Not to mention that the mayor in Back to the Future is black - as Marty should know, as he encouraged him to run in 1955!
Do people even still get AIDS anymore outside of Africa? You never hear about it.
The “Mindset List” published by Beloit College each year is interesting in itself (though it will make you feel old), and it provides a good indication of the modern teenager’s point of reference with respect to history and pop culture.
Mainly in the US, sadly. The outcomes for people with HIV in the US is pretty shocking. Mainly AIDS deaths anywhere outside of the developing world are due to very late diagnosis at the point where the person’s immune system has already been significantly damaged from the disease. Even with retroviral treatment they go on living but simply conk out earlier than the average person due to additional wear and tear.
“Yeah- I love this song, I play it on rockband all the time”