In a shocking development, one of my least-favorite people on the planet finally managed to score some awesome points.
Dr. Phil Supports MMO, Scolds Parent
While television personality and actor Dr. Phil has come out against violent video games and their influence on children in the past, in a show that aired Monday entitled "Shocking Teen Trends", the good doctor actually comes out on the side of social MMO There.com. After questioning 13-year-old Lexie and her mother Lezlie (awww, their names are so kyoot!) about Lexie's There.com addiction and speaking to There.com CEO Michael Wilson, Dr. Phil actually jumps to a reasonable, well thought-out conclusion.
"The problem is not with the game; the problem is the use of it," Dr. Phil tells Lexie and Lezlie. "The game is very creative and it's there for you to use or abuse. Are you abusing it?"
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The nice thing about this is that the terminally brain-dead segment of America that watches and reveres Dr. Phil just happens to be comprised mainly of those individuals who will believe that video games (as well as T.V., movies, Dungeons & Dragons, and basically fun in general) will cause anyone who touches them to become a depraved, violent, child-raping lunatic cannibal.
And so Dr. Phil speaks directly to the ones who need this insight the most.
Go Dr. Phil!!
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