Graduating With Ellen: 'When You're Older, Most of You Will Be Gay'
 
 

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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Comments (19)

No. 1 · Kdogg

And this would be an example of how I fell in love with a lesbian!!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 3:12 pm
No. 2 · edgyguy1426

That was awesome!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 3:20 pm
No. 3 · InExile

She is wonderful and gives very good advice.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 3:49 pm
No. 4 · BrianZ

Wow, I am rolling :) She's so fab!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 5:36 pm
No. 5 · luvrly

I love ELLEN!!! I was laughing so much through that!!! And she had some to the best advice ever!!!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 5:46 pm
No. 6 · sal(the original)

PERFECTION!!!!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 6:01 pm
No. 7 · John

I love her, she's a real person, funny and generous.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 7:07 pm
No. 8 · atdleft

Yay for Ellen! And yes, I'm with @Kdogg… Who would have guess I'd fall in love with a lesbian! ;-)

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 7:25 pm
No. 9 · justdance

thank you so much for posting. that was awesome.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 9:04 pm
No. 10 · Sceth

Mmm "I wouldn't have changed anything."

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t.....cOXI7NUAjQ

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 9:09 pm
No. 11 · 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.)

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 9:17 pm
No. 12 · denguyfl

I would love this but my ex is a Tulane grad. I do still love him. Curse QUEERTY.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 10:08 pm
No. 13 · ChristopherJ

This woman is hilarious. Thanks for posting.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 10:09 pm
No. 14 · Heather

I'll second the Thank you so much for posting! That was great! :D

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 10:24 pm
No. 15 · NewYorkness

Ellen is the bomb! Ellen for President 2016!

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 10:52 pm
No. 16 · TANK

ugh…she's never funny.

Posted: May 19, 2009 at 11:42 pm
No. 17 · Paul

Best commencement speech EVER!

Posted: May 20, 2009 at 2:24 am
No. 18 · Hannah

I flippin' love Ellen. That was so great.

Posted: May 20, 2009 at 11:08 am
No. 19 · Will

Ellen is pure unadulterated awesomeness.

Posted: May 21, 2009 at 7:41 am
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