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Dr. Phil Fights Xbox Live Racism With Phone Support

Television therapist Dr. Phil once again journeyed into the magical realm of gaming this past Tuesday, this time to tackle the problem of Xbox Live racism. He spoke to Terry, a black father of three who claims his civil rights are being violated by fellow gamers tossing about ethnic slurs over Microsoft's gaming service. The name-calling is apparently so rampant that Terry refuses to let his children play online anymore. Before contacted Dr. Phil, Terry contacted Xbox Live.
"I called Xbox Live. I gave them all the information they needed to know, and they told me before they can do anything, take any kind of action, there has to be 10 complaints filed against [the other player]," he continues, incensed. "That's like you coming to my house, robbing me, and I call the police. Are they going to tell me, 'Well, if that guy comes back to your house 10 times, we'll come out and do something about it'? I think that's disgusting. I think Mr. [Bill] Gates needs to change that rule, and I think it needs to be changed immediately."
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1:20 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Mike Fahey
16,578 views, 307 comments

Latest by taomaster99: mute BUTTON!!!!!! more »

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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?"
Lexie, who spends almost every waking hour at the computer making out with her virtual boyfriend, admits that she is. Personal accountability? What are we teaching children in school these days? More »

11:20 AM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Mike Fahey
63,981 views, 97 comments

Latest by n/a: basically everyone who has written something on this article has absolutely no talk in judging this girl or her mother until she has frequently played there.com or vmtv.com I was once a frequent player of there.com and vMtv.com [a virtual more »

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Dr. Phil Tackles Video Game Violence

The folks over at Game Politics have stumbled upon some amusing news. Phil "Not a Doctor" McGraw, the Emmy-award winning star of the Dr. Phil show will be tackling the issue of video game violence in a show set to tape on Thursday. Phil has previously appeared on Larry King following the VA Tech shootings suggesting that there is a link between violent games and violent behavior, so you can rest assured that this is not going to be a well thought out and balanced discussion. This is going to be a circus, as Dr. Phil shows often are, complete with a special mystery guess that GP heard was being labeled as a "game violence specialist.". More »

8:41 AM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By Mike Fahey
6,372 views, 114 comments

Latest by MisterGrok: You know who I'd love to see do a show on videogame violence? Penn & Teller. more »

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Clips: Dr. Phil Plays with His Wii

Dr. Phil got his Wii on with his son in a recent show and then went on to gift the entire audience with a free console. No wonder it's impossible to find these things, Nintendo's giving them all away as promotions. Brian Crecente

7:00 AM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Brian Crecente
309 views, 28 comments