Mackenzie Phillips: I slept with my own father

[PeppyGPhiB]

So just because we find her story disgusting means that she shouldn't share it? This was rape, incest, sexual abuse, however you want to describe it, and that stuff is unfortunately far more common than people want to believe. That it morphed into a "consentual" relationship that lasted 10 years I'm willing to speculate was because of the position of authority her father was in. I mean, having your dad rape you - and I bet that encounter was not the first time her dad made advances toward her - must really mess with your mind. Add to that that she was so drugged up at that time in her life, and I guess it doesn't surprise me that her dad could manipulate her like that.

McKenzie Phillips' reputation and career was ruined by her drug habit. Maybe she blames her dad a little (or a lot) for that and she wants the world to know it. Seems to me that she (and other celebrities such as Oprah who disclose sexual abuse and other horrible things many years later), is looking for a little understanding or sympathy from people who have had none for her.

One Day at at Time was before my time, but I do love American Graffiti, and I'll always think of McKenzie in her role in that movie.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

So just because we find her story disgusting means that she shouldn't share it?

Is that what you gathered from our responses?

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is that what you gathered from our responses?

Several of them, yes.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

So just because we find her story disgusting means that she shouldn't share it? This was rape, incest, sexual abuse, however you want to describe it, and that stuff is unfortunately far more common than people want to believe.

My problem with this whole thing is that she doesn't seem to be doing this to come out with it as a way to do anything else than to make some money off of her family's notorious dysfunction.

Why did she do this? It's not for punitive reasons--her father's been dead for nearly a decade and he can't only confirm or deny it, he can't be punished for it if it's even true. It doesn't seem to be in order to help people going through similar tragedies; if that was the case she would have worked with an organization like RAINN. She even could have used her appearance on Oprah on that angle--since Ms. Winfrey has been very open about her history of abuse. Why does her confession happen to center around her book's release?

[kommitted1973]

I'm wondering if so many people are grossed out by her story, how many people will actually buy her book? I am one of the ones that actually believes her story and no I will not buy the book but, I think she should have the right to tell her story and if this is only was for her to release the demons that have plagued her for 30 years or so then who am I to judge.

What really got to me was that she said she knows she's not the only one that this has happened too as far as having the consentual (sp) relationship. Who knows maybe she'll help someone else.

Society has made sensationalist topics a part of our entertainment.

Just my .13 cents.