Study
Guide Questions
1.
Prior to Magic Johnson’s announcement about being HIV positive,
what were the common understandings about who typically contracted AIDS?
a.
A common understanding about contracting AIDS was that the people
who contracted the disease were going to die.
2.
What were some of the
outcomes of Magic’s announcement (i.e.., people’s reactions, understandings
about HIV, AIDS)?
a.
When Magic made his announcement people were shocked and mourned
about him telling everyone he had HIV was retiring from basketball immediately.
Those people acted like it was a “death sentence.” His former teammates were
calling him to talk and later on when he wanted to return to the game of
basketball he was criticized because people thought he would give the virus to
other players.
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