I Think Kind People Are Beautiful
Here is a summary, from CNN's web page, of a monologue Ellen DeGeneres gave on her show recently. She had sat next to George Bush during a football game, and people criticized her for that on Twitter.
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She then addressed the criticism she faced because of being seen laughing with Bush, saying "People were upset."
"They thought, why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?" DeGeneres asked. " A lot of people were mad. And they did what people do when they're mad... they tweet."
But instead of sharing some of the negative tweets aimed at her, DeGeneres shared one which said "Ellen and George Bush together makes me have faith in America again."
"Exactly. Here's the thing. I'm friends with George Bush," she said. "In fact, I'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that I have."
DeGeneres said she believes people have forgotten that we are all different and that that's OK.
The former vegan used the example of how she doesn't approve of wearing fur, but is still friends with those who do.
"But just because I don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that I'm not going to be friends with them," she said. "When I say, 'be kind to one another,' I don't only mean the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind to everyone."
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She then addressed the criticism she faced because of being seen laughing with Bush, saying "People were upset."
"They thought, why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?" DeGeneres asked. " A lot of people were mad. And they did what people do when they're mad... they tweet."
But instead of sharing some of the negative tweets aimed at her, DeGeneres shared one which said "Ellen and George Bush together makes me have faith in America again."
"Exactly. Here's the thing. I'm friends with George Bush," she said. "In fact, I'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that I have."
DeGeneres said she believes people have forgotten that we are all different and that that's OK.
The former vegan used the example of how she doesn't approve of wearing fur, but is still friends with those who do.
"But just because I don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that I'm not going to be friends with them," she said. "When I say, 'be kind to one another,' I don't only mean the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind to everyone."
