Dr. Phil rages against ‘cancellation culture’ by endorsing Trump

Dr Phil spoke out against the ‘cancellation culture’ during an appearance on a often shocking and offensive campaign rally for Donald Trump in the famous Madison Square Garden in New York.

TV psychologist Phil McGraw, who used to host a long-running talk show Dr. Phil on CBS until it ends in 2023 joined former President Trump on Sunday (October 27).

In February 2022, about a dozen current and former employees accused Dr. Phil of being subjected to “verbal abuse in the workplace that incites fear, intimidation and racism.”

Seven other employees also alleged that guests on the show were often manipulated and treated unethically. Dr. Phil’s lawyers strongly deny the allegations.

“Bullying Expert”

Going to the podium, he told supporters: “I may not be an expert on politics, but I am an expert on intimidation, and intimidation is when you seek to harm someone, you seek to intimidate, coerce, cause suffering, fear, risk their well-being.”

He added that bullying can be “physical, verbal, relational or cyber” and that “it’s always wrong”.

He continued: “I know critics will say, ‘Isn’t Trump a bully?’ Let me tell you why the answer is no. To be a bully, there has to be an imbalance of power. When he’s not there, it’s just called debating, and he just does it better than anybody.”

Dr. Phil added that “when you attack a citizen and use the power of the Internet” to “cause a boycott,” it’s “beyond disgusting.” He called for “a move away from cancellation culture” and “scare tactics”.

After his CBS show ended, Dr. Phil launched his own television network called Merit Street, and now hosts a new program called Dr. Phil Primetime. On June 7, 2024, Dr. Phil was criticized for interviewing Trump on the show and agreeing with the former president that his cozy trial it was unfair

many contradictory figures and their supporters claim they have been “cancelled” or “silenced” for their views.

The idea of ​​”cancellation” According to Meredith D. Clark of the University of Virginia, it emerged in black Twitter and queer communities of color around 2015.

“The cancellation of people, places and objects was a light-hearted response to a display of distaste,” but it was quickly “picked up by outside observers, especially journalists with an uncanny ability to amplify (their own) white gaze,” she said. wrote in the study article of 2020.

In 2022, an episode Dr. Phil caused a flurry of transphobic social media after the debate about the existence of trans and non-binary people was staged.

Below is Dr. Phil’s last speech Beyoncé joins Vice President Kamala HarrisTrump’s rival for the White House, at a rally in Texas on Friday (October 25th), where she urged voters to “sing a new song.”

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