Dr Phil sees the light!

If mainstream TV presenters are changing their tune at last then that's a good thing. And he's arguing it on lack of evidence which is politically neutral.

We don't need to see into his soul and judge his motives.

Interesting ad hominem here with allusions of “sketchiness”. Aside from such gossip itself being ambiguous, what does that have to do with unnecessary and dangerous surgery on minors? Answer: nothing.

And I see you’ve stripped him of his doctorate in clinical psychology as well. One retains degree titles for life. He is a “Dr” whether you approve of him or not.

'Dr' Phill ( he's not a Dr anymore, just a billionaire talk show host). It's great that he's talking about it, but he's not going to turn into some kind of champion for the cause. He really just goes for topics that will get him talked about. He has a pretty sketchy history.

He has been as guilty as any other main stream US presenter of propagating the ideology over the last decade. He needs to take some responsibility for spreading that misinformation and the harm that it has caused. "Oprah made me do it" will not wash

Very clearly presented. And he's not stopping with just the clip:

"In fairness, the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Society, the American Endocrine Society... all of the major medical associations have signed off on this [gender-affirming care]. And I have never seen those organisations sign off on anything with less information as to whether it does long term harm."

"We're going to do some shows that are already taped that are revealing what the real results of this are and I think people are going to be shocked that these medical organisations have signed off on this. I think they've just given in to the pressure."

Well, thank you Dr Phil! I hope he has his flame-proof suit brushed and ready.

I'm listening to it now. It's not just about trans stuff. I've just gotten to the part about his worries about child trafficking at the border. That's very upsetting too.

Ah, I didn't see this thread!

Good news, I think.

We lived in the US twenty years ago and LOVED Dr Phil.
I always hoped he'd be sensible about this issue.

Oprah Winfrey was behind the Dr Phil shows so he was probably limited on what he could or couldn’t say. However the Dr Phil show ended last year and he’s starting his own show elsewhere so I guess has more say in what he can discuss.

I think the issue in the past (when tv shows did pro trans stuff ) is that everyone believed that the "science" was well founded and evidenced.

I was (pleasantly) surprised to see that he has flipped from supporting the transactivist position to seeing that there are huge problems with aspects of the medical situation. I will be interested to see where he goes next.

I have no idea how much reach he has, but he is certainly a voice from the US I am aware of, so presumably he still has some influence.

Love Dr Feeeeeeeul. Would be surprised if he wasn't sensible about the whole thing.