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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Really? What was going on then?

I kinda remember something from that time but was it widespread?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

I remember people talking about how there were "AIDS needles" in payphone and vending machine change dispensers, or hidden in movie theater seats to poke you when you sat down, and that people would stick strangers with "AIDS needles" randomly. I remember it was news station scaremongering, but suburban white moms were incredibly paranoid about it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Wasn't that more like in the 80's/90's? That was 40/30 years ago.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

eviscerated

First off, how dare you

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