AAURHG! Megan Heimer infographic

[mominatrix]

....made an appearance on my FB feed.  






A friend posted this: 
www.ifyouonlynews.com/science/this-pro-science-comic-about-vaccines-is-so-simple-even-a-rabid-anti-vaxxer-can-understand-it-image/


And somebody (who I don't know), posted this in response:



www.livingwhole.org/vaccines-dont-work-here-are-the-facts/

[2curlydogs]

Outside of the content, this is a terrible infographic.

[meshaliuknits]

That is too long.

[pixy0stix]

Megan Heimer spreads misinformation and compromises public health.

[pixy0stix]

The fuck is that shit?

[ttt]

I think "infographic" is a pretty misleading term here. There's nothing "info" about it.

[ttt]

Jan 6, 2015 13:17:25 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Outside of the content, this is a terrible infographic.

Right? The whole point of an infographic is to be scannable, easily digested bits of information in a visually pleasing way. This is, well, none of that. 

[wawa]

This is the longest infographic I have ever seen.

Also the most infuriating.

[mbcdefg]

That's a really ... haphazard "info"graphic.

[Vespasia]

TL;DR

[andrealynn]

"Megan Heimer spreads misinformation, harms the public health, and also, is really bad at making infographics" has a nice ring to it.

[andrealynn]

[pixy0stix]

NewOrleans is working, isn't she. I can't wait for her response.

[shauni27]

I would rage and engage. Then unfriend.

[heyjude]

Why the hell hasn't martha stewart taken on this living whole rip off of her whole living?!

[Onetwothree]

Jan 6, 2015 13:39:19 GMT -5 andrealynn said:

"Megan Heimer spreads misinformation, harms the public health, and also, is really bad at making infographics" has a nice ring to it.

I prefer "fuck Megan Heimer." Much more succinct.

[mrsukyankee]

[Deleted]

Inflammatory bullshit-graphic is more like it.

[gault]

This is so infuriating. HASHTAGS ARE NOT CITATIONS. ADD SOME.

[miesl]

I got a few lines down... then decided Megan Heimer was hazardous to my blood pressure while compromising public health and spreading misinformation.

[heyjude]

I have to say that the "this-pro-science-comic-about-vaccines-is-so-simple-even-a-rabid-anti-vaxxer-can-understand-it-image" isn't great either.

[msmerymac]

A friend of mine was bitching on FB because SHE HAS THE MUMPS. She laments the fact that for some unknown reason, her mother never fully vaccinated her. Her grandfather was a physician and falsified her vaccination record so she could attend school. True story. Mumps apparently suck.

[FloFTW]

Megan Heimer is a terrible person.

[downtoearth]

Jan 6, 2015 14:13:12 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

A friend of mine was bitching on FB because SHE HAS THE MUMPS. She laments the fact that for some unknown reason, her mother never fully vaccinated her. Her grandfather was a physician and falsified her vaccination record so she could attend school. True story. Mumps apparently suck.

What? Like they just forgot and then she was headed to school that day and so her mom asked her own dad to just sign the papers instead of giving her the mumps vaccination right then?  So wacky and I hope your friend recovers quickly!

[secretlyevil]

Jan 6, 2015 13:39:19 GMT -5 andrealynn said:

"Megan Heimer spreads misinformation, harms the public health, and also, is really bad at making infographics" has a nice ring to it.

How about Megan Heimer don't know nuttin' 'bout nuttin'?

[secretlyevil]

Megan Heimer spreads misinformation and compromises public health.

[katfco]

I did a quick Google search of her name just to see if there was any more idiocy around and stumbled across this blog post: scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/04/23/criticism-is-not-hate-speech/ Apparently, we're far from the only ones who have her number. This person not so succintly explains in detail why she's an idiot.

The best part is at the bottom (and it's a loooong post, but scroll down; it's worth it), when he gives a brief description of how her blog was taken down because of that ultra conspiracy group. It's great just reading it and remembering how hilariously crazy they were.

[msmerymac]

Jan 6, 2015 14:24:23 GMT -5 downtoearth said:

Jan 6, 2015 14:13:12 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

A friend of mine was bitching on FB because SHE HAS THE MUMPS. She laments the fact that for some unknown reason, her mother never fully vaccinated her. Her grandfather was a physician and falsified her vaccination record so she could attend school. True story. Mumps apparently suck.

What? Like they just forgot and then she was headed to school that day and so her mom asked her own dad to just sign the papers instead of giving her the mumps vaccination right then?  So wacky and I hope your friend recovers quickly!

No, like her mom decided against completing her vaccinations but NYS is really strict about opting out, so she got her dad to sign off on it as though it had been completed so she could attend school. Shady, shady. 

[W.T.Faulkner]

I've lurked over here for a while, but I knew I wanted to start posting the day you guys took her on.

[notsocreepylurker]

Well at least Megan Heimer is still not a lawyer or a doctor