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Related: About this forumJeopardy!' contestants petition to remove Dr. Oz as guest host
In an open letter published on Medium.com last month, a consortium of former Jeopardy! winners and contestants urged the show to rethink the decision, alleging that casting the dubious doc in the role would celebrate the elevation of
talking head[s] at the expense of academic rigor and consensus.
Throughout his nearly two decades on television he has used his authority as a doctor to push harmful ideas onto the American public, in stark contrast with his oath to first do no harm. These ideas include promoting supplements that do nothing, legitimizing gay conversion therapy (which is banned in California, as well as 19 other states), dangerous cures for autism, and, most recently, the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19.
A 2014 study found half of all Dr. Mehmet Ozs medical advice to be baseless and wrong.
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Rorey
(8,513 posts)I love Jeopardy, but I probably won't watch during his stint as guest host.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,485 posts)lpbk2713
(43,201 posts)Just to see this train wreck.
PJMcK
(22,886 posts)The "Jeopardy!" producers are foolish to have him hosting the show.
He's also a lousy host.
LessAspin
(1,407 posts)Seems like a lot of tv shows are run by right-wing assholes..
Jeopardy with Mike Richards. Oz, and even anti-vaxxer Mayim Bialik. Masked Singer: Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani.. Dancing With the Stars: Sean Spicer...
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