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Another story that requires our attention. Please see the details below as provided to us. While we normally don't address someone's opinion, we think it warrants a response.
Who: Dr. Phil McGraw ("The Dr. Phil Show")
When: December 1, 2010.
What: The program is titled "Altered for the Altar," a discussion of brides undergoing plastic surgery prior to their wedding date. Offending remark:
Dr. Phil: Some of this [plastic surgery] is really extensive.
Bride: Yes.
Dr. Phil: If a husband hasn't seen their bride since all of this has been done, you have to be worried. You'll lift the veil and there's Michael Jackson standing there!
Why: Dr. Phil took a cheap shot at Michael Jackson's expense. AND WHAT'S MORE, he's being hypocritical:
Dr. Phil appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 on October 10, 2010 and, in a discussion about bullies, said this:
Well, you know, I think we have this misperception that bullies are actually -- have real inferiority, and so they just try to fluff themselves up, but that's not necessarily the case. We get bullying from all different kinds of personality types, but they generally perceive themselves to be powerful. And so they -- and they don't know how to manage that power. And we have to counsel them. We have to teach them to manage that power. You know, many say we have a generation now that is growing up without empathy, without the ability to put themselves in someone else's shoes and say, I'm inflicting pain on this person. I can -- I can imagine what this person is experiencing when they go home at night. And if a child can't go there, if they can't put themselves in that position, then they don't have a reason not to do it. [...] And, Anderson, the scars that are left from verbal and emotional abuse run deeper and last longer than even physical abuse. You get a black eye, it heals up. But somebody burns your psychological skin, somebody damages your self-esteem, that can last the rest of your life. So this is serious, serious stuff.
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1010/10/acd.01.html
Television is a powerful persuader. Television personalities like Dr. Phil, Oprah, etc. should hear consistently and persistently from Michael Jackson admirers. Remember, the effective components of rebuttal are:
Facts only
Good grammar
Correct punctuation and spelling (use spell check!)
No strident language (stay calm, cool and collected)
No fan monikers (use gender neutral monikers)
No Michael Jackson avatars
No over-the-top Michael adoration in your message
Where: Write to Dr. Phil at => http://www.drphil.com/plugger/respond/?plugID=9164
Thank you for your help.
The MJJC Legacy Project Email Alert Team
Who: Dr. Phil McGraw ("The Dr. Phil Show")
When: December 1, 2010.
What: The program is titled "Altered for the Altar," a discussion of brides undergoing plastic surgery prior to their wedding date. Offending remark:
Dr. Phil: Some of this [plastic surgery] is really extensive.
Bride: Yes.
Dr. Phil: If a husband hasn't seen their bride since all of this has been done, you have to be worried. You'll lift the veil and there's Michael Jackson standing there!
Why: Dr. Phil took a cheap shot at Michael Jackson's expense. AND WHAT'S MORE, he's being hypocritical:
Dr. Phil appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 on October 10, 2010 and, in a discussion about bullies, said this:
Well, you know, I think we have this misperception that bullies are actually -- have real inferiority, and so they just try to fluff themselves up, but that's not necessarily the case. We get bullying from all different kinds of personality types, but they generally perceive themselves to be powerful. And so they -- and they don't know how to manage that power. And we have to counsel them. We have to teach them to manage that power. You know, many say we have a generation now that is growing up without empathy, without the ability to put themselves in someone else's shoes and say, I'm inflicting pain on this person. I can -- I can imagine what this person is experiencing when they go home at night. And if a child can't go there, if they can't put themselves in that position, then they don't have a reason not to do it. [...] And, Anderson, the scars that are left from verbal and emotional abuse run deeper and last longer than even physical abuse. You get a black eye, it heals up. But somebody burns your psychological skin, somebody damages your self-esteem, that can last the rest of your life. So this is serious, serious stuff.
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1010/10/acd.01.html
Television is a powerful persuader. Television personalities like Dr. Phil, Oprah, etc. should hear consistently and persistently from Michael Jackson admirers. Remember, the effective components of rebuttal are:
Facts only
Good grammar
Correct punctuation and spelling (use spell check!)
No strident language (stay calm, cool and collected)
No fan monikers (use gender neutral monikers)
No Michael Jackson avatars
No over-the-top Michael adoration in your message
Where: Write to Dr. Phil at => http://www.drphil.com/plugger/respond/?plugID=9164
Thank you for your help.
The MJJC Legacy Project Email Alert Team
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