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January 13, 2009, 2:58 pm PST
 Quote From: lynel27 Hi Dr. Phil, I have never done this before, but I do watch your show and have a lot of respect for you and Robin. I also have a lot of respect for Focus on the Family and when I heard they were on today, I was looking forward to what would take place. I'm saddened for Toni, who is mourning over her son who is now becoming a "girl"--but I was really upset at how she responded to Dr. Nicolosi and Glen in her sarcastic tone and was just thoroughly ugly to them. I felt you should have stepped in and let them speak and share more about their practice. We got to hear plainly about Dr. Seigel's course of treatment--I wish that the same fairness could have been displayed for Dr. N and Glen. Not everyone has to agree with the same course of treatment and if you are really trying to present both sides fairly--I didn't see that today at all. Good afternoon, Dr. Phil,
After viewing today's episode I was angered to the point of posting a comment on your board--something that I had never considered doing before, as I typically believe that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion and also entitled to express it openly. However, I felt extremely sorry for your GUESTS Dr. Nicolosi and Glen who were invited to be on your show in order to express their experiences and what they had learned from them. No matter that their findings are obviously rooted in Christianity. No matter that their perspective is not currently en vogue. They were INVITED by you to provide a balanced perspective of the issue being discussed. However, instead of an informative, professional discussion amongst experts, what was heard instead was an irrate, close-minded woman who did nothing but interject with her own opinions and emotional outbursts which were not grounded in years of study nor in numerous case experiences. Her input was derived only from her own conflicted experience and story (I refer to the video clip in which she had said that she could never forgive herself for opposing her child's decision for so many years, and then on stage saying that her child's father had always been totally supportive of her son, and that his reaction had been "just like hers." )
I'm appalled that this woman was given free reign on camera and on microphones. A scoffing, smirking woman does not very well support the message that was obviously single-mindedly the opinion of the audience and the program. And I'm horrified that you, as the host, would allow the ruthless bashing of two of your guests who were simply doing as you had invited them to do. Perhaps in the future you could remove the guise of equal voice and expression, and have the one-sided discussion desired without humiliating two men who were simply attempting to present another theory, another option, and another voice.
Kudos to Dr. Nicolosi and Glen for truly being gentlemen and wonderful Christian examples of how to maintain composure and turn the other cheek. |
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