The Teen Mom stars put pretty much all of their lives on social media, so we know everything there is to know about them, right?
Right??
According to some fans, this just might not be the case for Kailyn Lowry. Fans believe there might be a lot of things going on in her life behind the scenes, some of which might be endangering her children… and others.
Kailyn Lowry has never been subtle about the way that she feels. When she really cares about a topic, she’s not shy about putting it out on her social media, but lately, that’s gotten in her in a lot of trouble.
Kailyn is, somehow unsurprisingly, a very open anti-vaxxer. This means that she’s fallen victim to the widespread and completely unproven rhetoric that vaccinations contain harmful substances and can cause birth defects and conditions such as autism.
Kailyn also has a very large platform, meaning that she can spread this rhetoric to millions of fans and followers. It’s no wonder that many fans find this upsetting.
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 Lindsey 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.”
But now, fans have a unique theory about Kailyn’s choice.
“I have a theory that Kail is only stoking the anti vaccine fires to stay relevant and get people to talk about her.” wrote user bennybatman on reddit.
User stassieee wrote, “I think her kids are vaccinated honestly lol.” And user Jerniearf30 agreed, “Everything kail does is for attention and an attempt to stay relevant. Negative attention is still attention.”
Some were very incensed by this concept. “Spreading dangerous misinformation especially when you have a huge platform just to stay edgy and relevant is downright disgusting,” wrote user jetgurri.
But not everyone agreed. “I think Kail is just genuinely stupid and doesn’t have secret agenda to stay relevant,” wrote user tinyheadedcolossus.
Others fell somewhere in the middle. “I think Kail is stupid enough to really believe conspiracy theories but she’s doubled down on it because it brings her attention. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out all the kids are actually fully vaccinated,” wrote user hawkcarhawk.
Recently, Kailyn really doubled down when she compared vaccines to the holocaust!
Gone Too Far? Kailyn Lowry Compares Vaccines to the Holocaust
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.
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