Important Reasons Why Ellen Degeneres Is A Hero!
Ever heard of ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’? Oh, it’s a well-known fact we’ve all heard of it, right? But do you know how many years of this show Ellen has been giving to us? We might have lost count, but here she is – entertaining us for a decade and a half now. And since the 15th anniversary of her show is approaching, let’s remember some important reasons why Ellen Degeneres is a hero who simply rocks!
She’s THE LEGEND for the LGBT community
Since gay pride is nearly here (Last Sunday of June), it seems the adequate timing to shower Ellen with some attention for her contributions in the latest history of gay people.
Nowadays the LGBT community in America (and not only!) gets treated with more respect because of the enormous turn she did with her bravery of coming out in 1997 on Oprah TV Show. After this, her sitcom of the same name here, got inspired to do the same thing.
Formerly, she was the ONLY openly gay woman playing a gay role in a television program. This displayed a large amount of courage in a much less accepting time period for the LGBT community.
Ellen is a true believer in equality for all, regardless of faith, color, sexuality or anything else based on which people judge each other. Ellen definitely served as an inspiration for a whole generation of women to accept who they truly are and try to be happy with themselves no matter what their sexuality is. Her marriage to the Australian actress, model, and philanthropist, Portia De Rossi, proves this too.
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She’s freakin’ shady!
Being famous as much as Ellen is, surely means that you are going to get loads of attention, and frequently that attention is not going to be good at all! It could mean you are going to get criticized for the clothes you wear, for the way you sound or speak, or even for the way you just, simply, stand there!
Though Ellen received a lot of homophobic criticism in the early days of her career, she also had to deal with a mixture of keyboard warriors and the occasional person in a position of power throwing negative comments her way.
But Ellen, by being plainly Ellen, proved us time and time again that she doesn’t really care. Actually, it seems as if our hero quite enjoys standing up for her own self in the face of haters by being shady – and to be honest, she does it with class.
Fun is her thing
There’s no celebrity to be too big for her to mess with and she never fails to surprise them. She constantly introduces new gimmicks, surprises, and ridiculous games to keep the show cool, fresh and exciting.
She’s a multi-talented woman
Although she received her fame for her well-renowned talk show, Ellen has been involved in a wide range of aspects of the television, film, production and comedy industries. Besides having her own sitcom, she’s also featured in films both in person and as voice roles (Do we even need to remind you “Finding Dory?”).
She’s hilarious and weird in equal measure
“If someone says you’re weird, say thank you”. Known originally for being a comedian, Ellen is very well known for her charming sense of humor. She’s not afraid to laugh herself out!
She’s very generous
Ellen uses her talk show to raise funds to help out those in need and give a platform to desperate causes who can’t get their voices heard. The total amount she’s helped raise is unknown as it’s believed she does a lot more out of the public eye.
She’s a successful businesswoman
Ellen’s talents go beyond all mentioned above because she is also a successful businesswoman; owning her own record and production companies (the latter named ‘A Very Good Production’).
She also has her own lifestyle brand named ‘ED Ellen Degeneres’ which sells accessories, home, pet and baby items as well as a collection of apparel.
She’s a very lovable entertainer!
If you’ve ever watched an episode of her talk show, then you know exactly we are talking about. Ellen was somehow born to extravagant and cutely ridiculous, and for this receives a lot of adoration from her fans.
She’s enormously brave
In the first years of Ellen’s coming out, she received a lot of abuse. The media had field times with such a controversial announcement and the attention she received sent her into a depressive spiral. But this didn’t stop her continuing to be brave and from staying true to who she was. Yes, she’s a real hero.
Her message to all the people in the world is very appealing and simple: “be kind to one another”. Something anyone, anywhere can do.
Has a great list of awards
She’s received a lot of prices and nominations for being who she is – and that is a true inspiration for everyone to follow: To be themselves!
The list of awards she’s received includes:
31 Emmys (59 nominations)
20 People’s Choice Awards
2 Producer’s Guild of America Awards
9 Teen Choice Awards
… And a host of other honors.
On top of all these, most importantly, in 2016 she was awarded the highest honor a civilian can receive: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This was for her contributions to society, culture, and the television/film industry. Barack Obama stated “Ellen counters what too often divides us, with the countless things that bind us together, inspires us to be better, one joke, one dance at a time” as he presented her with the award.
