Girl, Positive (NR)
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Frank, thoughtful look at teen sexuality and HIV.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this made-for-TV movie takes a frank look at teen sexuality. The young characters all discuss promiscuity, unsafe sex, drug use, and their assumed invincibility to STDs at length -- as well as their belief that parents are more judgmental than understanding. (Teen viewers might not be surprised by the characters' active sex lives, but parents could be -- consider this a wake-up call!) The movie works to dispel common myths associated with HIV, including how it is (and isn't) contracted, who's at risk, and how much exposure is required to infect a person. Teens drink, use drugs, text- and instant-message each other constantly, and get pretty intimate (though the movie stops short of nudity), but there's no language or violence to speak of.
Violence:
In one scene, a girl gets a bloody nose when a soccer ball hits her in the face. Blood is also drawn during HIV tests.
Sex:
Given the movie's storyline, sex is one of its biggest issues/topics. Teen characters talk openly about their sexual habits, including how many partners they've had, whether they practice safe sex, and -- from both guys and girls -- how much they enjoy and desire it. On the physical side, there's just about everything except nudity -- teens kiss, make out, simulate sex (there's one brief scene, which is mostly obscured by bedding), and have pre-intercourse discussions about whether a condom is necessary or if "pulling out" will do.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Cell phones, text messaging, blogs, and MySpace.com are a big part of how these teens communicate with each other and are central to the plot.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Party scenes show teens drinking (presumably beer), and although it's not attributed to drunkenness, a subsequent car accident kills one of the partygoers. A male teen is seen shooting heroin, a young woman takes birth control pills, and an HIV patient downs multiple medications as part of her daily routine.
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PaulKing
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False information
Positive Girl. How can they get away with such lies.?
The web site for the scare AIDS movie claims: -
Half of all new HIV infections occur in people under age 25 — one fourth in people under age 21. — U.S. Office of National AIDS
WELL THEN EXPLAIN THIS
THE TRUTH (if you believe in 'AIDS') FROM CDC SITE
People under 25 diagonised in 2005
Just 2604 cases
Total of all ages 45,669
THAT IS JUST 17.549% of cases not HALF
*://*cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillan...
Table 3. Estimated numbers of AIDS cases, by year of diagnosis and selected characteristics, 2001–2005 and cumulative—United States and dependent areas
and teen cases (14 - 19) were just 476 in all of America.
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Lissadances4life
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Needs to be told more than once a year!
I think this movie was awesome. However, the ending was not very good because it left you wanting more much like a prime time tv series would.
I think there needs to be more AIDS/ HIV education today, because we are rarely seeing it, and many kids (pre teens and teens) have no idea how you really get it. Some even think there is a cure, or that the medications solve all the problems. Point blank- we need more media like this now. We need all education on safer sex, abstinance, etc; etc;
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cmrpoag
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Every tenn should see
This movie puts into perspective that "it'll never happen to me" attitude. It is well done, with no explicit sceens, just hints of sexual behavior. Drug abuse is more prevalent, with a shot of a guy actually injecting heroin. But the message is clear, don't think that it can't happen to you, and yes it can happen with just "one time". If an when i have children of my own. when they reach the age of 13 they will be watching this movie.
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