Denialist

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Denialist (or "denier") is a term often used to refer to AIDS dissidents. (James 2000, Kim 2006, Nelson 2001). It became popular in usage around the mid- to late-1990s and has grown in popularity since that time. It is used almost exclusively by those who support the HIV theory, and it has strong pejorative connotations. The implication made is that individuals who question the HIV/AIDS hypothesis must necessarily be in a state of "denial". This is frequently combined with the false claim that most dissidents have tested HIV+ and have adopted their doubts based purely on personal motives. These observations discount the fact that many dissidents are scientists and researchers with no immediate personal motive for "denying" HIV.

The term possibly originated out of attempts to link dissidents to Holocaust deniers. The implication is that questioning the HIV theory is tantamount to questioning the existence of the Jewish Holocaust.

Many dissidents have reacted to the "denialist" label by calling themselves "AIDS realists". (Lauritsen 2000)

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References

  1. ↑ James, John S., 2000. "AIDS Denialists: How to Respond", The Body, 5 May 2000.
  2. ↑ Kim, Richard, 2006. "Harper's Publishes AIDS Denialist", Blog: The Nation, 2 March 2006.
  3. ↑ Lauritsen, John, 2000. "AIDS Realism Versus the HIV Hypothesis", Gay Today, May 2000.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Jim, 2001. "The AIDS Deniers", GQ, September 2001.
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