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September 12, 2007, 4:36 pm PDT

09/10 Season 6 Premiere!

I agree....it did not seem like the mother was really going to take the girl's cell phone away, and it was pathetic that the girl did not have an extreme reaction to what she saw on the show---Patrick's story made me cry. I will admit I am guilty of texting while driving, but after seeing Patrick's story, I will never do it again. Thanks for addressing this issue, Dr Phil! And take that girl's cell phone away, or at least get her one that only makes outgoing calls and NO TEXTING! Taking her keys away wouldn't hurt either...4 tries to pass a driving test and a 10 on a simulated driving test? It scares me that she is on the road, cell phone or no cell phone!
 
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September 20, 2007, 8:01 pm PDT

09/20 "Change My Face, Change My Race"

My heart really goes out to Roseanna. She is a beautiful and intelligent woman who deserves to be valued so much more than she is. I felt embarrassed for her husband, James. Half of what he said did not make any sense---he was stuttering and tripping over his own words again and again, making horrible attempts to lie about racist things that he had said. I hope that Roseanna will keep on being "disobedient" and find a way to remove her children from such a damaging environment. In order to stand up for herself, her beliefs, and her family, she must get away from James.

 

And as for Brad.....

 

When I first saw the preview for his segment of the show, I thought he would be a really superficial kind of guy, and I thought that his statement about getting a nose job to make him more "himself" was ridiculous. But after I heard what he had to say, it made sense---his whole life, he has been defined by his nose. It looks like his grandfather's and Brad has even been given nicknames because of his nose. I think that it is okay for him to step out of the shadow (no joke intended) of his nose. It doesn't seem like he would be doing it in order to look like someone else or be a different person or to shed his Italian heritage. Furthermore, Brad's mom seems like a nice lady but I don't think it's fair for her to put any guilt on Brad if he decides to get his nose done---he will still be the same person afterward.

 

The extent to which popular culture influences our idea of beauty, nationally as well as globally, is very sad. There are so many different ways to define beauty---beauty is relative. I think the message of today's show was that the Western or "American" idea of beauty should not be the dominant one so that people don't feel like they have to change their natural features to attain some narrowly-defined idea of beauty. The root of this issue is the dominance of the Western idea of beauty---people attempting to "erase" their ethnicity is just a symptom.

 
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September 20, 2007, 8:17 pm PDT

09/20 "Change My Face, Change My Race"

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How can you claim that your race is intellectually superior when the rest of us see that you're so stupid? You are SOOO insecure!  I was just going to remark that you have no original thoughts but Dr. Phil just beat me to it. If you're so smart - why is this your second marriage? Men mature, women expire? Even THAT isn't an original thought. What are you, a robot that someone just filled with one-liners? If you're so smart, how come you've relied on the rest of the world to compose your thoughts for you? Socially - you are scrambling for a double didgit IQ.

 

So what if  your wife was black? Being racist doesn't mean you HATE other races, it means you feel yours is superior ... which you do. If you were so smart you would know that. You're hoping your son married a more obedient woman than you did? I hope your son spits in his father's face and walks away after he grows up. I just hope he grows up! His father hasn't.

 

Rosanna - run! So far, you have allowed him to be this way with you, not something I understand but I don't have kids i.e. would never have a reason to stay with such a big piece of garbage. There are a million guys who would treat you better (of ALL races) and now that it's 2007 and you're living in a free country, you can even have a fulfilling life without a man if you want.

 

 

So well said. James is insecure. He criticizes his wife (and probably criticized his ex-wife) to build up his own ego. He should not even be married, since he will never see a woman as his equal. Poor James---what a lonely life he must lead, being so superior to nearly everyone he comes into contact with. I guess his only hope is to marry a college-educated Asian man---maybe this will alleviate a lot of his stress.

 
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September 20, 2007, 8:20 pm PDT

09/20 "Change My Face, Change My Race"

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I'm SOOOOOOO frustrated with the whole "one race vs. another race" issue. I try to avoid the topic all together because the issue provokes gut wrenching, jaw clenching, fist pumping reactions that are so strong i feel unable to communicate my thoughts in an adult dialogue.
first, i must say, well done, dr. phil. you've done it again. this issue is like the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. it's so touchy. it's so......ridiculously sensitive. it's full of hypocrisy and double standards. and dr. phil, you addressed the issue with finesse and bravery. i thought i loved you before, but now i would like you to legally adopt me.
secondly, and i dont even know if i CAN say this, but i will, because for once i would just like to SAY something on the matter instead of stomping away in a fit of rage.
My current boyfriend is obsessed with asian culture and asian women. as are a lot of my male friends. and we're all caucasian. they speak about asian women as if they are these delicate flower treasures and one should count himself as a blessed man should he catch himself an asian woman. not only do i find it highly offensive as a caucasian woman, but i feel even worse that they are objectifying a human being, a WOMAN. it's almost as if they've stripped the humanity away from these women and made them their own personal play toys.i feel protective.i want to stand in front of the woman they are ogling and shield her from their eye rapings.  i become enraged. why is this so common?? I HATE IT!!!!! Why cant we be judged as a possible mate based on my ability to be a good partner, a quality person, AN INDIVIDUAL......rather than whether or not we are a certain race???  i find this to be devestating.


I'm glad you brought this up. The whole "eye-raping" and Asian women obsession really disgusts me, too, because it's for such stereotypical reasons. It's offensive to all women for any woman to be objectified.
 
