# Why'd they pick this particular guy for the job? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967 "2006-08-16T16:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/1 "2006-08-16T16:34:00Z")
There’s a [news story](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081501139.html) [link requires registration, but is free] today that circumcision appears to significantly reduce tranmission of AIDS. It’s unclear that finding will have health implications because of the difficulty of persuading adult men to…um…_opt_ for the procedure. But it’s a useful finding in this struggle. It seems to be in the news because the World Health Organization is having an International AIDS Conference and will feature a [presentation](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/advisories/2006/ma09/en/index.html) on this specific issue. The presentation will be given by the Director of WHO’s HIV/AIDS Program… **Kevin De Cock.** :eek: I’m sure the rest of the story is serious and deals with grave issues critical to the well-being of many people. But I’m laughing too hard to keep reading. Sailboat ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/2 "2006-08-16T16:42:30Z")
OMYGOD. That’s fuckin’ hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/3 "2006-08-16T16:54:50Z")
I suspect Kevin will have a long road ahead of him, lined with stiff opposition with a head full of steam from the male front. He’ll have to bone up on his arguments and provide solid reasoning behind the thrust of his research if he’s to offer firm conclusions that men could get behind. No skirting around the edges here; he’ll have to trim the fat if he wants to drive his point home in a clear and concise manner. With any luck, he might nip this thing in the bud. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/4 "2006-08-16T17:46:22Z")
But isn’t the thrust of the campaign…? Oh, never mind. I’m assuming from previous campaigns that the idea is to circumcise your newborn, not yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/5 "2006-08-16T18:21:56Z")
These findings will cut him to the quick… ---
**Author:** ![934spe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90db22/32.png) [@934spe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/934spe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-they-pick-this-particular-guy-for-the-job/368967/6 "2006-08-16T18:22:03Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > I suspect Kevin will have a long road ahead of him, lined with stiff opposition with a head full of steam from the male front. He’ll have to bone up on his arguments and provide solid reasoning behind the thrust of his research if he’s to offer firm conclusions that men could get behind. No skirting around the edges here; he’ll have to trim the fat if he wants to drive his point home in a clear and concise manner. > > With any luck, he might nip this thing in the bud. Very good.