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Title: Dr. Phil on Those 'Confusing' Girly Toys
Post by: Shana A on April 14, 2011, 08:40:33 AM
Post by: Shana A on April 14, 2011, 08:40:33 AM
Dr. Phil on Those 'Confusing' Girly Toys
Filed by: Alex Blaze
April 13, 2011 6:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/dr_phil_on_those_confusing_girly_toys.php#more (http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/dr_phil_on_those_confusing_girly_toys.php#more)
A couple months ago an item appeared on Dr. Phil McGraw's website where he told a mother to take away girl toys from her son because they're "confusing" him. The Advocate interviewed McGraw about that advice:
You know, it's interesting to me that somebody would even consider that in that light. If you understand that your sexual orientation is a hard-wired genetic DNA reality and not a learned lifestyle, then what toys you play with is not going to determine whether you're straight or gay, you're not going to take a child that is hard-wired to be gay and give him G.I. Joe and so he becomes straight, and you're not going to give a kid a Barbie and so he becomes gay. What I said to the parents at the time, you don't like the toys he's playing with, take them away from him and give him some different toys. You're the parent, be a parent.
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He says (1) she was uncomfortable because her son was being "confused" by girl toys, and (2) sexuality is hard-wired so it won't be affected by toys. And now, (3) gender is a social construct and there are no such thing as girl toys or boy toys:
Filed by: Alex Blaze
April 13, 2011 6:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/dr_phil_on_those_confusing_girly_toys.php#more (http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/dr_phil_on_those_confusing_girly_toys.php#more)
A couple months ago an item appeared on Dr. Phil McGraw's website where he told a mother to take away girl toys from her son because they're "confusing" him. The Advocate interviewed McGraw about that advice:
You know, it's interesting to me that somebody would even consider that in that light. If you understand that your sexual orientation is a hard-wired genetic DNA reality and not a learned lifestyle, then what toys you play with is not going to determine whether you're straight or gay, you're not going to take a child that is hard-wired to be gay and give him G.I. Joe and so he becomes straight, and you're not going to give a kid a Barbie and so he becomes gay. What I said to the parents at the time, you don't like the toys he's playing with, take them away from him and give him some different toys. You're the parent, be a parent.
[...]
He says (1) she was uncomfortable because her son was being "confused" by girl toys, and (2) sexuality is hard-wired so it won't be affected by toys. And now, (3) gender is a social construct and there are no such thing as girl toys or boy toys:
Title: Re: Dr. Phil on Those 'Confusing' Girly Toys
Post by: spacial on April 14, 2011, 08:56:25 AM
Post by: spacial on April 14, 2011, 08:56:25 AM
Yet another fraud, claiming medcal qualifications allow him to make definative prounancements on what are social, (ie, political), issues.
At the risk of offending some by using the n word again. This is nazism. An attempt to destroy political debate, based upon preverted science.
While medicine restricts itself to dealing with individual problems, it has credability.
At the risk of offending some by using the n word again. This is nazism. An attempt to destroy political debate, based upon preverted science.
While medicine restricts itself to dealing with individual problems, it has credability.
Title: Re: Dr. Phil on Those 'Confusing' Girly Toys
Post by: Janet_Girl on April 14, 2011, 09:53:59 AM
Post by: Janet_Girl on April 14, 2011, 09:53:59 AM
Dr. Fool = Jerry Springer. Same thing. After ratings. Too bad some less intelligent people think he is a real doctor.