Actor Mayim Bialik

[MsTeller]

TBH it has always seemed strange to me that someone with a PHD in science was anti-vax. There are certain things you are not expected to question in the science community (at least in my experience). Climate change and evolution are two of those things and the validity of medical research is the third.

 

It is very possible though that she did more research after those blogs and interviews or that she learned the autism-vaccine study was fraudulent and changed her mind. If so, I am very happy to hear that!

 

I also like to think that working on TBBT has influenced her in positive ways. They seem to have a lot of very bright people associated with the show as advisers.

[A Shamy gal]

No, there is nothing wrong with it at all. It's great. 

 

But, the way she worded her post, she set herself up for an ambush. I know she can't win either way, but I hope she will clear it up. That was my point.

You're right the way it is worded is not doing her any favours and even if she does clear it up, I suspect she still won't win.

[Joyzeefan23]

I agree, its a post that grants more explanation.  She will probably still be criticized for it, but at least it will clear it up once and for all.

[Carlilla]

I like Mayim, I dont follow her so much but sometimes I read her posts on Kveller because I think she is a interesant person.

But I think she should not talk about certain issues to the public.

For example, I read her post where she talks about Ariana Grande(I think) and I dont like it, but it is her opinion and it is ok.

But talk about health for me is not ok, because she has many readers and sincerely, people is crazy.

She can do whatever she want, but talk this with the public... I dont know, I dont like a lot...

And she is a great person, sure, but her ton sometimes is acquiescent on this blog.

(Im spanish and i dont know for sure if the word "acquiescent" is what I want to say, in spanish is "condescendiente")

[phantagrae]

I like Mayim, I dont follow her so much but sometimes I read her posts on Kveller because I think she is a interesant person.

But I think she should not talk about certain issues to the public.

For example, I read her post where she talks about Ariana Grande(I think) and I dont like it, but it is her opinion and it is ok.

But talk about health for me is not ok, because she has many readers and sincerely, people is crazy.

She can do whatever she want, but talk this with the public... I dont know, I dont like a lot...

And she is a great person, sure, but her ton sometimes is acquiescent on this blog.

(Im spanish and i dont know for sure if the word "acquiescent" is what I want to say, in spanish is "condescendiente")

 

The English word is "condecending".

 

I think that it's fine for her to have strong, even controversial opinions, and if she wants to voice them publicly, then that's fine, too, as long as she's prepared to hear from the crazies and the haters.

Nowadays it really doesn't matter what one says--there's always going to be someone hating on you.

[Missy]

The effect famous people have on other people's lives is not to be underestimated.  Some people will hang on their every word and action.  It's fine to be outspoken about your beliefs, but also be prepared to take the backlash that is sure to follow. 

[frankie]

It's "condescending" in English (very similar), and yes, I wholeheartedly agree! I don't like how she said it's some kind of "rumor", because it's in black and white in her book and she's mentioned it herself in interviews! I think, since she brought it up, she should offer a full explanation for her change in viewpoint. It's too bad-- I do enjoy some of her blog, and I can relate to being raised by Jewish parents with very old-fashioned views. Some of her child-rearing ideas are, IMO, a little nutty (elimination communication or whatever it's called), but it doesn't affect anyone else and whatever floats your boat. But her views (or former views) on vaccination do affect other people. For better or worse, people look up to celebrities--especially one with a PhD in a science discipline. 

[nusspot]

She's a little bit angry now lol

[denajeanx]

She's a little bit angry now lol

 

Haha, yeah she is. 

 

She seems to lead with emotion and that almost never leads to anything good. 

[kerrycec03]

She's a little bit angry now lol

Yea her FB and Twitter comment...her cat claws are out... I wish she wouldn't engage and just be a little more reserved with her comments. They do tend to be aggressive

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[puremorning]

She seems to be angry about something related to her kids, did someone mention her kids in a comment or something?

[denajeanx]

She seems to be angry about something related to her kids, did someone mention her kids in a comment or something?

 

I didn't see anything mentioned about her kids, specifically. People seemed to be jumping on her, calling her a liar, saying she caved to pressure, etc. 

 

I think she finally just had it. But, I agree with Kerry. She should probably think about being a tad more reserved. 

[Martin Pollard]

In a nutshell, Mayim needs to just shut up about her personal life, especially when it comes to controversial subjects like vaccines. Nothing good will ever come of it, because there's going to be someone out there who will dislike what she says and dump all over her for it. If she is going to participate in social media, she needs to learn when to zip her lip if she wants to avoid controversy. It's sad that she has to, but being a celebrity in social media is a much different animal than being a regular schmoe like you and me, and that's the reality she needs to understand. She also needs to be made aware that the Internet has a looooong memory, and you can no longer get away with denying something that you said in the past, as it'll be found, spread like wildfire, and make you look like an idiot for trying to deny it in the first place.

