Someone who rejects medical advice and scientific consensus about the efficacy and safety of vaccinations. Typically pairs with anti-government paranoia, anti-corporate sentiment, conspiracy theories, and the "appeal to nature" fallacy. Anti-vaxxers also spawned the movement of autism-trutherism, which claims that autism is caused as a response to adjuvants found in vaccinations.
While there are several common schools of thought among anti-vaxxer circles, specific claims will often change about why vaccinations are harmful. The anti-vaxxer will single out benign ingredients as being particularly toxic regardless of its concentration, or sometimes that inoculation itself is a sham practice and was never necessary. Many anti-vaxxers instead champion "natural immunity," which involves actually contracting the disease that is vaccinated against in hope that they will be less susceptible to it in the future.
Tactics often include the "argument from ignorance," the "appeal to nature," and "begging the question."
While there are several common schools of thought among anti-vaxxer circles, specific claims will often change about why vaccinations are harmful. The anti-vaxxer will single out benign ingredients as being particularly toxic regardless of its concentration, or sometimes that inoculation itself is a sham practice and was never necessary. Many anti-vaxxers instead champion "natural immunity," which involves actually contracting the disease that is vaccinated against in hope that they will be less susceptible to it in the future.
Tactics often include the "argument from ignorance," the "appeal to nature," and "begging the question."
My kid got measles from Disneyland because a bunch of unvaccinated kids showed up. Stupid anti-vaxxer parents are killing kids!
by Molasseswar October 10, 2015
Get the Anti-vaxxermug. A person who is really hates the furry fandom.
They tend to harrass or try to offend furries.
Anti-furries can be commonly found on discord, either raiding or spying on a server.
They tend to harrass or try to offend furries.
Anti-furries can be commonly found on discord, either raiding or spying on a server.
"Hey dude, I think the furry server recently got nuked, do you know who did it?"
"Yeah, it was an Anti-furry, he took the whole server down by himself."
"Yeah, it was an Anti-furry, he took the whole server down by himself."
by BrightDusty February 18, 2020
Get the Anti-furrymug. Tom: " argh i have to go to the entist tomorrow, i really dont want to go because i hate all dentists"
Jeremy: " tom ur such an anti dentite"
Jeremy: " tom ur such an anti dentite"
by blue_orchid April 26, 2006
Get the anti dentitemug. One who spent 20 minutes reading titles from a google search and now believes they are better educated than doctors who spend 10 years combined in medical school and residency. Synonym: Dunning-Kruger.
The anti-vaxxer spent 20 minutes Googling and decided they knew more than doctors who spend their entire lives studying the subject.
by VicRMCX October 11, 2015
Get the Anti-vaxxermug. An exceptionally complicated and unapologetically imperfect yet ultimately heroic person who may very well have had to: step on a few toes, slit a few throats, snort a few lines, cause more than one woman to run screaming into the night, experience others questioning the underlying integrity of his actions, wonder about his own sanity, consider pledging allegiance to the other, darker side, etc. The anti-hero recognizes the world for precisely what it is, harbors no illusions as to his place within it, and adjusts his fundamental character accordingly. Lesser individuals often--and perhaps appropriately--label him a volatile outsider, and though his mind and soul are usually tortured, his heart is generally set to the right frequency. Call him a hero who knows better.
ANTI-HERO: "I don't have a cape. I can't fly. And I hold no keys to the city. I drink my breakfast, I prefer prostitutes, and I've never rescued a cat from a tree. But if you need me, if you really, REALLY need and DESERVE my help, I MAY come (NOT swoop down) to save you. Then again, I might just polish off a protein shake, some steroids, and a stale pack of menthols."
by Neralich the ANTI-HERO August 20, 2009
Get the ANTI-HEROmug. by Heina November 9, 2007
Get the anti-popemug. 