A compilation video featuring embattled daytime talk show host Ellen Degeneres mocking Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara on multiple occasions is currently going viral.
The eye-opening video was first uploaded to TikTok by user @elenag245 and quickly made its way over to Twitter, where it’s being widely shared.
In it, @elenag245 splices together several clips of Ellen making fun of Vergara’s accent.
“Ellen makes fun of Sofia’s accent, but not in a funny way, in a very cringeworthy way, and it’s very consistent,” @elenag245 explains.
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In one of the clips, Ellen tells Vergara “after ten years, your accent has gotten worse!” In another, she makes fun of the way Vergara pronounces certain words. And in another, she jokes about teaching Vergara English.
For the most part, Vergara takes the jokes in stride, although there are times when she clearly looks uncomfortable as everyone in the studio laughs at her.
“I feel like if anyone said those things in real life settings, no one would be laughing,” @elenag245 concludes. “Just because you don’t understand the accent doesn’t mean the person doesn’t speak English.”
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Ellen: I’m thought I would to teach you an English word
Sofia: I know English but ok…I felt like ? when she makes fun for the way she pronounces “gift” the amount of times that I’ve been thru that… pic.twitter.com/SYMqoRTmYQ
— adrianamorga (@adrianamorgao) August 12, 2020
The video has ignited quite a response on Twitter…
In hindsight, the telling moment for me about Ellen’s meanness should have been the way she made Sofia Vergara the butt of every joke when she was on her show.
— STAYING MY ASS AT HOME ⚽️ (@m_duwel) August 12, 2020
I knew Ellen was a fake when she only had Sofia Vergara on the show to make fun of her spanish accent
— die, go (@NODIEGOSTOP) August 10, 2020
as a hispanic person every time i saw sofia vergara on the ellen show i felt so angry due to the fact it was obvious ellen was mocking sofia’s accent and implied she was less intelligent or didn’t know english properly solely because she’s latina.
— ℑ ✨ (@stinkydunce) August 12, 2020
i’m gonna make a thread of ellen degeneres being racist towards sofia vergara
— gabi (@hrveyspectre) August 9, 2020
Reminds me of the time she showed Sofia Vergara a picture of her son and said “I love him” and then sofia said “he’s here and you didn’t want to take a picture with him Ellen” https://t.co/GDECgtlgWB
— (@hopeIessaura) August 6, 2020
I started not to like her because of Sofia Vergara. Sofia is genuinely so nice and I felt Ellen was mocking her because her lack of English. It just didn’t feel right.
She’s done great things in her show and helped a lot of people, but she’s always been very condescending!
— ⁷ (@bxcalix) August 8, 2020
I legit remember telling my professor that watching those interviews of Ellen pretty much making fun of Sofia’s accent made me feel so bad bc my accent was strong like hers so it in my head it was like “y’all are gonna do that too? ”
— ⁷ (@kimnamu94) August 10, 2020
So when are we gonna talk about the amount of micro aggressions Ellen makes towards Sofia Vergara/how much she looks down on her for having an accent??
— liz (@liz3223) August 10, 2020
I wanna listen to what Sofia Vergara has to say about Ellen .She is always made fun of on the show for her accent, “Fun” in a mean way. It was always the accent(English is not her first language duh )
— what does THIS button do? (@bishbishN) August 10, 2020
I think Sofia Vergara should replace Ellen
— Mira (@Mira35669564) August 10, 2020
Related: As if things couldn’t get any worse for Ellen, this happened…
Cam
Ellen buddied up to Bush, who ran his campaign on an anti-LGBTQ platform, then she tried to turn around and claim that calling out bigotry was not being kind. Then she called the people pointing out Kevin Hart’s statements were anti-LGBTQ “Haters”.
Not really a surprise that she used somebody’s accent as a recurring joke.
xiphoid76
Another day, another article defaming an ally. Way to keep eating your own!
Cam
Hmmm, an ally that attacks people who point out the anti-LGBTQ history of Bush, and who attacked people pointing out other celebs bigotry.
Interesting use of the word.
wiredpup
Why am I not surprised Miss Camilla is being a whiny B?
Wayne_in_NYC
I totally agree with you! If Sophia wasn’t insulted or butthurt by Ellen’s schtick making fun of Sophia’s accent, you all don’t have any right to be! Sophia was “in on the joke”! She makes fun of herself and her being Colombian and messing up her English, probably on purpose! IT WAS FUNNY! That’s what jokes are for! To let us all laugh at ourselves and others! BooHoo! Stop taking everything so goddamned seriously! A joke is a joke! Next we’ll be having people saying that Ellen triggered their fears because someone jumped out and scared them one time! Get over yourselves!
Joshooeerr
I don’t think Sofia was that amused. Look at her immediate reactions, before she recovers and goes with it. She handled it with class and grace, but she was definitely not amused.
Cam
@wiredpup Thank you for continuing to expose all of your sock puppet screeames.
wiredpup
@Cam, wanna try that again in English?
Mister P
Ellen named her Netflix special RELATABLE because she knew that really she doesn’t relate to anyone anymore
Calin
Enough about Ellen!!
