"I guess [Mia's HIV status] is something I came up with," Winick told CBR News Wednesday evening." "I have no idea if Kevin was ever planning on doing it, but when I [read Kevin's stories] I actually thought this was a natural direction that this would go. Kevin Smith had done an AIDS storyline in 'Daredevil' before, he's never been one to shy away from stories with a social message or any kind of social agenda. I thought this was a place he might go. We got Mia as someone who had an abusive boyfriend; she'd obviously lived on the streets and was getting by as a prostitute. It's not an unlikely progression."
I agree. It is indeed a natural and logical direction to take this character. I looked at comments on some message boards, and there were fans complaining that Mia contracted HIV because she'd been a prostitute. They argued that it would be more of a cautionary tale if Mia had been an All-American, middle-class cheerleader type that became infected through carelessness--be it unprotected sex or recreational drug use. Which, of course, completely misses the point. Mia is not from that kind of world. She's lived a rough, abused life. I've always thought it odd that she didn't have some kind of drug addiction remaining from her life on the streets. She seemed too clean-cut, too unscarred. Now that Winick has placed HIV on the table, I have to admit that this is a development that would be unrealistic if it hadn't happened. I'll be watching to see where he goes with this.
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