I remember that teaching about evolution was controversial back in 1991. But that was after getting my vaccines. But if all science is bad… I’m bringing back the evolution debate!
Please support quality education. We are constantly surrounded by propaganda. If you don’t see it, it’s probably already affecting your decisions. This whole “vaccines cause autism” rumor was started by a Playboy model with a potty mouth. Not a credible doctor.
And you know what’s worse than the fear of giving your kid autism? A dead kid!
I’m so, so sick of stupid people ruining the world because they have a constant need to feel morally superior to other people by being terrible human beings.
In the US. It was Jenny McCarthy, she really gained a lot of popular and supporting attention around her wrong views, supported by the fraudulent research of Andrew Wakefield.
She was a celebrity so she had the status and power to stand up on a soap box and start yelling. I think you’re understating her influence on the American Public. She was on a popular day time talk show ‘The View’ for a while that lots of parents watched while home with their kids during the day.
Also, I honestly don’t know why we’re arguing about this. Both of these people suck and are responsible for the vaccine denial around us. I’m leaving it at that
The Midwest. This is the huge red spot in the middle of the country where people would prefer to experience polio for themselves (their children at least) rather than take some libruls’ word for it.
I remember that teaching about evolution was controversial back in 1991. But that was after getting my vaccines. But if all science is bad… I’m bringing back the evolution debate!
Please support quality education. We are constantly surrounded by propaganda. If you don’t see it, it’s probably already affecting your decisions. This whole “vaccines cause autism” rumor was started by a Playboy model with a potty mouth. Not a credible doctor.
And you know what’s worse than the fear of giving your kid autism? A dead kid!
I’m so, so sick of stupid people ruining the world because they have a constant need to feel morally superior to other people by being terrible human beings.
Andrew Wakefield was a porn star and started vaccine denial?
In the US. It was Jenny McCarthy, she really gained a lot of popular and supporting attention around her wrong views, supported by the fraudulent research of Andrew Wakefield.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy#Activism
Though its interesting this section of her bio is labeled under “Activism” and not “Controversy”.
And she got the idea from Andrew Wakefield’s paper before he was ejected from the British medical field.
Vaccine denial is about 2 weeks younger than effective vaccinations.
Jenny McCarthy is a footnote.
She was a celebrity so she had the status and power to stand up on a soap box and start yelling. I think you’re understating her influence on the American Public. She was on a popular day time talk show ‘The View’ for a while that lots of parents watched while home with their kids during the day.
Also, I honestly don’t know why we’re arguing about this. Both of these people suck and are responsible for the vaccine denial around us. I’m leaving it at that
Well, she isn’t cited anymore but they still cite the paper and call Wakefield a dr.
Edit: I geuss fuck me if I want accuracy.
Lol alright dude.
Person A: why are we arguing? This is stupid. I’m done arguing.
Person B: continues arguing
I’m gonna go listen to the Monty Python skit now.
Would you like a 5 minute argument or the full half hour?
Hey, do you spit half truths or do you like the full truth?
Oh please don’t. We still have stickers on our textbooks.
Teaching about evolution controversial in 1991?! Where did you grow up? This wasn’t controversial in the 80s in central Europe.
The Midwest. This is the huge red spot in the middle of the country where people would prefer to experience polio for themselves (their children at least) rather than take some libruls’ word for it.
Sounds “nice”. Freedom, I guess