Ban on gay blood donors upheld by panel

[MrFun]

I might be mistaken then with Hispanics.

[MrFun]

Let's just ban blood donations from all groups of people who have a higher HIV infection rate than straight, white men and women.

[Ben Kenobi]

I think we should permit them.

We should also label their donations as 'gay friendly' donations. Deal?

[Ben Kenobi]

Funny thing is, starting in high school I've given blood a few times (not in recent years as my fear of needles became a bit more pronounced, which is a shame as otherwise I'm willing) and for whatever reason, I was never asked if I was gay. Not directly, not indirectly. Perhaps the Nevada Blood Bank was willing to turn a blind eye to a blind policy?

Really? So you think it's more important that you get what you want than it is to respect the patients who have no choice?

How would you feel if you got infected, and passed it onto someone else unknowingly?

DROSe, I'm sure you are a great person, but please, don't ever do this again, ok? You are putting other people's lives at risk.

[Al B. Sure!]

Umm... don't they test the blood?

[Asher]

Ben Kenobi acts like all gays are mysteriously deadly.

Shock. Shock.

I'm sure DRoseDARs was whoring it up with all kinds of men during high school.

[Al B. Sure!]

He was probably having orgies at bathhouses at 16! You know, the homo-sexuals like them young!

[Drake Tungsten]

This seems like the appropriate thread in which to explain to Asher that the reason why blood is a bigger deal in soccer than in hockey is because all soccer players are gay and thus a much higher risk of carrying the HIV virus.

edit: And an English soccer player, of course, is 200% gay and an absolutely massive risk. You can get AIDS just by looking at his blood.

[DRoseDARs]

Really? So you think it's more important that you get what you want than it is to respect the patients who have no choice?

How would you feel if you got infected, and passed it onto someone else unknowingly?

DROSe, I'm sure you are a great person, but please, don't ever do this again, ok? You are putting other people's lives at risk.

Mother. Fvcker. You can't be this f*cking stupid, it's gotta be schtick right?

[MrFun]

Really? So you think it's more important that you get what you want than it is to respect the patients who have no choice?

How would you feel if you got infected, and passed it onto someone else unknowingly?

DROSe, I'm sure you are a great person, but please, don't ever do this again, ok? You are putting other people's lives at risk.

Dear ******,

We always test donated blood for contamination before giving it to patients.

[Kitschum]

Umm... don't they test the blood?

There is a window period from time of infection until the virus can be detected but it is very variable. With the routine antibody tests it's upwards of 30 days on average. About 98% are detectable after 3 months.

[Al B. Sure!]

Good point, Kitschum.

But I figured the only blood Ben likes is the blood of Christ

[SlowwHand]

I have to tell you. I have to be honest. If I was laying there, falling out, and they said "Sloww, all we have is this HIV tainted blood. Sorry, dude. That's just the facts. If you don't want it, that's cool, I understand. The outlook is definitely gloomy for you though, if you don't take it".
Guess what? Give me that blood and I'll deal with it down the road as the circumstances warrant.

[DRoseDARs]

Slowwy, assuming compatible blood types, you can have a pint of my perfectly clean f*ggy B+ blood anytime.

[SlowwHand]

I have AB+.