Anti-Vaccine Position Costs Rob Schneider A Big Paycheck

Rob Schneider was pulling in some huge bucks for him shilling for State Farm in a reprisal of his making copies character from SNL. I remember when that skit first aired and everyone went around saying "making copies," and giving everyone an addition to their last name. That was the time where SNL could do no wrong and everything became a catch phrase. Now, it takes a lot more for something to seep into the conscience of people. There are just too many hashtags that change on an hourly basis and nothing really ever sticks. Back then, prior to the internet or social media, everyone was focused on pretty much the same thing and things really took off.

Anyway, lots of groups hounded State Farm about their choice and that Rob Schneider's personal beliefs that vaccines are bad runs counter to sound health insurance policies so they yanked the ads. I get that. I also get that he was selling car insurance and not health insurance and that he is a playing a character. I am incredibly pro-vaccine and don't need to hear my parents remind me of kids they knew when they were kids who had polio to realize I don't want a return to those times. That doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy the commercials because I did. In a Tweet after the announcement by State Farm, Rob talked about free speech. The guy is entitled to his beliefs. He is entitled to talk.  It isn't like his stance is not known. He has been spouting off about it for a long time and he was hired by an insurance company despite his views.