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Jul 1, 2015 · In an irrelevant Twitter rant that was clearly ghost written by a misogynistic 12 year old, Carrey philosophized, “No wife is blind enough to miss that much infidelity.... Elin had 2 b a...
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Jul 1, 2015 · Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP. Jim Carrey took to Twitter to speak out against California's new law mandating school vaccinations. On Monday, state lawmakers passed the bill striking down California's personal belief exemption for immunizations with a 24-14 vote, The Associated Press reported.
The Internet’s Best Reactions To Jim Carrey’s Twitter Rant About Mandatory Vaccinations. Stacey Ritzen News & Culture Writer Twitter. July 1, 2015. ICYMI, Jim Carrey has some strong...
Jul 1, 2015 · It's shocking! — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) July 1, 2015. Carrey's rant ended with links to the website and promotional material (.pdf) of an anti-vaccine documentary called Trace Amounts,...
- Emotional Escalation
- Mercury Matters
- I’m Pro-Science
- Dismissing Experts
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Carrey’s tweets are notable for his use of CAPSLOCK, the typed equivalent of shouting. Emotional escalation, including yelling and insults, tend to polarise debates. Uncivil comments can also adversely impact how people interpret facts they have previously read. Carrey’s anti-vaccination tweets also included photos of autistic boys, further escalat...
Ideas touted by cranks are often superficially true, yet misleading. A splendid example is: This contains an error of omission, as it actually refers to two different mercury containing compounds. Methylmercury accumulates in animals and is dangerous when ingested. Thimerosal was once a common preservative in vaccines, and breaks down into ethylmer...
Historian of science Michael Gordin succinctly notes: Cranks often proclaim their love of science while simultaneously attacking it. Carrey tweeted: Carrey claims to be pro-vaccine while credulously repeating dangerous myths about their risks. He lacks expertise to evaluate studies of the efficacy and risks of vaccines (which often use similar scie...
So how does Carrey dismiss the work of thousands of medical researchers from around the globe? Very easily. Like many internet cranks, he makes unfounded accusations of scientific organisations being corrupt: This is a very common tactic for dismissing broad swathes of evidence. Some climate contrarians believe scientists are engaged in criminal ac...
Why is anyone paying attention to Carrey when it comes to vaccines? The answer is celebrity. He is a successful actor, with almost 15 million followers on Twitter. If he says something controversial, millions of people immediately know about it. Crank ideas, which have been rejected by the scientific community, only remain alive while they have sup...
Nov 30, 2022 · Getty. Image via Getty/Kevin Winter. Jim Carrey, who has just under 19 million followers on the platform, says he’s leaving Twitter. In a tweet shared Tuesday, Carrey announced his...
Jul 4, 2015 · July 4, 2015. Getty Image / Mario Tama. Jim Carrey caused quite a stir when he unleashed a string of Tweets criticizing California’s ban on personal exemptions for vaccinations, but none was...
