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pnwmom

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30. You missed the point I was making.

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 05:36 PM

Feb 2015

The ad conflates parents concerned about peanut allergies with parents who are against vaccines. And the two have nothing to do with each other. (The ad does this with the "my kid" vs. "your kid" phrasing.&quot

And for a cartoon that makes the link even more explicit, see #14 below.

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I Feel for Kids with Food Allergies, but an Anti-Vaxx Message. [View all] RiffRandell Feb 2015 OP

Kick. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #1

k&r uppityperson Feb 2015 #2

Thanks! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #3

This is bad. It's not fair to conflate people who have life-threatening food allergies with anti-vaxxers. pnwmom Feb 2015 #4

No it's not, and no I didn't. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #5

I read your comment. And yet you posted an ad that linked peanut allergies and anti-vaxxers. pnwmom Feb 2015 #8

Feel free to alert on it if it's so offensive. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #10

point well taken, pnwmom hopemountain Feb 2015 #11

what "ad" are you talking about? What is being advertised? And no uppityperson Feb 2015 #12

You missed the point I was making. pnwmom Feb 2015 #30

The graphic, not ad, compares parents doing things to protect other people's kids. uppityperson Feb 2015 #35

That's ridiculous! gregcrawford Feb 2015 #6

Appreciate the defense, but I'm a she. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #7

OOPS! gregcrawford Feb 2015 #41

You completely missed the point of the OP. winter is coming Feb 2015 #9

No, I get the point. But they linked people with food allergies with anti-vaxxers pnwmom Feb 2015 #16

no, she linked parents of both groups, and responsibilities for others uppityperson Feb 2015 #24

No, they didn't. cab67 Feb 2015 #31

The message is that "community matters" - TBF Feb 2015 #51

Hmm. Kinda how you "link" ecigarettes with unproven public health dangers Widget2000 Feb 2015 #74

You completely missed the point. HappyMe Feb 2015 #13

It was the "my kid" versus "your kid" part that separated kids with peanut allergies pnwmom Feb 2015 #18

Huh? nt RiffRandell Feb 2015 #21

What's so insulting about that? HappyMe Feb 2015 #27

The insult is in linking "your kid" to possible peanut allergies AND to not being vaccinated. pnwmom Feb 2015 #34

You're reading something into this that simply does not exist. obxhead Feb 2015 #42

And just how are non vaccinated children not life-threatening to others??? randr Feb 2015 #47

They are. But parents of children with peanut allergies are not like anti-vaccine people pnwmom Feb 2015 #55

it is comparing 2 situations in which behavior is modified for the safety of someone else's uppityperson Feb 2015 #59

Where did I ever say anything like that about anti-vaxx people? pnwmom Feb 2015 #63

here is the quote in the post I replied to. uppityperson Feb 2015 #65

I have a step daughter who is anti-vaccine randr Feb 2015 #75

How does she justify her anti-vaxx stance? RiffRandell Feb 2015 #78

Mostly thru denial and support of like minded friends. randr Feb 2015 #79

Ugh. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #80

One I saw this morning... Lancero Feb 2015 #14

Uh oh...you're in trouble now! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #15

You don't get it. Still. This is exactly what I was objecting to. THE SAME MOTHER pnwmom Feb 2015 #23

I believe you are reading way too much into it. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #33

It is NONSENSE to think that children with peanut allergies -- a measurable physical condition -- pnwmom Feb 2015 #37

I don't know whether any such statistics exist. winter is coming Feb 2015 #40

Agreed about this particular cartoon. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #36

It's a cartoon. She's a symbolic figure, not a real person. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #43

jeebus jumpin' h Christ. obxhead Feb 2015 #45

Maybe I'm missing something... cwydro Feb 2015 #20

Thank you. You seem to be the first person who understood my point. pnwmom Feb 2015 #25

Yeah, to me that cartoon linked the two together. cwydro Feb 2015 #54

You did obxhead Feb 2015 #71

That it absolutely incorrect. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #70

No. it is comparing parents doing things to protect children other than own. uppityperson Feb 2015 #32

I kinda get it. cwydro Feb 2015 #68

That's good. HappyMe Feb 2015 #29

what about children with auto-immune conditions hopemountain Feb 2015 #17

Not if all kids are vaccinated! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #19

please re-read my post. hopemountain Feb 2015 #22

I know that, which is why children who can get the vaccines should! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #26

What safer alternatives that vaccinating against deadly diseases are there? No long term uppityperson Feb 2015 #28

Children (and adults) with auto-immune conditions are already exempt - haele Feb 2015 #53

Excellent, thoughtful post. nt RiffRandell Feb 2015 #57

Of course not - that is the point TBF Feb 2015 #62

Great cartoon n/t SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2015 #38

The two are totally unrelated and should not be conflated HERVEPA Feb 2015 #39

Doing things, modifying behavior, to protect other kids is the point and holds true for both uppityperson Feb 2015 #44

Fortunately, they aren't being conflated Orrex Feb 2015 #52

As a parent whose daughter is deathly allergic to peanut butter. dilby Feb 2015 #46

Not the same wisechoice Feb 2015 #48

What about kids that are auto-immune or too young? RiffRandell Feb 2015 #49

valid point wisechoice Feb 2015 #73

Some kids can not be vaccinated and sometimes vaccines fail. Should parents protect other's kids by uppityperson Feb 2015 #50

You don't seem to understand the concept of "herd immunity". 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #64

This is stupid. Android3.14 Feb 2015 #56

I know of no schools that operate that way Orrex Feb 2015 #66

My daughter's elementary school operated that way. winter is coming Feb 2015 #69

In Maine, the schools/district will send a letter if a student has an allergy to peanuts Android3.14 Feb 2015 #72

School where I worked had a separate peanut free table HockeyMom Feb 2015 #77

I got it. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #58

Yeah, like the movie Finding Nemo. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #60

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #61

My community just got measles cases. Primary school has 24% exemption rate, 0 pb tolerance uppityperson Feb 2015 #67

Are kids with measles allowed to attend school? aikoaiko Feb 2015 #76

That's utter bullshit anyway Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #81

It can. cab67 Feb 2015 #82

No, it can't. There have been double-blind studies that prove it can't. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #84

Can you point me toward them? cab67 Feb 2015 #85

Yeah I'd like to see those too laundry_queen Feb 2015 #86

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