D.L. Mayfield

The layers of indoctrination in this show I don't think can really be expressed in this little interview, but it's just something worth mentioning, one of the ways he got to people. Chick-fil-A used to give out cassettes of Adventures in Odyssey episodes, right?

The layers of indoctrination in this show I don't think can really be expressed in this little interview, but it's just something worth mentioning, one of the ways he got to people. Chick-fil-A used to give out cassettes of Adventures in Odyssey episodes, right?

There was this book that came out called Turmoil in the Toy Box, written by some guy who had no background in anything. And he just basically went through, like, why every popular toy was, like, not okay for Christians. And... My mom read it and took all my older sister's Barbies and just donated them without even telling my sister. She was so devastated. But it's like, yeah, Barbies are immoral.

There was this book that came out called Turmoil in the Toy Box, written by some guy who had no background in anything. And he just basically went through, like, why every popular toy was, like, not okay for Christians. And... My mom read it and took all my older sister's Barbies and just donated them without even telling my sister. She was so devastated. But it's like, yeah, Barbies are immoral.

Like, we can't have Barbies anymore. And I tried to look up this guy, like... He's a nobody. And he basically just cashed in on this... There's this gullible group of people that will listen to anything you say if you say it's from God. And it worked. And that was like... Again, this is going back to Christian publishing was full of grifters. You have two choices as a kid, which really sucks.

Like, we can't have Barbies anymore. And I tried to look up this guy, like... He's a nobody. And he basically just cashed in on this... There's this gullible group of people that will listen to anything you say if you say it's from God. And it worked. And that was like... Again, this is going back to Christian publishing was full of grifters. You have two choices as a kid, which really sucks.

One is... You think your parents are wrong and you're like, damn, they just took my toys. Biologically, kids are not designed to do this. I'll just say that. Dr. Dobson knew this and honestly exploited this. So what you're going to do as a kid is you're probably going to be like, my parents are right. I need to somehow be okay with this and I will figure out ways to move on.

One is... You think your parents are wrong and you're like, damn, they just took my toys. Biologically, kids are not designed to do this. I'll just say that. Dr. Dobson knew this and honestly exploited this. So what you're going to do as a kid is you're probably going to be like, my parents are right. I need to somehow be okay with this and I will figure out ways to move on.

So for me, I was like, my parents can't be wrong. God talks to them. They must be right. And that kind of drug me into this world ever deeper, which is the express aim, if I'm being perfectly honest.

So for me, I was like, my parents can't be wrong. God talks to them. They must be right. And that kind of drug me into this world ever deeper, which is the express aim, if I'm being perfectly honest.

This is my big thing. Dobson was a child psychologist, right? Who was obsessed with replicating like many patriarchal authoritarian political structures within the home. He eventually is basically one of the most prolific political lobbyists in American history. So he's had both careers. And I think they're intimately connected because I believe parenting is political.

This is my big thing. Dobson was a child psychologist, right? Who was obsessed with replicating like many patriarchal authoritarian political structures within the home. He eventually is basically one of the most prolific political lobbyists in American history. So he's had both careers. And I think they're intimately connected because I believe parenting is political.

I think he knew this from a very long time. I don't think there's another person in American history who has done more for... I mean, he kind of focused on anti-LGBTQ plus legislation and focused on that early on. Now that would also include anti-trans legislation.

I think he knew this from a very long time. I don't think there's another person in American history who has done more for... I mean, he kind of focused on anti-LGBTQ plus legislation and focused on that early on. Now that would also include anti-trans legislation.

But I don't think there's an American alive, and he's kind of hanging on death's door, but who's done more in the realm of political lobbying against queer people than James Dobson.

But I don't think there's an American alive, and he's kind of hanging on death's door, but who's done more in the realm of political lobbying against queer people than James Dobson.

If you look at Project 2025 and all the organizations that are on the board of Project 2025, James Dobson has a hand in so many of those. Either he started them, was on the board, gave counsel. And I don't want to make it seem like he's like an evil genius, because if you read his books, you're like, he's not a genius.

If you look at Project 2025 and all the organizations that are on the board of Project 2025, James Dobson has a hand in so many of those. Either he started them, was on the board, gave counsel. And I don't want to make it seem like he's like an evil genius, because if you read his books, you're like, he's not a genius.

OK, but there are these threads of intentionality that come with him understanding child development and how it can be exploited to replicate people who are in to the white supremacist authoritarianism regime that he so desperately wanted. And, you know, he's kind of getting right now.

OK, but there are these threads of intentionality that come with him understanding child development and how it can be exploited to replicate people who are in to the white supremacist authoritarianism regime that he so desperately wanted. And, you know, he's kind of getting right now.