Kristin
Cavallari is an anti-vaccine activist and
reality-TV star, with all the medical
and scientific expertise that comes with that background, as well as an author
of woo-inspired cookbooks and a wellness-oriented autobiography. Jay Cutler is
a (former) sports personality (formerly) married to Cavallari. In 2014, the
couple drew criticism for refusing to vaccinate their children due to alleged and
easily refuted claims of a connection between
childhood vaccination and autism, which the couple had convinced themselves was
real based on perusing various conspiracy theory and pseudoscience websites
(Mayer Eisenstein’s is a likely suspect). “We’re
making the best decision for our kids,” said Cavallari falsely, unable to
fathom the possibility that being able to give birth and being famous for being
famous doesn’t automatically make you an expert on making medical decisions
(she’s hardly alone in missing that simple distinction). “I’ve read too many books
about autism and the studies,” Cavallari also said, even though she has most
certainly not ever read a single medical study.
Instead of
vaccinating them, Cavallari apparently fed her newborn babies a homemade formula that included
goat milk, which is not merely the wannabe-eccentric antics of a self-obsessed
crunchy snowflake but demonstrably dangerous. Apparently, Cavallari based her
decision on what to feed her children on whether the product in question was
organic, natural and pure.
In addition
to his work as an anti-vaccine activist, Cutler has also done (related) work as
a MAGA activist, and has been a firm proponent of Donald Trump’s2020 election fraud conspiracy theories.
Diagnosis:
Now, who the f**k cares what celebrities think about medicine or science, you
may ask. Well, a lot of people do, and stupid gits like Kristin Cavallari gets
a lot of attention for her stupid choices. Cavallari’s vapid ghost-written
garbage books sold in droves, and yes: it is hard to fathom what people
could possibly hav thought they got out of them, but again: apparently they
did.
