Kailyn Lowry isn't one to keep her opinions to herself, but this time fans are concerned that she really went too far. The tattoo-covered Teen Mom star is notoriously anti-vaccination, and she shares plenty of anti-vax content on her social media.
What set fans off this time is an Instagram post that compared vaccinations to mass murder. They were livid about the nature of the post and felt the implications are more harmful than she intended.
Kailyn Lowry’s anti-vaccination stance has been a difficult topic for fans, and this time she may have lost more fans than she bargained for.
Her anti-vax lifestyle has raised concerns over her children’s safety in the past. When Kailyn first had Isaac and Lincoln, she made an incredibly controversial decision to not vaccinate her children. Shortly after Lincoln’s birth, Kailyn opened up about her decision. “We aren’t vaccinating,” she tweeted, adding that her children could still attend school if they “fill out a specific form.”
Soon after the birth of her third child, Lux, Kailyn doubled down on her anti-vaxxing ways and confirmed as of Lux turning 18 months that he was not vaccinated.
Kailyn later took to her podcast, Coffee Convos, to clarify her choice:
“I definitely think this is a controversial topic, and I don’t want to lose listeners because of my opinion — but, I did vaccinate Isaac, because to me, I didn’t know any better, and I gave — I let them vaccinate him with whatever they basically said that he needed. And I feel like I was ignorant, and didn’t do research, and didn’t know any better.
With Lincoln, I knew a little bit more, and I started to research more, and that’s when I think the conversations of vaccines started to really be going on with me and my friends that became moms. And there were documentaries on Netflix, and all kinds of, just, news that I would try to look into. Lincoln did not get all of his vaccines. I definitely picked and chose which ones I felt like were necessary, and he did not get them all at once. So, he did one or two vaccines at a time. And again, those were the ones that I felt that he needed.
Lux is 18 months and he is not vaccinated. He hasn’t ever really been sick, and for me, I just think the more research that I do, and the more educated I’ve become, I just don’t vaccinate him. So, that’s my opinion, and I don’t judge Lindsie if she chooses to vaccinate, or anyone else who chooses to vaccinate — that’s your prerogative. You’re a parent, you know what’s best for your child, and I’m not here to judge.”
On the show, Kailyn even revealed she refuses to even let her ex-husband Javi Marroquin give their son Lincoln a flu vaccine.
She said, “[Javi] texted me asking me how I felt about Lincoln getting a flu shot because I guess he told me that Lauren is a big believer in vaccines. So, I said ‘Whatever you guys choose to do with your son is fine, but my son’s not getting the flu vaccine.’”
Kail stirred up this discussion among her fans yet again by sharing anti-vax rhetoric on her Instagram story.
“Aluminium safe limit set by FDA: 25MCG. Vaccine delivery of aluminum by 18 months: 4,925MCG. How is this safe?” Fans questioned this “fact,” but the controversy quickly subsided as it usually does.
But for a woman who is opposed to a cornerstone of modern medicine, Kailyn was also quick to call out her bestie, Leah Messer, for being involved in an alleged cult.
In texts revealed by Radar Online, the fan, Rachel asked Leah for details about the cult. But then Kailyn Lowry swooped into DM the fan to warn her not to join!
“The cult thrives on belittling people and making them feel less than if they don’t do those classes,” Kailyn said. “I don’t want to see young moms do it and spend their savings on this. It’s not cheap.”
When Rachel revealed to Leah that Kailyn had DMed her, Leah wrote, “I can call you in a little lol This has gotten out of hand,” sounding very annoyed.
Apparently, things between Leah and Kailyn got tense. Leah eventually responded to the whole thing, saying that it was just a fight and she and Kailyn have worked things out.
But since Kailyn is worried about the welfare of others, this anti-vax post has us worried about her own welfare!
Kailyn reposted an image from the Instagram account @thetruthaboutvaccines which featured a picture of Anne Frank, a young girl who was a victim of the Holocaust.
The text above the image read, “The law is not a moral compass." “The people who hid Anne Frank were breaking the law. The people who killed her were following it,” read the text superimposed on the picture.
“We speak out now or hide later,” read the caption on the original post.
A fan on reddit reshared the story, and fans were less than pleased with it.
“Yiiiiiikes that is an extremely cringe-worthy comparison! You can believe whatever you want. Fine,” one user wrote. “But if you’re that confident in what you believe in, you don’t use something like that to justify yourself. Chill out, Kail.”
“This is disgusting, an insult to the memory of millions of people who were murdered,” wrote another.
“I think it's offensive both to Holocaust victims AND people who died from diseases vaccines eradicated!” a third commented responded.
A major issue with this post altogether is that Anne Frank, although died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, was not murdered in the camp. The young girl, along with her sister Margot, died of illness. Numerous diseases, including typhoid fever, were spreading rapidly throughout the camp and victims were not treated for the illnesses.
“Anne Frank, her sister Margot and hundreds of thousands of others died of Tyfus [sic] and Typhoid fever (among other things like starvation),” commented a reddit fan.
“Typhoid fever has a vaccine, typhus has one - but it's not commercially available,” another user followed.
The backlash to this (highly insensitive) post is unlikely to deter Kail from her beliefs, but it is important to know that a) vaccinations are not genocidal action and b) Anne Frank died of illness, which is exactly what vaccines have been invented to prevent. To compare the two is ridiculous.
Kailyn Risks Her Son's Life In This Upsetting Footage
Fans know that a significant amount of Teen Mom scenes are filmed while the stars are driving. Whether it’s chatting with their kids, conversations with the people they’re driving with, or heated phone calls, MTV puts those mounted car cameras to good use.
And, of course, that means that they’re caught doing a lot of controversial things behind the wheel. In fact, the girls are routinely called out for holding their phone for calls or even facetiming while they’re driving, all while their children are in the back seat. But it looks like Kailyn Lowry has taken it up a level.
In this week’s episode of Teen Mom, the girls supplied fans with plenty of examples of bad driving techniques. Kailyn was caught driving without wearing her seatbelt, and Briana DeJesus rode passenger while her ex-boyfriend John drove while holding his phone. But there was another seatbelt-free rider that upset fans even more: Kailyn’s son, Isaac.
Fans were quick to call Kailyn out for this, but she received some surprising defenders!
“You guys are annoying,” wrote one fan on Facebook. “Let there be an unperfect parent. They aren’t your kids!!!”
Another defender wrote, “I understand that it’s unsafe and every child and adult should be in the seatbelt but she knows that she’s on national TV! I’m sure she’s not going to read the comments and care. I’m just pointing out that it’s her kids if she wants to put her kids in danger that’s on her.”
But most other fans weren’t cool with this, and they were quick to speak out about it on reddit.
“There is imperfect parents such those who don’t bother wiping a dummy (pacifier for those in the US) if it falls on the floor before putting it back in your child’s mouth, then there is putting your child’s life in danger 😶” wrote user Lethal_bizzle94 on reddit. User NinjyaGrrl7734 wrote, “ Voluntarily and needlessly endangering your children = imperfect. Well, that's one word for it. I can think of quite a few more.”
User Ajs1004 pointed out, “Isn’t it the law to have your kids in proper restraints though? I mean technically she could get a ticket for child endangerment.”
Even on reddit, though, Kailyn had some defense. “Lmao gotta love the seat belt police, like none of y’all have ever not worn a seatbelt,” wrote cabaretsmycabernet.
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