Streets Of Phila-Delphia

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ngela Dindial
HDFS-2001
04-28-15 Analysis of HIV/AIDS Within heterosexist and homophobic societal contexts, HIV/AIDS is frequently misrepresented as a disease of gay men. In the U.S.A. men who have sex with men are over-represented in the population of people who has HIV/AIDS, labeling the illness as a "gay" one dismisses the reality that HIV transmission globally is uniquely associated with one particular group: human beings; of all sexual orientations.The truth: Before AIDS was well known (1980s generally) gay sex was often unprotected because there was zero risk of pregnancy, therefore the virus spread more through the gay community than the straight. People’s perception of the truth: If it wasn't for gays, AIDS would have never spread …show more content…

The film stars Tom Hanks, who plays a dying AIDS victim who is wrongly fired from his job at a prestigious law firm. Springsteen’s song, “The Streets of Phila- delphia,” is a haunting, powerful tune that captures the pain and tragedy of AIDS The film, and the “Streets of Philadelphia,” helped to provide a much-needed and more sympathetic understanding of the AIDS epidemic. Demme also used other music throughout the movie to enhance and imprint its message.The movie Philadelphia was the first mainstream film to deal with the issue of AIDS. Although the filmmakers had to water it down a lot to get the film made. If they showed the true horror of AIDS, nobody would pay to see it. But this song captures the pain, the loss, and the loneliness that was AIDS for those of us who lived through it.Demme wanted people not familiar with AIDS issues to see his film. He felt Springsteen and Young would bring an audience that would not ordinarily see a movie about a gay man dying of AIDS. The movie and the song did a great deal to increase AIDS awareness and take some of the stigma off the disease. It showed the true horror of AIDS, nobody would paid to see it. But this song captured the pain, the lost, and the loneliness that AIDS causes for those who had lived through it. However, the song is very straight forward, You don't have to do a lot of deep thinking to understand the meaning. The lyrics are literal for

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