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Topic : 06/18 The Dr. Phil House: House of Hatred

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(Original Air Date: 10/23/06) Dr. Phil conducts a groundbreaking social experiment. Six individuals from different walks of life, with different judgments and prejudices live under the same roof in an attempt to break down the walls of hatred and intolerance. Gary, 26, is a white supremacist who hates all people of other races. B., 58, is an African-American woman who thinks all white people are "ignorant sociopaths." Staci, 22, is a thin woman who thinks obese people are "disgusting blobs" and not people at all. John, 24, is over 600 pounds and hates skinny people. Christina, 22, believes all homosexuals are sinners. Tessa, 19, is a lesbian who hates straight people. Dr. Phil puts them to the test with assignments that force them to work together with their adversary. It doesn’t take long for hostility to break out, sending Dr. Phil over to the house, saying, “This has got to stop.” Will these guests learn acceptance, or turn on each other? Share your thoughts here.

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October 26, 2006, 6:47 am PDT

I feel sorry for them

 I feel sorry for all of those people who live in the house of hatred.  If they would focus all that energy on themselves instead of everyone else they would be so happy.  It's not the other person they hate but themselves.  What they don't like about themselves they take out on the other person.  I don't like sometimes the choices that others make but I don't let it change my feelings about life and what I want.  Sometimes the people we dislike the most become the people we can depend on the most.  I truly hope they get the help they need.  Good luck and best wishes.
 
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October 26, 2006, 7:38 am PDT

house of hatred.....

comming from a 17y/o and hope it makes since for those reading. john- I could not believe that John sat on the phone the whole time the rest of the members cleaned and when asked to help he had a hissy-fit. He is to old to be acting the way he does. I am not sure about whether or not he went their to get help for his weight or face his hate for skinny people but I think he should have got off his ass and attempted to take a shower. I don't think he showed respect for the others in the house and he didn't mind sitting their with a bad odor of smell. I would be discussed of my self if I knew I stuck and did nothing to get rid of it. Damn go sit in the pool at least! Also I didn't like how just because Gary gave him attention he went on siding and making comments to B. I think It was really uncalled for and I could not believe what I heard when he said my moms husband or whatever was rich and would get him out of their... He is nothing but a spoilded and really lazy person and maybe the people back home have felt bad and always gave him what he wants he need to be responsable for what he is doing and not getting what he wants I think John should get some type of help for himself and spend some time away from his family and know how it is to work and do things for himself maybe he will have more respect for the people in the house that has cleaned up after him..I would of left his mess or put it in his room till he picked it up the others are just giving in to "his way" and what he is use to getting back home.
 
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October 26, 2006, 8:05 am PDT

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PleaSe don't delete this message, I'm just answering someone's question ok?

 

Let me try and answer this, though I hope I'm not stepping on any toes either.  I'm not hispanic, but I am currently doing my masters in Latin American history and this is a question that comes up often.

 

Hispanic refers to any person who speaks Spanish as a first language, including people from Spain.  Latino, or Latin American refers to any person who is born in the western hemisphere who speaks a latin-based language such as Spanish, French and Portugese,  Brazilians who speak portugese and even French Canadians can be considered latinos as well as Mexicans, Argentines, Cubans etc.  of course there are variations,  I've heard different things from different people.  Some Californians are adamant about saying that hispanic is a colonialist definition, and latino is a racist definition, some people prefer being identified by their country or origin, or as simply Americans, since the term American is also used by people in South and Central America.  (And a lot of them really HATE how the USA has appropriated the term America to refer to itself alone...and of course this doesn't apply to us Canadians, who don't call themselves American at all)

 

I hope I'm close, maybe someone else can fill me in if I'm not .

 

Mari

 

So if people from South and Central America use the term "America" for themselves, how is that any worse than USA citizens referring to themselves as that. (I'm not even SURE that people here STARTED that...if you have evidence of this I'd be open to reading it, I just don't assume things are correct when people say things.)

This is one of the things that causes upset feelings and confusion that can lead to people flying off the deep end into hate.

I don't refer to myself as an 'American' to appropriate a term over other parts of  the America's....it's just a common word that is commonly used.

Intent really does matter.
 
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October 26, 2006, 8:46 am PDT

