hi, I don't think that your question is rude at all, but it kinda depends on where you're going with it ... I'm in new york and here's a page with statistics relating to HIV/AIDS:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ah/ah.shtml
Here's a set of statistics from that page:
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More than 80% of new AIDS diagnoses and deaths are among African Americans and Hispanics. Black men in New York City are 6 times more likely to die of AIDS than white men; black women are 9 times more likely to die of AIDS than white women. Hispanic men and women are 4 times more likely to die of AIDS than white men and women.
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I think a key component to understanding these statistics is to understand that blacks ( & other "colored" people in general ) are less likely to receive first class quality medical care, for a host of different reasons. So, if they have the virus, then they are less likely diagnosed and continue in the population longer and this and that.
So, I don't think its rude question. It "sucks" because, as a black person, it just makes it that much harder to live a "normal" life full of sensuality and sexuality ... that much harder to get a job, be seen as "normal" and this and that ... which all lead to that sense of desperation that lead to you to taking anyone sometimes rather than thinking things through, maybe ... it also makes for a generally more unstable life with crazier things happening, people reacting oddly towards you - insulating themselves from you, somewhat leading back into that cycle.
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