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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2016-04-21 05:13 pm

[ SECRET POST #3396 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3396 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2016-04-22 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'm unclear in what I was trying to say. A few years back, some people were trying to figure out if this unusual vaccination theory actually held any water. Of course, we all now know that it didn't.

If I had to make some assumptions about what DeNiro might have heard about autism and supposed causes of autism, I would sadly look at the magazine rack at my local Barnes and Noble and pick out the small number of magazines aimed at parents of autistic children. I would then point out the numerous ads and articles that imply that autism might be caused by poor diet, heavy metal contamination, vaccines ( still that stupid theory won't die ), artificial dyes, etc., etc. I would then look at the shelves that hold the parenting books for caretakers and parents of autistic children. Anti-vaxxers are given as much shelf space as anybody else who claims they know what is necessary to raise healthy autistic children. There is even a book out that claims that all autistic children are secretly psychic - I kid you not. Point is, until all of these quack types stop publishing, I am going to assume that some foolish people read this stuff and unfortunately believe in it. And this may include Mr. DeNiro. Being rich and/or famous is no guarantee that a person couldn't get suckered into buying the anti-vaxxer credo.

Since DeNiro did eventually decide not to push the film after consulting with some experts, it is my hope that he learned better.