DON'T BE SO HARD ON JOHN

WHY DON'T ONE OF YOU OFFER TO HELP GIVE JOHN,A SHOWER ??? IT ISN'T ISN'T TAKING A SHOWER,WHEN YOUR LIKE JOHN,,A HEPING HAND COULD SOUVED THE PROBLED,,,I GAVE LOTS OF BATHS IN MY LIFE AS PART OF MY JOB,,THAN WHEN I HAD TO GIVE MY OWN MOTHER AND FATHER A BATH,I WAS SCARED BUT IT WAS NO DIFFERT FROM ANYONE ELSE,,I AM DISABLED,,I CAN'T TAKE MY OWN SHOWER,I DON;T HAVE A BAR TO HANG ON AND I FELL ONE TO MANY TIMES,,LIFE IS TO SHORT FOR HATE!!!!!! YOU GUYS PLEASE DON'T BE SO MEAN TO JOHN,IT COULD REALLY GET TO HIM,,WE HAVE ENOUGH WAR,WHY CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG IN THE USA,,ARE WITH ARE NIGHBORS,ARE STRANGERS..IT,S A WASTE OF TIME TO HATE PEOPLE,,,MAYBE YOU COULD LEAD A HAND TO THE ONE,S YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ! WALK IN THEIR SHOE,S,,ALOT OF PEOPLE HATE ME,WHY BECAUSE I'M POOR,WHITE TRASH,NO TEETH,,BUT I DON'T LET IT BOTHER ME!! THAT,S THEIR PROBLEM,,WE SHOULD REALLY TRY TO HELP ONE ANOTHER,NOT WASTE TIME JUGING EVERYONE,,,I LOVE YOU ALL,PLEASE GIVE JOHN A LITTLE HELP,YOU NO HE PROBALLY NEEDS A FRIEND OR 2,DON'T BE SO HARD ON HIM,I SWEAT ALL THE TIME,THANK 'GOD' NO ONE EVER SAIS A THING TO ME,,I DIDN'T GO TO MY GRANSON,S BIRTHDAY BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS HOT AND I WOULD SWEAT AN PASS OUT,HELP EACH OTHER OUT,I HATE SEEING THE PAIN AND WASTING TIME OVER HATE,,GIVE A HELPING HAND TO THO,S YOU HATE,YOU MIGHT FINE OUT THEY REALLY ARE NICE AND HAD THEIR SHARED OF PROBLEMS,,,I NO YOU ALL IN THE HOUSE CAN SET A EXSAMPLE FOR THE WORLD,,,,HELP THE ONES YOU HATE,,,,LOVE SHERRY,,TAKE CARE IN TRY TO BE NICE TO ONE ANOTHER,LIFE IS WAY TO SHORT!!!!!!!
 
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October 26, 2006, 10:08 am PDT

you know i was thinking the very same thing

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WHY DON'T ONE OF YOU OFFER TO HELP GIVE JOHN,A SHOWER ??? IT ISN'T ISN'T TAKING A SHOWER,WHEN YOUR LIKE JOHN,,A HEPING HAND COULD SOUVED THE PROBLED,,,I GAVE LOTS OF BATHS IN MY LIFE AS PART OF MY JOB,,THAN WHEN I HAD TO GIVE MY OWN MOTHER AND FATHER A BATH,I WAS SCARED BUT IT WAS NO DIFFERT FROM ANYONE ELSE,,I AM DISABLED,,I CAN'T TAKE MY OWN SHOWER,I DON;T HAVE A BAR TO HANG ON AND I FELL ONE TO MANY TIMES,,LIFE IS TO SHORT FOR HATE!!!!!! YOU GUYS PLEASE DON'T BE SO MEAN TO JOHN,IT COULD REALLY GET TO HIM,,WE HAVE ENOUGH WAR,WHY CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG IN THE USA,,ARE WITH ARE NIGHBORS,ARE STRANGERS..IT,S A WASTE OF TIME TO HATE PEOPLE,,,MAYBE YOU COULD LEAD A HAND TO THE ONE,S YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ! WALK IN THEIR SHOE,S,,ALOT OF PEOPLE HATE ME,WHY BECAUSE I'M POOR,WHITE TRASH,NO TEETH,,BUT I DON'T LET IT BOTHER ME!! THAT,S THEIR PROBLEM,,WE SHOULD REALLY TRY TO HELP ONE ANOTHER,NOT WASTE TIME JUGING EVERYONE,,,I LOVE YOU ALL,PLEASE GIVE JOHN A LITTLE HELP,YOU NO HE PROBALLY NEEDS A FRIEND OR 2,DON'T BE SO HARD ON HIM,I SWEAT ALL THE TIME,THANK 'GOD' NO ONE EVER SAIS A THING TO ME,,I DIDN'T GO TO MY GRANSON,S BIRTHDAY BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS HOT AND I WOULD SWEAT AN PASS OUT,HELP EACH OTHER OUT,I HATE SEEING THE PAIN AND WASTING TIME OVER HATE,,GIVE A HELPING HAND TO THO,S YOU HATE,YOU MIGHT FINE OUT THEY REALLY ARE NICE AND HAD THEIR SHARED OF PROBLEMS,,,I NO YOU ALL IN THE HOUSE CAN SET A EXSAMPLE FOR THE WORLD,,,,HELP THE ONES YOU HATE,,,,LOVE SHERRY,,TAKE CARE IN TRY TO BE NICE TO ONE ANOTHER,LIFE IS WAY TO SHORT!!!!!!!
hell john could wear a pair of swimming trunks. hell fire hes a human being and at his size it has to almost be impossable for him to bathe propely. i mean look when our dogs get dirty do we not bathe them? oh hell yeah i do.if you can give a dog a bath you can help people in need as well. a cat i would have to think about that one tho  lol they have straight razors on them  lol.
 
