A group that opposes vaccinating children recently took to Facebook and suggested it’s possible that vaccines can make children gay…. “For the readers who have asked this question,” the vactruth.com Facebook post began. “Do you think vaccinating a child with vaccines, that are made up of endocrine disrupting chemicals, can affect the outcome of a person’s sexuality?”…. “Homosexuality is found in nature in other species and has occurred in populations long before the advent of vaccines. Some believe vaccines affect sexuality and some don’t. It is known that vaccines do disrupt hormonal function and can cause fertility and thyroid problems, so this is a legitimate question some people want to learn more about.”
Wow, the stupid, it is strong, no??
Never mind that there is no (zero, zip, none, nada, cero, null) evidence linking vaccines and autism. We all know that a science has a Liberal bent, no? Uh, well…actually, no. Science is biased, of course…towards truth- empirical, provable, demonstrable truth. In this case, even being fairly Liberal isn’t insulation for the ignorant, dangerous denial of scientific reality. Turns out that a significant number of vaccine truthers are well-educated Liberals. Stupid, it seems, can be truly nonpartisan. Who knew, right??
The Facebook post in question goes on to add, “Many people are afraid to bring this topic up and write about it. We know this is on some people’s minds, so please respectfully share your experience.” This makes sense in light of the founder of vactruth.com,
[S]tarted by Jeffry John Aufderheide, a retired “rescue swimmer in the United States Navy,” according to its website. Aufderheide does not appear to have any medical licenses or education, but the website says that “In 2001 his first son, Brandon, was born. Twenty one vaccines later, his son stopped reaching his developmental milestones.”
Anti-vaxxers are to blame for outbreaks of diseases that were long believed to be eradicated or well-controlled in the U.S. The movement began after one physician, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, published a study that later was found to be based on faulty data, and “investigations have shown that Wakefield was set to benefit from lawsuits based on his research. The study was retracted after numerous other scientists could not replicate his findings.”
So an entire field of science denial is based on a single study was was later discredited when it came to light that the scientist who conducted the study likely pulled data out of his backside in order to reach the desired conclusion? I don’t know about you, but this seems to me the scientific equivalent of Fox News Channel, where truth is far less important that what viewers can be propagandized and frightened into believing is true.
Aufderheide, with no medical background, experience, or training, formulated a medical theory based on fairly tales and fear. His son “stopped reaching his developmental milestones.” His son had been given “twenty one vaccines.” Ergo, the vaccines MUST be to blame…right??
That bit of scientific masturbation has contributed to a movement that’s resulted in a (very preventable) public health nightmare. Childhood diseases that have long been virtually eradicated- measles, rubella, whooping cough, etc.- have returned in large numbers due to the number of anti-vaccine parents convinced that vaccines are directly responsible for the rise in autism. That there’s no EVIDENCE to support this conviction is beside the point. They BELIEVE it to be true, and so therefore they’ve selfishly put the public health at risk because of their belief in medical unicorns.
Now they’re asking if vaccines might turn children gay…and treating it as a reasonable and legitimate question??
Sometimes it’s incredibly difficult not to hate people….
