There's nothing like a girl fight in the morning! While Jennifer L. Pozner appreciates Ellen DeGeneres' Lawrence King call to action last week, the journalist takes offense at the funny lady's pre-message message: "I don't want to be political, this is not political…" Writes Pozner:
I could be wrong, but hearing Ellen qualify her outrage at a gay child's murder and her call for wide-spread cultural change in America by saying "This is not political" seemed to map to her discomfort in addressing serious and, yes, political LGBT issues on air after what happened to her career the last time she did that. A hate crime resulting in a kid being killed simply for asking a boy to be his Valentine is not political? Talking about the way the entertainment industry encourages a culture of violence against queer youth is not political? And encouraging citizens to make gay rights an election year issue is not political?
Wait, are these rhetorical questions, because, if not, we'd like to answer yes to all. Or is it no? God, this political shit's confusing!
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Jennifer sounds jealous and needs to get herself a life…
Jennifer, you are once again an example of someone in the gay community cutting down someone who is DOING something to better the world for the gay population. Ellen's talk on this was EXCELLENT, and she hit all of the points like the media and gay jokes, etc, and what they can eventually lead to.
Now someone just has to take a good whack at people like you that perpetuate stereotypes and serve your own gay agenda. Do us a favor, keep YOUR opinion to yourself.
I took the comment from Ellen to mean it's not "political" from the standpoint of the current primary politicing. Many forget that one of most successful personalities on television today was almost obliterated from the scene after she came out on her sit com. Ellen rawks!
It is political but it's not partisan, and that's clearly what Ellen meant.
It's not political…it's Cultural. As a CULTURE, as a nation…as a SPECIES, no matter what our politics are, we need to do something to prevent something like this from happening again. The actions of this shooter are inexcusable. The religious zealots who creating this message and "counterculture" of hate are the real problem. The only way to counteract the hate is to properly educate the population, specificly the children BEFORE the discrimination they learn at home really takes hold.
Ellen should be applauded for talking about this on her show. I never even heard about this tragedy on the news. Thank you Ellen for speaking up and being you!!!! Ellen being political or not political isn't even an issue here. A young boy is dead and he shouldn't be, that's the issue!
Jennifer,
Journalism is an art. I am a journalist. You have selected a terrible situation and made scrutinized it to the worst extent possible. Ellen made a valid point that 99% of people can relate and accept. You took her words out of context to get a reaction (albeit a negative reaction), which makes you a terrible journalist. Please find another career.