Dr. Phil Should Stop Dispensing Thirty Year Old Discredited Advice- NOW

 

lezgetreal.com-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire

Homophobic, Transphobic, Gynophobic Ass

It is time that Dr. Phil- who has no licence to practice therapy any more- to be shut down. The homophobic, transphobic showman has decided to do damage to hundreds of thousands of children because of his intolerance and his quackery. Dr. Phil is, basically, nothing more than a snake oil salesman who peddles phoney baloney cures to what ails people in order to throw them up on the little screen for people to watch and feel glad about how their lives are so much better off than those poor schmucks who have to go on his shows.

The latest is his decision to tell a parent to take away a young boy’s toys and clothes because the mother, Robbie, is more concerned about kowtowing to damaging patriarchal standards than raising a happy, healthy son. Robbie is more than willing to risk emotionally damaging his son in order to make sure that his masculinity is protected.

Robbie’s son likes pretty things like girl’s toys and clothes. Dr. Phil even states that it is normal for children to go through this stage. He noted “There are developmental stages in kids, and it is not unusual, particularly for young boys, to experiment and get stuck on certain stimulus item. This is not a precursor to your son being gay.”

We are worried about Robbie’s son becoming gay? You know something, Dr. Phil, that shit was peddled thirty years ago. My mother got told time and time again that she was raising a limp wristed fag by homophobes like you. People told my mother that she should not allow me to play with dolls, or to pretend to be a girl. Now, I am not the perfect example of this since they were sort of right- I’m a lesbian. Yeah, I’m also transsexual. Thing is, there were dozens of boys who played with girl’s toys. Ewan McGregor use to pretend to be Princess Leia. He did not grow up to be either gay NOR transsexual.

Dr. Phil continued on by saying

“Direct your son in an unconfusing way. Don’t buy him Barbie dolls or girls’ clothes. You don’t want to do things that seem to support the confusion at this stage of the game. … Take the girl things away, and buy him boy toys.

“Support him in what he’s doing, but not in the girl things.”

It sounds like Dr. Phil and Robbie are more worried about their perceptions of manhood than anything else. They are hung up on the standards of masculinity that ignores the ideas that a child who is raised with male toys and male clothes could, in fact, grow up to be- GASP- a gay man or a transsexual and a boy raised with female toys and female clothes could- HORRORS- grow up straight!

Dr. Phil, the time has come for you to give up your homophobia, transphobia and gynophobia.

The best thing for Robbie to do is get over her objections to homosexuality and transsexuality, support her son, and let her son find out what he is rather than forcing him into a masculine world view that he may end up finding out is not for him.

I am lucky. I had parents who not only raised me to be me, but never forced me to be any standard of masculinity or femininity. I was allowed to play with dolls and Star Wars figures. That I always gravitated towards female characters was what tipped off my sister and my cousin to the fact that they weren’t dealing with a boy, but a girl, not that I played with dolls. My sister grew up wearing pants and shirts that were often kind of masculine- the same with my cousin. They’re both straight. Hellfire and brimstone! I’m the most feminine of the women in the family and I was raised as a boy.

Believe it or not, it is not about confusion. Take a look at boy’s toys sometime. They are bland and boring really. A black and white police car? A man in a brown robe? Boys are dressed in bold colors which are usually simple to identify like blue-red-green. Now, take a look at girl’s toys. They tend to be brightly colored, attractive, and easy to look at. Girl’s clothes are pretty too. The kid isn’t confused- he’s going for what is prettier to look at. Girl’s clothes are also softer materials- nicer to wear.

Maybe Robbie’s kid find boy’s toys unappealing and boy’s clothes hard to wear. Buy him a damned Ken doll if they still make them and find out if he likes playing dress up with him and get over your patriarchy worshiping self.

As for Dr. Phil, I have a few suggestions, but nothing printable.