I also appreciate this Plait points out that most kids in America who are unvaccinated/under-vaccinated are not so because their parents have anti-vaccine views. It's because they are poor, they lack insurance, they cannot reliably get to doctors on a consistent schedule, etc. And those are far more solvable than the…

Exactly.

I was irked by that NPR interview, because there are so many different, distinct, separate parenting decisions that get lumped into being "crunchy" that have nothing to do with vaccines. And you can make some (or all) or those decisions, and still decide to vaccinate your kid. And there are people who probably…

He's awful smug for a man who publicly wears a dead animal on his head.

Honestly, I'd expect a supporter of Ayn Rand* to support a woman's right to choose, but she's kind of become like Jesus to these people in the sense of using her name as a battle cry without actually following the things she actually said.

It's called campaign season. Vaccines are for terrorists. Measles is freedom.

You're not the only one. The JC I was raised to put my faith behind would have never condoned this kind of violence and hatred.

The general lack of compassion for your fellow man is really frustrating.

They would have abortion machines that you could swing by at your local Wal-Mart.

No. A lunatic can get elected to either body of United States legislature, or appointed to our Supreme Court, or elected as president.

Billy Corgan, what a dick.

Just remember when these clowns start complaining about "Entitlements" (capitalist code for food stamps, welfare, and a higher minimum wage) they are the most entitled fuckers in the country, each making an average of 140,000k a year of tax payer money (of course not accounting for any kick backs or special nods they…

Twitter, I am now convinced that you are infact, a useful application. Thank you for this lunch time laugh.

Remember that agree to disagree thing you brought up? Yeah. Do that.

I never said my kid was a snowflake. I said that exclusionary invitations are rude. Learn to read.

Wow Brit-Brit's really cleaned up.

Actually you're the one who is trolling (and a bit hysterical). I never claimed that every person is supposed to want children and think they are the shit on wheels. Ever. My point was, anything on an invitation that is exclusionary is rude. So, if you put on your invitation "no wigs" that's rude. Or say, "no…

My wedding was low cost and took into consideration the needs of others without being exclusionary. If you don't expect the Taj Mahal, it can be done, and if you are the type of person who thinks a child making a bit of noise or whatever during your ceremony would ruin your special day your priorities in life are…

Anything that is exclusionary to family for friends on the basis of their income is rude.

She should have quit a decade ago for sure.