Truth rating: 10
12:05 pm, August 21st, 2013
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Dr. Phil is under fire for a questionable tweet sent — and then deleted — from his Twitter account on Tuesday.
“If a girl is drunk, is it okay to have sex with her? Reply yes or no to @drphil #teensaccused” read the controversial message (see screengrab below).
Not surprisingly, the tweet quickly spawned a backlash for its insensitive wording and lack of explanation.
It was deleted a short time after.
That hasn’t stopped the outrage, however, and now a spokesman for the TV personality is defending the question as being an innocent query meant to gather information for the “Dr. Phil” talk show.
“This Tweet was intended to evoke discussion leading into a very serious show topic. It was not intended to be taken lightly,” says the rep.
A Change.org petition for Dr. Phil himself to release a formal apology for seemingly reducing rape to a simple “yes/no” issue has amassed nearly 800 signatures.
Perhaps Dr. Phil should leave the tweeting to his wife.
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