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October 26, 2006, 10:49 am PDT

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WHY DON'T ONE OF YOU OFFER TO HELP GIVE JOHN,A SHOWER ??? IT ISN'T ISN'T TAKING A SHOWER,WHEN YOUR LIKE JOHN,,A HEPING HAND COULD SOUVED THE PROBLED,,,I GAVE LOTS OF BATHS IN MY LIFE AS PART OF MY JOB,,THAN WHEN I HAD TO GIVE MY OWN MOTHER AND FATHER A BATH,I WAS SCARED BUT IT WAS NO DIFFERT FROM ANYONE ELSE,,I AM DISABLED,,I CAN'T TAKE MY OWN SHOWER,I DON;T HAVE A BAR TO HANG ON AND I FELL ONE TO MANY TIMES,,LIFE IS TO SHORT FOR HATE!!!!!! YOU GUYS PLEASE DON'T BE SO MEAN TO JOHN,IT COULD REALLY GET TO HIM,,WE HAVE ENOUGH WAR,WHY CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG IN THE USA,,ARE WITH ARE NIGHBORS,ARE STRANGERS..IT,S A WASTE OF TIME TO HATE PEOPLE,,,MAYBE YOU COULD LEAD A HAND TO THE ONE,S YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ! WALK IN THEIR SHOE,S,,ALOT OF PEOPLE HATE ME,WHY BECAUSE I'M POOR,WHITE TRASH,NO TEETH,,BUT I DON'T LET IT BOTHER ME!! THAT,S THEIR PROBLEM,,WE SHOULD REALLY TRY TO HELP ONE ANOTHER,NOT WASTE TIME JUGING EVERYONE,,,I LOVE YOU ALL,PLEASE GIVE JOHN A LITTLE HELP,YOU NO HE PROBALLY NEEDS A FRIEND OR 2,DON'T BE SO HARD ON HIM,I SWEAT ALL THE TIME,THANK 'GOD' NO ONE EVER SAIS A THING TO ME,,I DIDN'T GO TO MY GRANSON,S BIRTHDAY BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS HOT AND I WOULD SWEAT AN PASS OUT,HELP EACH OTHER OUT,I HATE SEEING THE PAIN AND WASTING TIME OVER HATE,,GIVE A HELPING HAND TO THO,S YOU HATE,YOU MIGHT FINE OUT THEY REALLY ARE NICE AND HAD THEIR SHARED OF PROBLEMS,,,I NO YOU ALL IN THE HOUSE CAN SET A EXSAMPLE FOR THE WORLD,,,,HELP THE ONES YOU HATE,,,,LOVE SHERRY,,TAKE CARE IN TRY TO BE NICE TO ONE ANOTHER,LIFE IS WAY TO SHORT!!!!!!!
Well that's a lot to expect from a household full of unempathic selfish people...LOL...None of the six of these people seem equip to help someone with out suspicion. That is the problem with this kind of hate.

Basically, they trust no one and their concrete thinking makes them think they can only trust someone just like them. This kind of attitude doesn't lend itself to charity.
 
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October 26, 2006, 11:00 am PDT

Gilligan's island :>)

Kind of like the Gilligan's Island from hell:>) Lucky they're only together for a few weeks and not lost somewhere after the 3 hour tour!!!:>)  You only learn when you are with people who are not exactly like.you..otherwise life would be boring..... They might turn out to be OK.  Prejudice is a waste of energy. they say the way to not be someone's enemy is to learn their language. Some things can overcome barriers - sports, music , art ......:>)
 
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October 26, 2006, 2:24 pm PDT

WHY?????

I watched this episode and was stunned at the way these people treated one another. These people in the house are acting like little kids on a playground bullying and hurting each other. In reality all they are going to end up doing is hurting themselves if they can't learn how to live with one another. I don't think i will be watching any more of this experiment as i found all the yelling, hate and anger to be to stressful to watch. I wish people would just get along. We are not here all that long and it seems a shame to waste energy on hate.

 

 
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October 26, 2006, 2:25 pm PDT

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I think Staci needs to put on a fat suit to see how overweight people are treated.

 

Now that is an excellent thought..........excellent!!!

 

Bravo,

 

Fredi

 

 

Yeah, a fat suit would probably help, however, being morbidly obese, like John, is unfortunately his own fault.  I 'let myself go'  at one point in my life and had to lose 85 lbs. but I did it, the only way I knew how:  diet and exercise.  Speaking as someone who has a skin condition that is obvious to everyone around, I don't have tons of sympathy or empathy for someone like John because being fat/obese is NOT a handicap or disability.  Its something that can be helped, unlike many chronic conditions people deal with and suffer with every day.

 

Just my 2 cents worth.

 
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October 26, 2006, 2:33 pm PDT

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Dr Phil, I think you opened up a real can of worms this time - and for what?! I love your show, but I simply turned the channel early on. I don't see how any good can come of this mix in the house. Even if every person there changes his/her attitude concerning the way he/she feels about someone else (which would be great), I still see the show stirring up negative and hateful, maybe even dangerous emotions of people who watch all over the country. People will take the comments said on the show personally and take it out on the black guy down the street or the homosexual at work. It just seems like a lose - lose to me.
Amen to that!!!!!!!
 
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