 

(As far as the anti-vaxxers go? Sorry, I have absolutely no respect for them whatsoever. The science behind vaccines for things like polio and the measles has been known for decades, and the vaccines have been proven to work with little to no harmful effects, in spite of the junk science pushed by doctors and politicians with their own agendas, and ill-informed celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Rob Schneider. These fools [the ones pushing this bullshit and the parents who swallow it whole] are the ones directly responsible for allowing such diseases to spread once again when they were on the verge of being wiped out forever [which was, for all intents and purposes, the case with polio]. So no, I do not respect their ill-informed opinions on vaccines, and I will never respect them for essentially treating their children as social experiments instead of as living, breathing human beings.)

[frankie]

Thanks, Martin, for having the balls to say what I was thinking. Usually I try to keep it light in the forums, but the anti-vax stuff really gets me riled up. People really listen to idiots like Jenny McCarthy, and it's scary. 

[denajeanx]

Yeah, what Martin said. That's pretty much how I feel about this entire thing. 

[rachelshamyfan]

What did Mayim say in response to the comments?

[phantagrae]

If once upon a time she had thought she would not vaccinate her kids, that's fine.  If she has since changed her mind, that's fine, too.  But since people have apparently brought up her past stance, then it might do her good to just come out and explain herself, to shut everyone up, including herself.

 

She might say that she thought that way at one time, but has since become "informed" and has chosen to vaccinate.  If she could explain her change in attitude (rather than simply deny it), then I think that would go a long way to cool things down.

 

But people saying she caved to pressure or sold out or whatever they're saying (I'm not following the public conversation) need to mind their own business.  She's not a poster child for the anti-vax crowd, even if she at one time felt that she would not vaccinate her children.

 

That fraudulent study is the biggest kind of crap that represents the bad side of the wildfire of the internet.  Some idiot comes out with something like that for who knows what reason, and then once you have a couple of celebrities going out there and preaching it, like Jenny McCarthy, then you can't put out the flame, no matter how many other studies disprove it, because then the paranoia sets in ("They're just trying to cover it up!" or whatever.)

 

But some people who may have been misled may have since changed their minds and decided they don't want their kids getting (or spreading) measles and mumps and polio.  Those who have changed their minds shouldn't be attacked for it.

 

I can't stand that people don't vaccinate either their children or themselves (flu!) because they not put themselves or their children at risk, but, as we've seen with the recent outbreaks, they put all kinds of vulnerable people at risk.

 

I don't care if Mayim wants to step into the vaccination fray, but I guess she needs to wear her armor and not be surprised at the backlash.

[Martin Pollard]

I can't stand that people don't vaccinate either their children or themselves (flu!) because they not put themselves or their children at risk, but, as we've seen with the recent outbreaks, they put all kinds of vulnerable people at risk.

 

And that's the thing that galls me the most. If they want to risk the lives of their children by not vaccinating them, that's their decision (even though it's probably one of the stupidest parenting decisions one can make, on the verge of child endangerment IMHO), but they aren't just risking their children's lives, they're risking the lives of everyone else for their own stupid, selfish reasons. Your rights end where mine begin, as the saying goes, and you do not have the right to endanger the health of me and my family with your social statement by not vaccinating your precious snowflakes and send them walking around like little Typhoid Marys and Johnnys.

 

Mayim talked about "informed vaccinations," or some such. She's a scientist. She should know better. She should know full well about how important herd immunity is to keeping everyone healthy. Blind spot, maybe?

[Carlilla]

Thank you all for helping me with the word!! Hahaha.

[Shamyfan]

I love Mayim but she needs to stay away from controversial topics. She has vaccinated her kids great. Maybe didnt believe in them back then and now she does. Whatever. Ppl change their minds all the time.

I know reg ppl on fb that spills all their drama on there. Its annoying. Dont do it.

[DrWackaDoodle]

I don't have a child, so maybe I don't have any business having an opinion on this, but the thing that bothers me the most about Mayim's "informed vaccination" stance is that it perpetuates the myth that some vaccines are "dangerous" for children. Maybe because she has a PHD in the sciences, she is held to a higher standard. I don't know. Personally, I think that Mayim likes to create controversy with her posts (Frozen, the formula commercial and now this.)

[stardustmelody]

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[Dannii]

I just don't see the point. I don't understand paparazzi, I don't understand the tabloid, I just don't understand any of it.

 

Let them live their life the way the have intended to do it.

There is no problem with being different or having a different opinion - even if someone else thinks otherwise, e.g. in such a controversy.

[notchinc]

Mayim's laugh is adorable in that video.

[Jamie]

Yes