U.K. Professor Blames Facebook for Syphilis Surge

[BlumiereBleck]

Only in britland :\

 

[Marcu5]

I actually read about that this morning at work:

NO ONE EVER claimed that. The SUN only re-interpreted some citations to make some non-news more ineteresting non-news.

thin air + news media = bullshit

here's the story behind the story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/03/technophobia_facebook_and_syph.html

 

[Nihilix]

What kind of glue is this guy sniffing? If his logic is taken literally (which i'm sure some paranoid parents will) then reading the comics sections in my daily newspaper will make me go blind and using the internet will make me go deaf

don't forget the "anyone who plays GTA will go kill some hookers and cops"

 

[GebGuy]

Syphilis Surge sounds like a fatality.

 

[Schlorgan]

Good God! (Facepalm!)

 

[heyheysg]

Wait you guys are ignoring the biggest point of the story

"Facebook can help you get laid!"

I'm signing up for an account now

 

[AceDiamond]

I think abstinence-only education/education against contraception would be more likely to blame for a surge in an STD than Facebook. Unless someone has invented an app that gives you an STD through your Internet connection.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

[blockquote]"Our website is not a place to meet people for casual sex," the rep added. "It's a place for friends, family and co-workers to connect and share." [/blockquote]

Get your head out of your ass, Mr. Facebook Rep please. We know what it was from the get go.

A place for teenage girls to act like sluts in front of a camera.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

I think abstinence-only education/education against contraception would be more likely to blame for a surge in an STD than Facebook. Unless someone has invented an app that gives you an STD through your Internet connection.

Believe me, I'd rather get an STD rather than use Facebook's apps. Chances are someone's made a What STD are You? quiz.

 

[Weaver]

The only disease transmitted on the internet is stupidity.

 

[Do4600]

"There has been a fourfold increase in the number of syphilis cases detected with more young women being affected. I don't get the names of people affected, just figures, and I saw that several of the people had breathed oxygen within the past four days," Professor Kelly told the Telegraph. "Breathing oxygen making it easier for people to meet up for casual sex."

 

[The Wooster]

In an interesting twist yours truly is actually from Sunderland.

Thankfully I made a point of never talking to, eating with or looking at anyone in that god forsaken shithole.

Oh and I never use facebook.

These are some of the many reasons why I don't have syphilis.

 

[Dark Angel Warlord]

thats retarded! honestly its the people who dont use safe sex practices are at fault not facebook

thats like saying since they invented birth control and we have a STD or AIDS problem is the birth control makers fault

no dumbasses its your fault for not using protection when having sex with someone you dont know morons

 

[Xhu]

I think abstinence-only education/education against contraception would be more likely to blame for a surge in an STD than Facebook.

The article is from the UK, where such things are far less prevalent, if they exist at all.

I can easily see Facebook putting people in touch with each other, people who later go on to transmit infections. Not exactly cause for blame - how people utilise a service is their own doing - but it does make the option more readily available.

I'd definitely like to know more before forming an opinion, though.

 

[Olorune]

why does it seem like people always jump to blame instead of solution first?

 

[Leroy Frederick]

So erm, if Facebook gives you syphilis, what does MySpace give you?

 

[Wintermoot]

yeah it id REALLY related to facebook and NOT bad education

 

[Wintermoot]

So erm, if Facebook gives you syphilis, what does MySpace give you?

a BJ

 

[centauri2002]

I'm not sure if it's the professor jumping to conclusions or the media making that step for him. Either way, it's only part of the statistics that matter. I'm betting if they looked at the education levels in those areas, there'd be more fitting correlation. Of course, if the UK had better sex education it'd help, as well.

 

[Silva]

What an odd correlation. Next we'll be saying that playing Final Fantasy XIII almost doubles your chance of being able to summon Shiva in real life.

This is utter nonsense. Facebook's right here.

Where the hell do they come up with this stuff??? It`s like that woman who thinks the Americans have earthquake machines in Antartica

Wait, what?!

Yeah, it was a topic like a week or two ago, some crazy scientist lady or something (Swedish I think) blames the USA for the earth quake in Haiti

You're right that such accusations were made, but very, very wrong about who made them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9QtZkT8OBQ

Hugo Chavez was the "crazy scientist lady", apparently.