Some of you may remember Jack Mackenroth as a former contestant on Bravo’s Project Runway (now on Lifetime).

He ended up having to leave the competition early because of a staph infection but he’s still kept a relatively high profile compared to other past contestants.

Now he’s upset with Oprah because of a show she recently did on HIV.  He’s written an open letter to her, blasting the show for it’s irresponsible take on the virus.

His first grievance was with the fact that some of the HIV positive women who appeared on the program chose to wear disguises.

I understand that there is a huge stigma about being HIV positive but if they wanted to remain anonymous then they should not have gone on national television! By appearing in disguise they only reaffirmed the idea that being honest and open about having HIV is NOT OK. That was a huge disservice to the HIV community. By not being open and honest they sent the message that people with HIV should hide and keep it a secret, which only adds to the stigma of living with the disease. Would someone with cancer wear a disguise? If we are taught that HIV is shameful then how can we expect people to willingly go get tested?

He also took issue with HIV positive individuals being referred to as a “loaded gun”.