DRUNKEN SEX AND THE PAUSE BUTTON

Psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw, recently posted a "tweet" asking the question: "If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her? "

The tweet apparently outraged quite a few people according to the Huffington Post, which more and more is starting to resemble TMZ.

Although Twitter, a media tool, has been abused many, many times by celebrities, athletes, and just about anybody else who has no brain pause button,  this tweet by Dr. Phil made perfect sense to me.

I'm apparently in the minority once more.

Reactions from McGraw's "twitter tweets" included one individual who questioned whether he had just forgotten about Steubenville and what happened there to a girl who was raped while drunk. There were several more in that vein and by now his question has probably gone viral - for all the wrong reasons.

The question was removed from Dr Phyl's Twitter page due to the irate response - and that's a shame.

After the question was posed, the remainder of the message stated: "Reply yes or no to drphyl#teensaccused." He clearly was soliciting opinions on the subject of accountability - which appears to be holding on by it's fingertips..

Texan therapist Dr. Phil is extremely well trained and has clearly earned his spurs, but, to confuse his therapeutic TV approach and the issues addressed to actual in-depth analysis would be foolish.

To the man's credit, he says as much during his show - (still listed in the entertainment section of your local newspaper) usually prescribing more comprehensive client based counseling by credentialled experts as a necessary follow-up.

 My daughter Beth recently sent me an interesting column by LZ Granderson, a CNN contributor and a senior writer for ESPN. One quote in particular seemed to fit well with this blogs subject matter.

"We don't teach accountability, we don't expect accountability, and I'm not sure we even know what accountability looks like anymore. Some of us have become  so addicted to pointing fingers at others for all the wrong that happens in our lives that self-assessment has become synonymous with blaming the victim."

I truly believe Dr. Phil's "tweet" was an attempt to try and determine just how many in our male population still don't get it when it comes to drunken sex.

Unfortunately, his question - limited by 34 characters - inspired irrational rants and raving by many individuals who apparently have no pause button in either their brain or their fingers.

Probably just a coincidence, right?