Protected status for Conspiracy Theorists?

I've been seeing quite a few MSM stories recently attempting to debunk conspiracy theories - especially now with the Malaysian airplane disappearance. All of the stories I've seen are totally disdainful and mock whoever the theorist is. Some of these stories include tweet screenshots with the users account info for all to see and then insinuates how whacko the poster is. They want to label everyone who questions events such as this a nut job. My question is: as a group of people who share some of the same beliefs should we be granted protected status similar to LGBT groups? After all some of us may have been born this way or may have always gone against the grain. I just can't picture CNN mocking some LGBT group because they want to march in the St. Patrick's day parade.