Why Does American Culture Tip-Toe Around Talking About STDs?

Eighty percent of sexually active adults have had HPV infections. So why is no one talking about it?

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By Carrie Weisman / AlterNet-February 20, 2015

Newton’s Third Law states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. And in the world of physics, that’s true. But society has a tendency to drag that idea into spaces it doesn’t belong. Like if you eat too much cake, you’re going to have a heart attack. If you smoke too much pot, your brain will atrophy. And if you have too much sex, you’re going to contract a big bad sexually transmitted disease.

Why Does American Culture Tip-Toe Around Talking About STDs by Thavam Ratna