The first real angry article I posted on this site, way back in April of 2003, was my MF Missile against Dr. Phil. Since then, the motherfucker hasn’t wavered a great deal in popularity, no one has exposed on a wide-scale any of his lies, he hasn’t been wrapped up in any scandals and his show is still somewhat popular. Those of us who aren’t blindly led towards all things Opera have stayed all-the-wiser and avoided the Phil-madness, however the population at large of this ever-worsening country seems to still be in a stasis about his bullshit.
I received an interesting comment on my post about Dr. Phil from a man named “Joe” from Chicago. I e-mailed him to inquire further about his disdain for Dr. Phil, hoping to elicit further response. What I got in return was a very well-worded, thorough criticism of the man and his methods. I present the text of that e-mail below for further discussion.
There are many reasons my anger goes above and beyond just the casual disgruntled watcher. To make a long story short, I am 27 and have gone through one tragedy after another (aka domino effect) – losing money, my jobs, my relationships, credit, living to the point where i had to come home and reattend college. It is overwhelming for me, even though I can pass for early 20s, to know that I am starting all over again and that a lot of the people in my age range have surpassed me somehow.
So when I see Dr. Phil shows where he criticizes even people in their early 20s for still living at home (and saying how they are too old, etc etc) and how they gotta do this and that or “hold 4 jobs if they have to”, I get very irked at the fact of how a man worth some 30 million dollars can just spurt out the perfect advice without touching on the other side of things.
He doesnt touch on the fact as I said above that if you on a huge pedastel and are worth millions of dollars with no financial difficulty, one can basically give any advice they please. He doesnt talk about how bad times and failures can happen, or what jobs pay out there (never does he talk about the minimum wage or the job market in any given USA area), he doesnt talk about how relationships can go sour (since he and his wife are the perfect couple, wonder if she’d still be with him if he was just a carpenter), and that it is very hard if not almost impossible for somebody to hold down “3 dead end jobs” while attending school full or even part time and making it on your own (living alone). He doesnt touch on one’s other responsibilities such as say your car payments/maintenance, doctor bills, credit cards, furnishings, etc etc etc.
He parades his son around as some huge sucess at 24 who is in law school and who has written 50 books, tho he doesnt explain how his son is basically where he is because of his father. He doesnt explain that he funded probably all of his sons education and probably his books too. Very few people are huge sucesses at 24 years old. But according to Dr. Phil, this is where I am you and every other American in that age range should be in life.
One episode really pissed me off when he had a lady in tears who was like 32 who had to come back home with her 3 kids (see my scenario above, only worse) and he insulted her and told her how she had to do this or that. However, NOT ONCE was a quintessential “common sense” type question brought to the table — of where her childrens father was — the person who theoretically represents 50% of the responsibility. I think the question or scenerio was avoided because the father of the kids was black, I am not a racist but you would think somebody as God-like as Dr. Phil likes to think of himself would ask “well where is the father in all of this.”
I could go on and on but again I am in the minority here. People eat this show up all over the country and have little common sense to know that Dr. Phil only gives HIS advice but rarely if ever touches base with ALL the sides of the story and ALL the related agendas.
Let me know what you think.
— Joe. Chicago, IL
Thank you for that, Joe.
I really wish I could do more to harm the reputation and career of the swollen-headed, bullshit-spewing, pompous, pretentious, cock-faced Dr. Phil. I’d love the opportunity to go on TV with him and have an intelligent, unbiased debate with him in front of a mixed panel (or no one at all – just cameras). I’d love to watch him try to weasel out of cold, hard facts, psychology texts, years of anthropological studies, and see if his bloated, redneck talk-box could withstand such an onslaught.
I’ve even got a friend who’s written a relationship guide for “real men” called How To Get Over That Bitch and Grow Balls They Can’t Resist, which not only tells the truth about relationship and women in a very direct, in-your-face manner, but also teaches men how not to lay down for every piece of tail with half a brain that comes along trying to control you. Dr. Phil would have us believe that we, as men, should lie down and take whatever women want to dish out. The Game Dr (Anthony Clark), as author of that book, believes wholeheartedly against that. I’m inclined to agree. Not just me, though, many men feel this way and rightfully so.
Some might argue “but why do you people care what Dr. Phil says? No one listens to him anyway”. Oh how I (and Joe, of course) would love to agree with you. The sad fact is – a lot of people actually do listen to that fuckin’ horse-fucker. Yeah, he fucks horses. I’ve got pictures. But I digress.
It’s not just that Dr. Phil gives 30-second, blanket-policy advice about subjects that require a lot more depth and investigation than Mr. Pompous Fatty cares to give them – it’s also that he’s demeaning to people all over the country simply because they’re… not him. That’s his basic policy. Do as Phil does – and you’re golden. Do otherwise, and you’re a fucking weak idiot, apparently. Lives of the people in this world, or even just in this country, have already been demeaned and generalized and condescended enough already – do we really need a fat, buck-toothed jackass coming along to tell us how wrong we are? No, we certainly fucking don’t.
Look, I’m all for trying to strengthen the resolve of people in this country. I’m all for better relationship advice, and stronger relationships for people in this country and the world-over. I’m all for (obviously) calling people on their weak arguments and making them put their proverbial money where their mouth is. But, I’m not about blanket statements, bullshit arguments, degrading “the little guy”, demeaning entire cultures or sexes and generally being a hypocritical sonofabitch simply to get more attention and ratings. I’m fighting for the little guy, if you will.
You’re not going to find an article on this site that demeans the hard-working people of this country, simply for doing what they have to do to get along in the world. I don’t make blanket statements (other than this one) unless I specifically note that something is, in fact, a “generally speaking” scenario. I should point out that I’m talking only about articles I’ve written and I’m well aware of other articles, for instance Bob’s generalizations about woman (of which I’ve personally told him are simply generalizations made about women over a bitchy ex-girlfriend he once had) that do make wild, unfair and ignorant generalizations. However, I’m keeping that article up, mostly for humor’s sake, cause it’s just so petty.
If you’ve got anything to add about Dr. Phil, any ideas to tarnish his grip on the under-informed citizens of America that are sadly being taken under his fuck-headed umbrella of horseshit, or any articles that can shed more light on how much of an asshole this guy is – please leave your comments below.
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