I'm a dangerous misinformation spreading great controlled asshole and that's NOT OK.
this post was submitted on 12 May 2024
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So I went on Amazon and there it is, sitting at 186 5 star reviews. WTF. Genuine question: is there some way of reporting shit like this to Amazon? I can't see anything obvious.
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I don't understand why anyone would be against vaccines, with one exception: parents who have a kid that actually suffered from one of the super rare side effects. For example I have seen a documentary about pro/contra vaccine, where one person featured was a child who had gotten polio as a result of the polio vaccine.
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The fact they call vaccination an "important decision" as if it's choosing chemo or so is just so stupid.
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WTF is "Gold Moms Choice Award"? The newest warning label?
If the Americans are so keen about banning books, they should really start with this one. Ever thought about "What if books could kill?" - This one can.
If memory serves correctly The Daily Wire invented their own awards just to say their journalism is "Award Winning"
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It sounds like a bit of an award scam actually - there's a disappointed recipient taking about it here.
I don't think there's a lot of legal stuff around awards - you can pretty much just make one up and give it to things.
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We love feel good awards. Did you know I'm a Times Person of the Year?
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Does Amazon openly sell shit like this? Or does it get listed, reported and removed fairly quickly?
Amazon also sells AI-generated books about mushroom picking, so why shouldn't they?
I bit the bullet and looked it up on Amazon and it is there and has glowing reviews.
I feel like this would be the perfect product to get a ton of weird reviews similar to the Haribo gummy bears,i.e.
"I read this to my two remaining children ever night, in memory of their brother Timmy who sadly passed of Polio last year"
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Seriously though, that's a great idea.
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Not if enough people report it to Amazon's automated abuse system...
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“Research”
"Vaccine-injured"
Wait for the sequel:
"I live in an iron lung and that's ok!"
And the followup, "I'm blind because measles, and that's ok!"
I have a distant cousin who was totally destroyed by measles. According to her mom, she was 6 years old and a very bright kid, very eager to learn. Her siblings recovered, but she didn’t. I mean, she recovered as far as surviving, but she’s in her late 50s now with the mental capacity of a toddler.
Her family lived in a one room shack deep in Appalachia from the 50s through the 80s. Going to the doctor wasn’t something they did unless they were dying. They managed to get her to the hospital once it became clear she likely wasn’t going to make it.
I met her in the early 2000s and different family members take turns caring for her. She talks but it’s mostly just going with what a person says. “Sheila, I heard you were a millionaire!” “Yeah, yeah. I got millions dollars. Yeah.” “Can I get a few thousand?” “Sure, yeah, sure, a few thousand. Yep. Mmhmmm.”
Her brother used to mess with her at the store her mom worked at. “Hey Shiela, you hate that ugly bastard that just walked in here don’t you?” “Yep. Mmhmm. I hate that ugly bastard.” “Awww Sheila, you hate me and think I’m ugly?” “Noooooooo. Nuh uh. Nooooo!” “Yes you do, now tell him!” “Yep, mmhmm, I do.”
I hate that happened to her.
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Yeah, or living with the knowledge that they infected friends who couldn't get the vaccines for medical reasons.
This stupidity. It never gets old, just like children of vaccination opponents.
Gold Mom's Choice Awards®
Ah right, those very famous things. 🤨
Her (almost certainly) describing a sibling with autism as being "vaccine-injured" is just so insulting.
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Weren't some states instituting book bans for subjects considered "harmful"? This seems like a prime opportunity to twist some poorly written state laws and do some actual good with them.
I'm not sure this book has actually been published in physical media, but I agree.
No I am wrong, you can buy it on Amazon.
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“My parents gambled with my health and that’s ok!”
And "my parents' intellectual weakness put many others with immunological weaknesses at grave risk!"
"My parents are complete idiots and that's not OK"
Surprise surprise, her doctorate is in psychology. She works with special ed kids and I'm guessing she's either decided or parents are self-reporting that they're "vaccine injured." 🙄 What an asshole.
"My little Johnny was a perfect student until the medical establishment gave him a learning disability!"
This seems to overlap psychologically with the "my child can do no wrong" crowd, the ones who blame teachers, coaches, librarians, video games, sugar, red dye, gluten, participation trophies, or pretty much anyone or anything except themselves for their child's problems. The common thread is a profound lack of self-awareness.
On the anti-vaccination issue, there's also a hefty dose of misinformation from people who are making money from selling the idea to gullible people, but there's definitely a certain psychological profile who falls for it most often.
My aunt (worst human I've ever met) thinks the red dye thing is true too... Where do these people get their shit from!?
I feel like a lot of these parents are also doing the insidious thing of trying to justify that it isn't "their genes" that are responsible. Like having Autism or something in your family is a dirty secret and "taints" their "family line".