{"id":290628,"date":"2021-03-23T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=290628"},"modified":"2021-03-23T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:00:58","slug":"500-past-jeopardy-contestants-petition-show-to-remove-dr-oz-as-guest-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/500-past-jeopardy-contestants-petition-show-to-remove-dr-oz-as-guest-host\/","title":{"rendered":"500 Past \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 Contestants Petition Show To Remove Dr. Oz As Guest Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F500-past-jeopardy-contestants-petition-show-to-remove-dr-oz-as-guest-host%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=290628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2894.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The game show \u201cJeopardy!\u201d has been cycling through guest hosts since the death of Alex Trebek, and this week&nbsp;celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is set to take over the podium.<\/p>\n<p>But more than 500 former contestants have objected to his inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we heard that Dr. Mehmet Oz was slated to be a guest host, agreement came quickly \u2014 we were opposed,\u201d&nbsp; they said their letter, first <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@j.contestants.letter\/a-letter-from-concerned-former-contestants-to-mike-richards-executive-producer-of-jeopardy-f2f8e2e53930\">published<\/a> on Medium.com Feb. 24. \u201cDr. Oz stands in opposition to everything that Jeopardy! stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter says Oz, a longtime guest medical expert on \u201cThe Oprah Winfrey Show,\u201d has been criticized for potentially \u201cdangerous\u201d claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout 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 \u2018cures\u2019 for autism, and, most recently, the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19,\u201d says the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of these things is backed by any scientific fact and by promoting them he is actively putting his viewers in danger,\u201d they added, saying Oz is just not a fit for the cerebral show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 is known for being incredibly rigorous; a well-deserved reputation,\u201d they concluded. \u201cTo then invite Dr. Oz to guest-host is a slap in the face to all involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the whole letter below:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"52\">\n<p><em>It has been exciting to see Jeopardy! feature an increasingly diverse pool of contestants over the past few years. We are excited to see this diversity of talent expand to the guest host pool, with guest hosts such as Aaron Rodgers, Katie Couric, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, to name a few. And as a large, diverse group of people, there is very little that a large group of Jeopardy! contestants can agree upon. But when we heard that Dr. Mehmet Oz was slated to be a guest host, agreement came quickly \u2014 we were opposed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We understand that first and foremost, Jeopardy! is a television show, and ratings are important. However, Dr. Oz stands in opposition to everything that Jeopardy! stands for. Jeopardy! is a show that values facts and knowledge. 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These ideas include promoting supplements that do nothing, legitimizing gay conversion therapy (which is banned in California, as well as 19 other states), dangerous \u201ccures\u201d for autism, and, most recently, the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. None of these things is backed by any scientific fact and by promoting them he is actively putting his viewers in danger. In fact, his ideas are so dangerous that thousands of his colleagues have petitioned to have him fired from his position at Columbia Medical School. And what kind of message does this send to the LGBTQ+ and autistic contestants and viewers of Jeopardy!?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Oz represents what has become a dubious trend in America: the elevation of the credentialed talking head at the expense of academic rigor and consensus. We once viewed intelligence and genius as something that a single heroic intellect could embody. We have since learned and we now understand that we do much better at study and science when we approach it as a group and build off of each other\u2019s insights and checks. But consensus does not mean that everyone gets a seat at the table to present \u201ctreatments\u201d that at best, have no medical evidence to support them, and at worst, are shown by medical evidence to be actively harmful. Evidence-based medicine is the gold standard because evidence-based medicine keeps people alive. And we need our public champions of learning and science to support that view.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jeopardy! is known for being incredibly rigorous; a well-deserved reputation. As contestants, we\u2019ve all seen what happens behind the scenes if there\u2019s any doubt about a question. We\u2019ve seen writers and judges frantically cross-reference answers in real time to make sure that the facts are accurate. To then invite Dr. Oz to guest-host is a slap in the face to all involved.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sincerely,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Former Jeopardy! Contestants<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game show \u201cJeopardy!\u201d has been cycling through guest hosts since the death of Alex Trebek, and this week\u00a0celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is set to take over the podium.But more &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310983,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2894.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"500 Past \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 Contestants Petition Show To Remove Dr. Oz As Guest Host","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2894.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"500 Past \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 Contestants Petition Show To Remove Dr. Oz As Guest Host","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}