Comments on: to dr. phil or not to dr. phil

By: Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:53:36 +0000

Amber,

Thanks! You made me smile.

Peridot,

Yes, in the end, their motives became obvious and I needed to look at how far I was willing to go for possible publicity. Obviously, I have boundaries! A good lesson for me.

By: Peridot

Peridot — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:40:44 +0000

Think of the Dr. Phil audience: conventional, middle-class, family-oriented, you-get-the-idea… You would have been ripped apart in a televised witch-burning masked as a compassionate intervention. The audience for this kind of TV programming is not interested in questioning their own long-held beliefs but in having them reaffirmed (advertisers pay for an unquestioning audience). Good for you trusting your gut and letting this thing get away. You might have wound up like these people: http://www.wiredprnews.com/2009/04/05/dr-phil-guests-in-hot-water-for-shoplifting-admission_200904053058.html

By: Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2009-04-03

Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2009-04-03 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:30:48 +0000

[...] » to dr. phil or not to dr. phil – After Hours| random discourse from a retired escort "Then came the show’s pre-interview. Not a single question was asked about my political views or anything about CL. Instead, I was asked a number of intrusive questions about my mental health, personal history and childhood! My childhood is irrelevant in topics of national policy. It really is. [...]

By: Amber Rhea

Amber Rhea — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:06:34 +0000

Wow. Good for you for turning that shit down. What the hell is wrong w/ people??

By: Bob Brown

Bob Brown — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:52:04 +0000

Amanda,

I have heard cases in which the major media have double-crossed and misrepresented the program agenda to interviewees that would make a list as long as your leg in fine print. I’m glad you didn’t bite on that bait. You did the right thing.

It’s interesting to confirm that Dr. Phil is a typical major-media phony. At least that made your experience partially worthwhile.