I don't think it's particularly helpful to "yikes" everything, because I'm not intending to offend, be racist, etc.
I admit I am not an expert. I formed an opinion after scanning the official wiki on the topic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Africa) which says things like: "High-risk behavioral patterns are largely responsible for the significantly greater spread of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other parts of the world. Chief among these are the traditionally liberal attitudes espoused by many communities inhabiting the subcontinent toward multiple sexual partners and pre-marital and outside marriage sexual activity." and don't mention anything about migration patterns being the more important factors.
So if this is actually your field of study, it would be helpful if the wikipedia article were updated with the latest research.
It's okay, everyone expresses an ignorant opinion at some point. We aren't born knowing everything and we have to keep learning as the world changes. What's important is that we recognize that we can put a foot in our mouth and offend people without knowing it. But, it's important to accept and digest feedback. The feedback can be bad or good but it should at least be considered, and hearing "yikes" is pretty mild all things considered.
That said, I really think you should reflect on how much research you did (read a wikipedia page) before stating that Africa's high HIV rates compared to the rest of the world are due to "a culture of rape/unprotected sex" or quack-medicine. (Also, I don't see "rape" anywhere on the wiki article you linked.)
> That said, I really think you should reflect on how much research you did (read a wikipedia page) before stating that Africa's high HIV rates compared to the rest of the world are due to "a culture of rape/unprotected sex" or quack-medicine.
I never stated those things authoritatively. I threw them out as potential example factors because those were things I saw during my brief wikipedia foray.
> (Also, I don't see "rape" anywhere on the wiki article you linked.)
Yeah because it wasn't on that page but a related page:
I admit I am not an expert. I formed an opinion after scanning the official wiki on the topic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Africa) which says things like: "High-risk behavioral patterns are largely responsible for the significantly greater spread of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other parts of the world. Chief among these are the traditionally liberal attitudes espoused by many communities inhabiting the subcontinent toward multiple sexual partners and pre-marital and outside marriage sexual activity." and don't mention anything about migration patterns being the more important factors.
So if this is actually your field of study, it would be helpful if the wikipedia article were updated with the latest research.