I live in Texas. 100% of the moms in the "crunchy moms" group I'm in either never vaccinated their children or stopped vaccinating their children. Some moms are vegan, most aren't. All are health conscious and eat organic. I'd say about 95% are conservative Christian. A couple of blue cancer liberal refugees from California who didn't learn the lesson.
I live in Texas. 100% of the moms in the "crunchy moms" group I'm in either never vaccinated their children or stopped vaccinating their children. Some moms are vegan, most aren't. All are health conscious and eat organic. I'd say about 95% are conservative Christian. A couple of blue cancer liberal refugees from California who didn't learn the lesson.
I don't doubt there are conservative Christians who oppose the ACIP vaccination schedule for children. Frankly, all of us should. I'm merely stating the the public face of the anti-vaxx movement was on the left. Robert Kennedy, Jr., is a strong voice on Team Reality...but many of the yoga moms are covidians. It makes no sense.
Regardless, itтАЩs interesting to see whoтАЩs caving to The ScienceтДвя╕П and who isnтАЩt. It made me think: WhoтАЩs lining up to vax their kids?
I wondered: тАЬWhoтАЩs completely bought into this utterly irresponsible and potentially deadly narrative?тАЭ And I thought: Women like my sister.
My sister is a type: though sheтАЩd kill me for saying so, sheтАЩs the Original Karen (тАЬOKтАЭ). You know the type: assertive, opinionated, usually white, though sometimes Asian, but rarely (if ever) black or Hispanic. TheyтАЩre college-educated and are firm believers in experts, data-driven *everything*, The ScienceтДвя╕П, annual physicals, Preventive MedicineтДвя╕П, and endlessly subjecting their offspring to dysfunction assessments to allow for тАЬearly interventionтАЭ. TheyтАЩre a big part of the reason why TED TalksтДвя╕П, Neil DeGrasse-TysonтДвя╕П, and SpaceXтДвя╕П are ubiquitous. Paradoxically, these same critical thinkers <derp> will spend $thousands$ on essential oils to use as a тАЬfirst-line treatmentтАЭ.
These women still use social media, get BoTox injections, collagen fillers, liposuction and tummy tucks. TheyтАЩre completely invested in the System, and they shop at Whole Foods or Co-Ops.
These тАЬhigh-information votersтАЭ are the same mothers whoтАЩd put their kid on puberty blockers in a heartbeat, or, if it were the 90s, would have drugged their darlings into oblivion with SSRIs or Ritalin if an тАЬexpertтАЭ told them to do so.
SoтАжwhat do you think? Are there enough parents like that to sustain this mandate, or am I missing a group?
I know loads of Hispanic OKs unfortunately. My mother-in-law is the only person in her circle who is unjabbed. Her "friends"- mostly affluent immigrants from Latin America- are being SO MEAN to her. It breaks my heart. They hardly ever meet in person but when they do they make a big deal about wearing two masks around her and not touching her and nagging her to just get jabbed already. And they keep getting COVID! My mother-in-law is lovely and I'd wish she'd find some new friends.
I live in Texas. 100% of the moms in the "crunchy moms" group I'm in either never vaccinated their children or stopped vaccinating their children. Some moms are vegan, most aren't. All are health conscious and eat organic. I'd say about 95% are conservative Christian. A couple of blue cancer liberal refugees from California who didn't learn the lesson.
I don't doubt there are conservative Christians who oppose the ACIP vaccination schedule for children. Frankly, all of us should. I'm merely stating the the public face of the anti-vaxx movement was on the left. Robert Kennedy, Jr., is a strong voice on Team Reality...but many of the yoga moms are covidians. It makes no sense.
Regardless, itтАЩs interesting to see whoтАЩs caving to The ScienceтДвя╕П and who isnтАЩt. It made me think: WhoтАЩs lining up to vax their kids?
I wondered: тАЬWhoтАЩs completely bought into this utterly irresponsible and potentially deadly narrative?тАЭ And I thought: Women like my sister.
My sister is a type: though sheтАЩd kill me for saying so, sheтАЩs the Original Karen (тАЬOKтАЭ). You know the type: assertive, opinionated, usually white, though sometimes Asian, but rarely (if ever) black or Hispanic. TheyтАЩre college-educated and are firm believers in experts, data-driven *everything*, The ScienceтДвя╕П, annual physicals, Preventive MedicineтДвя╕П, and endlessly subjecting their offspring to dysfunction assessments to allow for тАЬearly interventionтАЭ. TheyтАЩre a big part of the reason why TED TalksтДвя╕П, Neil DeGrasse-TysonтДвя╕П, and SpaceXтДвя╕П are ubiquitous. Paradoxically, these same critical thinkers <derp> will spend $thousands$ on essential oils to use as a тАЬfirst-line treatmentтАЭ.
These women still use social media, get BoTox injections, collagen fillers, liposuction and tummy tucks. TheyтАЩre completely invested in the System, and they shop at Whole Foods or Co-Ops.
These тАЬhigh-information votersтАЭ are the same mothers whoтАЩd put their kid on puberty blockers in a heartbeat, or, if it were the 90s, would have drugged their darlings into oblivion with SSRIs or Ritalin if an тАЬexpertтАЭ told them to do so.
SoтАжwhat do you think? Are there enough parents like that to sustain this mandate, or am I missing a group?
I know loads of Hispanic OKs unfortunately. My mother-in-law is the only person in her circle who is unjabbed. Her "friends"- mostly affluent immigrants from Latin America- are being SO MEAN to her. It breaks my heart. They hardly ever meet in person but when they do they make a big deal about wearing two masks around her and not touching her and nagging her to just get jabbed already. And they keep getting COVID! My mother-in-law is lovely and I'd wish she'd find some new friends.
IтАЩm so sorry to hear thatтАжbut it sounds like you lucked out, in-law-wise! тЭдя╕П