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September 20, 2007, 8:25 pm PDT

09/20 "Change My Face, Change My Race"

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Everyone who is having surgery  - it's up to you, I'm not planning on swaying your opinion, it's your body, your decision and your money.

 

First off - I think plastic surgery should be reserved for people who have something WRONG, especially if it interferes with their health. If a nose job restores/improves breathing or sense of smell or repairs some huge deformity then that's one thing but to just 'change how you look', I just don't like that. That's all it is, my opinion. I'm not going to tell you you're stupid to get it done - I might say you're a bit silly to think it's going to make a difference to your life but I don't have to live with a big nose or (BEAUTIFUL) Asian eyes.

 

As for Brad looking 'more caucasian'...he's Italian. When did they stop being caucasian? I'm Scottish Italian, does that mean I'm only HALF caucasian? What's my other half?

 

What did Chastity's aunt mean that she's surrounded by beautiful women and should get a nose job? She IS a beautiful woman! (On the outside, that is, I have no reason to believe the inside doesn't match.)

 

The only time I've been a member of a minority was when I was in Ethiopia for three months and even then I got swarmed and treated like royalty (because whites are all viewed as rich where I was, it was MOST embarrassing, they just had no idea how very rich THEY were!) so I don't know what it's like to live as a minority. So it's easy for me to sit here and say "you're Asian, you're beautiful, this is 2007 and in most cases the stereotypes are history" and I know that's certainly not the case. I'm not happy with my face either. Not at all but at the end of the day, it is a 'western'/white face so I don't face the prejudices so I'll never say that I understand but if my two cents counts - please, please, please, Asian women don't change your eyes. I think they're beautiful. Just concentrate on keeping the inside matching the outside and if you have all that extra money, perhaps the better plastic surgery to invest in would be to help a burn victim. THAT surgery would be much more rewarding to pay for.

Chastity is beautiful! I wish my nose was more like hers! I also wish that all people (especially women) would stop and think about a feature they have that they hate....and then think that there is a woman out there somewhere who would admire or envy that very thing you hate! It's all about perspective....
 
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September 20, 2007, 8:41 pm PDT

09/20 "Change My Face, Change My Race"

Quote From: briankw

I would suggest you leave this creep. If  he believes Asians are so superior, why doesn't he marry an Asian woman?

 James said his son believes his views"By choice, not by dominance"??? Is James SO DUMB that he doesn't realise that he's his sons BIGGEST influence...how sad.

RUN away from this racist creep before we see the son on DrPhil.

Um, James can't marry an Asian woman....he would still be superior to her. And what you said is so funny but sadly true....we will see James Jr on Dr Phil someday!
 
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September 20, 2007, 8:45 pm PDT

09/10 Season 6 Premiere!

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Okay let's be HONEST, YOU are just as foolish, selfish and irresponsible as Chelsea.  You may not have had an accident YET,but you are an accident waiting to happen.  I just hope that when you do you don't  maim or kill an innocent person. And please stay in your own state.

OH MY GOD ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!???? Are you kidding me?

 

After seeing this episode, I keep my cellphone in the BACKSEAT OF MY CAR when I'm driving!!!!! Definitely an accident waiting to happen!

 
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November 30, 2007, 5:27 am PST

11/29 Too Big, Too Young

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I want you to take a moment and think it through.  You are a nurse, correct?  It would seem you must know SOMETHING about proper nutrition.  Perhaps you already have the answer to your dilemma and you don't even need Dr. Phil's help?
Losing weight is not only about proper nutrition, and I think Dr. Phil would be the first to tell you that. Read The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution. You will learn that you not only need to change what you eat, but also how you feel about yourself. Even though this woman is a nurse does not mean that she is all-knowing on this topic. Dr. Phil can still be of great help to her. Don't discourage her from reaching out---she is only trying to help herself and her child.
 
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February 19, 2008, 6:05 pm PST

Crying for Heather and her sisters

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I just watched the show about alcoholic mothers. I wanted to grab Heather and just hold her and tell her it would all be ok. That would be a lie of course because it won't be, not yet. It was so surreal watching that show today because I was Heather. My mother had lost my father to cancer and she fell into a bottle and never came out. I have two younger sisters that were 12 at the time and still needed someone to take care of them. I did the best I could. I raised them and paid my mother's bills. I wish to God that we would have done an intervention. But we were all so scared of her. I really don't understand why. She had stopped eating and was doing more drinking and was only 90 pounds soaking wet. But we were always just so scared of her. If we would have done the intervention and had gotten her to quit drinking then maybe we would have recognized the fact that she had a brain tumor. No sober person  would've acted that way. We just explained all the weird behavior away on her being drunk. My family is completely destroyed. Since the death of both my parents all of us six children have all gone our separate ways. Only a select few of us still talk and that is so sad. I fell down crying watching this show today, not just for Heather, but for what my family has endured, and still is. I mourn the death of what my family could have been. It is for this  reason that I have chosen to stay away from alcohol. I will never do this to my son.
My heart also really went out to Heather. I felt ashamed of wishing my alcoholic mom would just die, but after watching the show I understand that I was not the only person who has ever felt that way. I also wanted to cry watching the show because it was so sad to see Heather having to step up and be the parent-figure, to be the strong one when she is obviously hurting inside. Watching the clips of Joey and Heather was like reliving memories for me. I hope for the best for this family, and I think this time rehab may work since Dr. Phil is behind it. However, if Joey cannot do her part to maintain a sober lifestyle, Heather and her sisters need to move on. They are strong, intelligent women who shouldn't have to be so negatively affected by their mother's immature choices and behaviors. They deserve so much more.
 

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