Amazing how many people have credulously fallen for @missmayim's attempt to memory hole her previous antivaccine stylings by doing a video last fall saying she'd get #CovidVaccine and then bragging about how she got it when she finally did. Actually, no, it's not amazing.https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1425511660874178568 …
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In any event, Bialik hasn't really changed, at least not much. She still spews antivax talking points but has just decided that she thinks
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For a reminder, this is the sort of antivax nonsense she was spewing in 2012. What she says in the video in the previous Tweet is not materially much different, if different at all, just "kinder, gentler" and more canny.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2012/02/21/say-it-aint-so-amy-farrah-fowler/ …
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Then there's the highly annoying "iT'S jUst A gaMe shOw!" response. They might have a point if this were
@WheelofFortune and not@Jeopardy. Me, I prefer my Jeopardy! hosts not to have a history of antivax utterances and hawking brain health" supplements. https://twitter.com/steve_magruder/status/1425525666230018050?s=20 …David Gorski, MD, PhD added,
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Frankly, the idea that someone's beliefs should disqualify them from a job, unless it is something truly hateful like Nazism, is bizarre to me.
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Replying to @HerbCaineWriter @gorskon and
When your job is attracting and maintaining an audience, all sorts of things can be relevant. If she believes that dog ownership is slavery and dog owners don't enjoy tuning in for a half hour as a result, well....
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Thing is, her time as guest host was well-received, which pops that particular balloon.
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I'll take your word on that, I don't know. But I stand by the point - if people don't like giving you influence, attention, or their money, because of your beliefs or extracurricular deeds, that's fair game for an employer to consider.
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Replying to @FrozenEric @gorskon and
Out of over ten hosts, she ranked sixth in terms of ratings. In contrast, Levar Burton, who many have been pushing as an alternative, ranked dead last, admittedly due in part to competition from the Olympics.
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Sixth out of ten, you say? Wow. Very middle-of-the-pack.
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