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Saturday Offensive Ironic Photo of the Day: April 18, 2009

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That there is some choice graffiti, documented by kobito. So, what the hell does that mean? Is it an honest-to-goodness public service announcement or a sort of vaguely sarcastic effort to reclaim the word AIDS from its tragic connotations? You see groups like AIDS Wolf and Black Nasty doing this reclamation work, citing AIDS in experimental and even comic gestures. And I'm sure there are more out there lurking in places like Portland, Oregon. Of course, maybe I just have it wrong, and Cat AIDS is a severe problem in Dupont Circle.

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