Christine had a daughter, Eliza Jane born the next year (2001).
Christine took no precautions to prevent transmission to her child (because she didn't believe HIV existed, or it was harmless).
Eliza lived to age 4, when she died from AIDS defining illness.
Christine took no precautions to prevent transmission to her child (because she didn't believe HIV existed, or it was harmless).
Eliza lived to age 4, when she died from AIDS defining illness.
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Abhorrent shit, and it’s insane grohl hasn’t made any kind of statement 15 years ago when it looks like they distanced themselves.
The Foo Fighters deleted all references to AWWAA and Maggiore in 2007, and have not, to my knowledge, ever spoken of their role in shaping disastrous policy based on ignorance and science denialism.
Some sources:
https://medium.com/the-monthly/the-foo-fighters-aids-denialism-should-be-on-the-record-6e33666fdc3c
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040256
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/02/foo-fighters-hiv-deniers/
...I dated-married-divorced a Foo fan during those years and had NO idea, or knew better than to tell me.
Jesus.
Clearly, a quiet shift of their endorsements was not a panacea. 🫤
They may have finally changed their position, but there's no excuse for AIDS denialism to have gone on THAT LONG.
i... wow but hrmmmmm
There's a lot of terrible stuff going on in the not so "wholesome" rock & metal scene, but it still blows my mind that some stars try to get away with the vilest shit.
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This is perfidy and it's all the more vile that they've never acknowledged they were wrong, or disavowed it.
I'm assuming the Foos were advised by their legal team never to mention their historical support because of culpability.
Their lawyers told them that if they ever acknowledge culpability, they'd be subject to civil suits, and their PR firm drafted a list of questions that were no-go for interviews.
16 years later, it's all but forgotten.
She would have just decided that she and her family were being targeted because of her speaking out, which meant, *OF COURSE*, that she was actually right all along.
Conspiracy Brain will spit out infinity conspiracies, instead of face a truth.
Where was CPS when they were actually needed to protect a child's life?