use their wealth to spread the disease by going with any woman they come across.
Men have more capacity to seduce and are more cunning than women
NEUTRAL VIEWS
Both women and men are concerned and responsible for the spread of HIV/AIDS because they all have blood and they are human beings
Both men and women can give and receive HIV/AIDS so they are all responsible for its spread
During intercourse the semen stays in a woman for at least three days hence when she sleeps with another man within that period its easy for him to get infected
BY:
NEZIKOKOLIMA
