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Related: About this forumEllen Responds To ‘One Million Moms’ Boycott Of JC Penney: --- ‘My Haters Are My Motivators’
Ellen DeGeneres confronted the One Million Moms boycott of her partnership with J.C. Penney on her daytime talk show yesterday with trademark humor quipping, normally I dont like to pay attention to my haters, but this time Id like to talk about it because my haters are my motivators. The anti-gay group, part of the American Family Association, is claiming that the store is undermining traditional families by selecting DeGeneres as its spokesperson.
On the show, DeGeneres read some of the supportive comments her fans left on the the groups Facebook page and then explained her values: I usually dont talk about stuff like this on my show. But I really want to thank everyone who is supporting me. And if you dont know me very well, if youre just watching maybe for the the first time or youre just getting to know me I want to be clear. And here are the values that I stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me those are traditional values, thats what I stand for.
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http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/02/08/421085/ellen-responds-to-one-million-moms-boycott-of-jc-penney-my-haters-are-my-motivators/
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Ellen Responds To ‘One Million Moms’ Boycott Of JC Penney: --- ‘My Haters Are My Motivators’ (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2012
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yellerpup
(12,254 posts)1. I also believe in dance!
WTG, Ellen. If I can find a J.C. Penny in my area, I too will shop there.
Drale
(7,932 posts)2. Haters gona hate
its the only thing that gives their lives meaning in their eyes.
WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)3. Hey "Million Moms"-
How's that right wing boycott of Disney World going?
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)4. million moms. BWAHAHAHA! What a joke.