The journey to destigmatising the public perception of people who live with HIV and Aids has been a hot bed topic on social media.
Media personality K Naomi landed in hot water on Monday after posted her thoughts about her perceived public perception of HIV and Aids.
Taking to her Twitter account in a now deleted tweet, K Naomi posted "HIV AIDS is becoming a norm. This is scary..."
This comment quickly circled around the Twitter streets and divided tweeps with some saying they understood what she meant to say.
People are really going out of their way to twist K Naomi's tweet about HIV by trying to make it better, she meant what she said. People who are living with HIV are scared of disclosing their status to their loves ones because of the stigma and fear of being judged
— 𝙰𝙺 𝚄𝚉𝚄𝙼𝙰𝙺𝙸 (@Akhona_PQ) January 27, 2020
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— Ms Kun (@KBee_Kay) January 27, 2020
What K Naomi said is the absolute truth. Inkinga poeple kuleApp nifuna kubonwe ngendlela yenu.I know too many poeple living with the virus and akukaze kungithuse.
— Mumbo Omhlophe (@_Sconez) January 27, 2020
While others called her out for her misinformed comment and accusing her of further stigmatizing people live with HIV and Aids.
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HIV and AIDS has always been scary and having people like you who are ignorant is making it even more scarier. Please equip yourself with knowledge and understand that it does not matter how popular or rich you are but you don't know what the future holds. pic.twitter.com/oB37tZgVWS
— #LongLiveWithHIV ™️🇿🇦 (@_MamaKaNone)
I think I understand what ausi K Naomi was trying to say. That tweet was poorly worded. I mean We still have people who don't understand that with time and more awareness, certain things will eventually be distigmatized. 🤷♀️
— Le rata depth gore. (@Ketso28) January 27, 2020
We have to normalise HIV in order to kill the stigma around it...It will make it easy for people to talk about it like it's nothing...
— Karabo Denotion🇿🇦 (@KaraboDNyalungu) January 27, 2020
In this day and age where we have information at the tip of our hands, there’s no need to be ignorant about HIV or still using the word “prostitute” instead of “sex worker.”
— #PrEP (@Phumlani_PrEP) January 27, 2020
HIV prevalence in South Africa is higher now than its ever been before. However, HIV Treatment and Prevention methods are at their best now than ever before!
— Youth Health Africa (@YHA_Africa) January 27, 2020
Important things to work on right now are
1) To break the stigma
2) Encouraging people to know their status https://t.co/JdYGAgifRK
K Naomi never learns. First it was mental health, now HIV/AIDS.
— Ntombi ya MuTsonga (@itsmissBonnie) January 27, 2020
she needs to stay away from such subjects. She can't engage well and offends people.
K Naomi has yet to respond to the backlash and support she received from her tweet.