Ellen is voted number one
According to Reuters, Ellen is the number one television host in the country.
LOS ANGELES, March 26 (Reuters) - American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has topped rival Oprah Winfrey in a popularity poll of television hosts — while veteran Larry King was labeled the least sexy.
The poll by Web site AOL Television asked readers which daytime TV host made their day and Ellen, who opens “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” by dancing with her audience, trounced Oprah with 46 percent of the vote, while Oprah only won 19 percent.
When asked which daytime host made the ideal dinner guest, again it was Ellen, with 47 percent of respondents saying they would rather dine with her, compared to 14 percent for Oprah, long considered the queen of daytime TV with “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” READ MORE
The poll was calculated from over 1.35 million votes and comprised from a diverse audience from soccer moms to “hipsters” to people who could possibly care less. This whole thing makes me wonder … do people in the bread basket states, the ones with housewives who do watch Ellen on a regular basis, forget that she’s a lesbian? I know for a fact that Ellen doesn’t hide it, in fact she has talked about it on her show on numerous occasions. So, if people in this country still have such a problem with homosexuality then why on earth is she so damn popular?
Why is it okay for Ellen to be gay, but it’s not okay for female athletes or female basketball coaches?
Why is there such a stigma to being gay when it’s not someone prominent on the Hollywood scene? Is Ellen the exception to the rule? Does her humor overshadow the fact that she is gay and lives with her lover, Portia?
I don’t get it at all.
It reminds of a time when black athletes were considered “OK” in the book of white racists simply because they could play a sport. It’s hypocritical and just plain wrong. Discrimination shouldn’t have any exceptions, period. It just shouldn’t exist.
I don’t want to take anything away from Ellen’s honor here as she clearly deserves it. As always, I’m just throwing out another angle on the situation.
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