Mackenzie Phillips: I slept with my own father

[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.

[christiangirl]

I was watching the news at my internship (hey, a girl needs a break sometimes ) and someone noted that this might encourage people in similar situations to speak out and have their abuse stopped and their abuser punished. OK maybe I'm just weird, but I don't see how ANYONE would get that message when MP waited till 10 years after her abuser died to finally speak up. That fact by itself sends a huge message, one that (IMO) kind of overshadows what she's saying. A agree with Munchkin, there were several ways to use this horror to help other people and this just doesn't seem like one of them. Now, if each purchase of her book resulted in a donation to an organization that helps abused children, that'd be something that would make this more inspirational, helpful, whathaveyou.

[33girl]

I think she's full of shit. She's tried to restart her career numerous times and come up with squat. I don't deny that she had a very messed up childhood, but this is beyond. She probably promised Chynna a cut if she would back her up.

FWIW, Michelle Phillips agrees with me and she and John were definitely not on the best of terms.