Seth MacFarlane is calling out Oprah for giving Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz a platform

Are celebs more susceptible to placing undue amounts of faith in fast-talkers with a Dr. in front of (or an M.D. after) their names? We don’t know for sure, but we do know that when stars like Gwyneth Paltrow or Oprah Winfrey or the current President of the United States (Lysol, anyone?) promote certain medical treatments or health and wellness practices, the public listens — sometimes to their own detriment. Well, Seth MacFarlane is fed up with it. The comedian and Family Guy creator is standing up to none other than Ms. Winfrey herself, asking her to make amends for giving Dr. Phil (not a licenced doctor by the way) and Dr. Oz (a surgeon with a penchant for pseudo-science) platforms to dispense their not-always-helpful advice.

Oprah has done some wonderfully altruistic things with her career, but the use of her platform to amplify the voices of dubious characters rather than legitimate scientists has been a disservice. I hope she will lend her own powerful voice to correct it.https://t.co/h002GVGX3f

— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) April 17, 2020

MacFarlane points out that while he recognizes all the good Oprah has done (and it is a LOT of good) she’s also responsible for the fame that Phil and Oz have achieved; both men began their TV careers on her show. And while Goop has been taken to task for promoting questionable health practices like using bee stings to reduce inflammation, the opinions that Oprah’s doctor pals have offered in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak have been far more harmful.[video_embed id='1867119']RELATED: Dr. Phil is selling one of his homes and the inside is kind of bizarre[/video_embed]Dr. Phil recently popped up on Fox News, saying that social distancing and lockdowns are an overreaction: “45,000 people a year die from automobile accidents, 480,000 from cigarettes, 360,000 from swimming pools,” said Phil, “but we don’t shut the country down for that.” Soon after, he was pushed to amend his comments and admit that none of the examples he used are equatable with an infectious disease and the damage it can do when left unchecked. As for Oz, he too appeared on Fox (do we detect a pattern here?) arguing that schools should reopen ASAP because it “may only cost us 2 to 3%, in terms of total mortality.”Fact: Oprah continues to be listed as a producer on both of these men’s talk shows. And while either “doctor” has yet to come out in favour of President Trump’s interest in injecting disinfectants into the human body, Oprah might want to consider MacFarlane’s request that she officially un-endorse them before they do.[video_embed id='1875016']Before you go: Oprah's resident astrologer gives us a lesson in astrology[/video_embed]