Hotel heiress Paris Hilton spoke to a full crowd in the Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, delivering a lecture entitled, “One Night in Africa: AIDS Is Such A Turn-Off.” Hilton was brought to campus in conjunction with AIDS Awareness Week.
“AIDS is not hot,” said Hilton. “AIDS in Africa is, like, totally an issue. It’s so sad because, like, a lot of people there are hungry, too. But Africa is hot. Like a thousand degrees! I’d totally like to build a nightclub there!”
Reading off of cue cards, Hilton noted that only a fraction of the people in developing and transitional countries that need life-saving AIDS drugs are receiving them.
“I don’t want to commit or anything, but I totally know where they can get some drugs,” she said. “The Africans should, like, use their T Mobile Sidekicks to call me. My dealer might sell his stuff for less because those people are, like, starving.”
A student mentioned the recent push in many African countries to implement sexual education programs and promote contraceptive use.
“Oh my god, sexual education programs are so great,” Hilton said. “Has anyone seen my video ‘One Night In Paris’?”
Hilton took time to examine each of the sexually transmitted diseases of which she has intimate knowledge.
“One time my sister Nicky had the clap, and that was totally not anything to applaud,” she joked.
Hilton presented herself in a professional manner and wore a business suit that presumably cost as much of money as it would take to purchase all of Africa. When asked about the pink ribbon pinned to her suit which traditionally stands for the breast cancer cause, Hilton was slightly flustered.
“I wore this pink ribbon because pink is totally the new red,” she said. “I mean, I know that I’m supposed to be wearing the red ribbon, but red doesn’t really match my skin tone. Pink is way cuter.”
Hilton plans to include a song about the AIDS epidemic in her upcoming album tentatively titled “It’s A Simple Life For Us.”
Some students questioned why Hilton was qualified to speak about AIDS.
“I was in House Of Wax. I know what it means to really die,” Hilton said.
“I came to see if her boobs were real,” said Matt DiBlasi ’07. “And also, you know, to learn about AIDS.”
Hilton is only one of the lecturers to present during AIDS Awareness Week. Jenna Jameson will speak Friday at Russell House and Kofi Annan will make a presentation Saturday in the Nic 5 lounge.