Never have such sarcastic words been so encouraging! While fellow funny lesbian Wanda Sykes enjoyed President Obama as an audience, New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres scored a much less temperamental crowd at Tulane University. Speaking to the “Katrina Class” (these students were freshman when the hurricane hit), Ellen was funny, yes, but also qualified: Who can speak seriously about extreme failure and extreme success better than this girl?
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Graduating With Ellen: ‘When You’re Older, Most of You Will Be Gay’
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Kdogg
And this would be an example of how I fell in love with a lesbian!!
edgyguy1426
That was awesome!
InExile
She is wonderful and gives very good advice.
BrianZ
Wow, I am rolling đ She’s so fab!
luvrly
I love ELLEN!!! I was laughing so much through that!!! And she had some to the best advice ever!!!
sal(the original)
PERFECTION!!!!
John
I love her, she’s a real person, funny and generous.
atdleft
Yay for Ellen! And yes, I’m with @Kdogg… Who would have guess I’d fall in love with a lesbian! đ
justdance
thank you so much for posting. that was awesome.
Sceth
Mmm “I wouldn’t have changed anything.”
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dc-4flnuxNV4&ei=tlcTStPRDp2xmAeF3On5Aw&usg=AFQjCNGPZNrAQiqb61Tll-9rNKjWJkY4gA&sig2=q6oVWRtdcfpKcOXI7NUAjQ
Andreas
So glad this is on video– I was there to hear my friends sing the alma mater and give the commencement address, but in this great ceremony Ellen was a major highlight. Really relates the experience to what everyone in New Orleans understands. (I’m also the one who yells “can’t wait” after she says everyone will grow up to be gay. She laughed! Wow.)
denguyfl
I would love this but my ex is a Tulane grad. I do still love him. Curse QUEERTY.
ChristopherJ
This woman is hilarious. Thanks for posting.
Heather
I’ll second the Thank you so much for posting! That was great! đ
NewYorkness
Ellen is the bomb! Ellen for President 2016!
TANK
ugh…she’s never funny.
Paul
Best commencement speech EVER!
Hannah
I flippin’ love Ellen. That was so great.
Will
Ellen is pure unadulterated awesomeness.