Jim
Don’t forget Sofia was a willing participant.
Wayne_in_NYC
EXACTLY!!! Because it was a joke and she was in on it! That’s how COMEDY works!
wiredpup
One would think that if Sofia had any problems with Ellen she would come out herself and say them. They’re friends for F sake.
You pissy queens are so f’ing sensitive and pathetic trying to destroy a prominent lesbian.
Oh wait, that’s all you ever do.
Cam
Except they aren’t friends. But nice try.
wiredpup
@Cam F O A D troll.
Onecaddy13
I get why you don’t like Bush, and I don’t care for Ellen, but can’t two people from different political affiliations get together as friends once in awhile?? Ellen knows Bush’s stance and policies, their friendly towards each other, but I won’t excoriate her just because they sat together to enjoy a baseball game. I can be an adult and put politics aside for one day.
peteypie
Thank you Onecaddy13. Michelle Obama seems to be very fond of George Bush. Are we attacking her for being kind and appearing to genuinely enjoy joking around with George Bush? People who have different political views can still be friends.
RFD
The hate and bullying of Ellen is now at the point she supposedly is with others. Is she really that horrible? Why do people like Sophia keep coming on the show if they are so offended? I am not a fan of Ellen but it seems some people are determined to wipe her off the face of TV and destroy her in any way possible. I believe the stories that she is not the most relatable and also is bitchy at times. But I do not think she is being racist or making fun of audience members when she does this kind of stuff. She is trying to be funny and is a comedienne but I never liked her type of humor. But I don’t think she is trying to hurt the guests or audience members. She does need to learn about current ideas of what is acceptable as I do think she is behind the times on that.
Norm
She wasn’t making fun of her, she was having fun with her, kidding her. There was no meanness in her voice. I think the people who accuse her of being mean already had problems themselves and just transferred their problems to this to get back at the people who probably made fun of them in the past. They probably already didn’t like Ellen because she’s a lesbian but because everyone loved Ellen, they didn’t dare say anything, but times change. Oh look, here’s something, lets jump on this and create it as Ellen being mean, prejudice against someone. They know everyone is into hating now and these creeps are just taking advantage of that. And I think it’s because of the hater donald trump! He’s brought hate and bigotry to the main stream bigots to use as a tool for hate. He makes bigots acceptable, brought them, so to speak, out of their closets!
Gadfeal
Ellen may be, in public, an “ally” but being gay is only one aspect of a person. Many gays are also racist, sexist, poor, rich, nice, nasty, elitist, dumb, criminal, ugly, handsome… “Gay” is NOT a character or personality descriptor – it’s a behavioral impetus and orientation.
In the case of poking fun at someone’s accent, I would like to see how Ellen would be treated on Hispanic TV? If you really want to have fun, the next time an Anglo pokes fun at a Japanese fumbling over “r” (a sound that doesn’t exist in Japanese) or a Hispanic who cannot say “I”, ask them to pronounce a French “r” or to indicate whether to use the subjunctive or indicative. Idiots.
Jimmer
Seriously, these “cancel culture” people need to get a grip. Quit whining about every little thing.
Whatever happened to “sticks and stones may break my bones but, words can never hurt me”. Get over it and leave Ellen alone. It’s getting old.
butchqueen
That’s mighty white of you!
leo1008
what the hell is the reason for all this coverage about ellen? WTF??? who cares! get over it! get a grip!
this site is losing me, I thought it would be about supporting gays, not tearing them down …
ElPillo
Señores, Sofía Vergara’s “thing” is to have an exaggerated accent, just like Charo had her heavily accented cuchi-cuchi act. I’d say get over it and don’t look for the cat’s fifth leg where there isn’t one (that’s from a Spanish saying). ¡Dejen de ser pendejos!
winemaker
En Espanol, No buscas la pierna del quinto del gato. English: Don’t look for the 5th leg of the cat
Bulovaboy
OMG, Now where gonna dig up everything else to start another War, Really? There is no hate in this video. So please stick it where the sun doesn’t shine and seriously read a book. You people just love to stir up trouble.
Yooper
Please, Sofia Vergara played up her accent to accompany her comedic talents. They are both very talented women.
winemaker
And Sophia Vergara speaks both Spanish and English perfectly. Really ellen degenerate should talk. Does she speak another language other than English? Enough updates on ellen degenerate. if she weren’t gay, she’d be a has been. Time for kick her aside, her time’s over.
Wicked Dickie
Well if Sofia has appeared on Ellen’s show so many times, I think she is a willing participant.
bachy
Yet more from the “Woke Police” (aka The New Church Ladies). Twitter denunciations leveled by Puritanical, self-important nobodies. Keyboard Inquisitors who have never achieved anything beyond an anonymous Twitter account and a penchant for fault-finding.
Georgeiv2
As a English man who speaks standard Engllish l find it amusing that Ellen as an American can laugh at another persons accent We would call this the pot calling the kettle black !
butchqueen
I can’t even watch it. I hate her stupid show, anyway. Never have watched it, never will.
ronniebs
So Vergara tweeted she was in on the joke but no follow up from Queerty.