Dr. Phil guests want to cancel phrases like 'mom and dad' for being offensive: ‘It’s the heterosexism’
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Dr. Phil presented a graphic with numerous words that have been "canceled" and asked his own audience whether they found them to be controversial.
Dr. Phil then showed a graphic of numerous words or phrases some people now deem too offensive for public use. Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
One audience member named LaTalya agreed with "mom and dad" appearing on the list. She explained, "I have a daughter with another woman, and when its being taught in school that ‘Oh that’s just the norm’ that it’s just ‘mom and dad,’ it just offends us, because we are lesbians, you know what I mean? We come from the community and it makes us feel like we’re not important enough to be called 'mom and mom' or ‘parents.’"
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