Mackenzie Phillips took "TMI" to a new level.
I saw the news and had to tune in, if only for 16 minutes, but to see Mackenzie Phillips just pour herself out to Oprah and say that she had sex and drugs (and well, rock and roll) with her father John Phillips was just, well, it made my skin crawl.
I didn't see the entire segment; Valerie Bertinelli made a surprise appearance on the show to share her concern for her friend. Real sad. Really is.
("Rape" is how it was described by one website but she had relations with him repeatedly until he, according to her statements on Oprah, wanted her to be the mother of the other kids.)
It seems like it's in this new "tell-all" pattern we're establishing where Megan Fox talked to Rolling Stone in a similar way:
And we have Michelle Wie blogging her talents and her bod:
But Mackenzie Phillips, who I watched religiously on "One Day at A Time" just took my breath away and made me wonder how much we should bear as public figures.
I mean, ok, Mac went through an abusive teenage phase to be sure, but to bring it out as she did?
Here's Celeb TV's video summary:
I go back and forth on this and admit to some confusion in the whole deal. See, part of me understands that she obviously from her tears on Oprah needed the release but yes it was timed to the release of her book, which has her account with her father in it.
She's certainly going to make money from bearing her soul and "sharing" but now anyone with kids who happened to hear this has some explaining to do I would think. Which brings me to this poll question: should MacKenzie Phillips have spilled the beans the way she did, so publicly?
How much is too much?
Here's the poll:
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Wow, this unfortunately takes place many more times than we may want to believe. That is why it's so important for mothers to be careful with their young daughters with their fathers...I worked in social work and have see too much of this...it's real and it's lasting effects are devastating.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate how honest this post is in your reactions, but honestly, this is not a question of appropriateness. When someone is raped or heavily coerced (at a young age, by an authority figure, under the influence) into incest, the question isn't whether or not it's their right to tell and how. The culpability lies with the perpetrator.
ReplyDeleteIf you've ever endured the years of recovery that sexual assault can cause on so many levels (financially, personally, psychologically, physically), you'd understand it's her right to shout it as loud as she wants. Her body wasn't her own in this situation. How can you describe a time when your body wasn't in your control? Let her say it in any words and forum she wants -- and let's hope we finally grow past laying blame on people brave enough to speak things we'd rather pretend don't exist.