Ellen: Role Model or Jokester?
If you have a tv or a phone odds are you know who Ellen DeGeneres is. Ellen has her own talk show, and is one of America's most known comedians. Ellen has defiantly made a name for herself these past couple of years. She hosted the Oscars and is on her 11 season of her show. She also serves as a prominent gay/lesbian role model.
Ellen is very passionate in the fight for gay rights. She is always the first person to defend the LGBT community as shown here on one of her shows:
A role model is a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others, especially young people.I agree with the fact that Ellen is a good role model. When I watch her show i immediately feel comfortable watching her. She is a very likable person in many different ways. Her comedic attitude is one of the reason I enjoy her the most. She knows how to take a very serious topic and make it easy to talk about. She also does a lot of charity work which i find to be very inspiring. On the other hand some people do not like Ellen as much as I do. Some people think that she takes her jokes too far.
She is by far the most frequently cited example for the LGBT. Ellen came out when she was 16, and since than she has established herself as a successful individual in the gay community. That alone makes her a very unique role model due to the fact that she went through coming out on tv. She is very brave for doing so. Ellen makes coming out seem so easy, even though i'm sure it;s very difficult. She is very causal, which I feel is a huge reason why so many people feel so comfortable looking up to her. She shows young kids that you can be gay and still be successful in the world we live in. She was on the cover of Time magazine, it was a picture of her that read the words "Yep, i'm Gay." on the front cover. She chose very causal words for a reason. She wants people to realize that being gay in this generation is not out of the ordinary. Her being so calm about her coming out inspired many teenagers to feel more comfortable with their sexual orientation.
Ellen just isn't a good role model because she's gay, shes a good role model because she is ans overall a good person. She uses her show to inspire many to not just be themselves but get involved in charity work as well. She supports numerous charitable organizations and won awards for her selfless efforts. On one recent episode she had her wife Portia De Rossi as a guest, many watched to see what would unfold with that. She began her show with a kiss from her wife on national tv. Now i'm sure that was a huge deal to some people but Ellen didn't care. She enjoyed her wife being on her show. This was a huge inspiration to members of the LGBT because she wasn't afraid to show off her wife. She showed a great deal of confidence in that one episode.
She inspires people that they can be successful in 2014 whether your gay or straight. Over the past couple years the openly gay community has grown. Ellen is not afraid of the norm and I think that's what this society needs.
The argument is that Ellen DeGeneres is a good role model for the LGBT community. The argument is a good one but I feel that you can elaborate on some more details on why she is a good role model and what makes her better than others. I felt like there was a bit of repetition with your reasons so if you give a few more examples I believe that your blog would be great. -Nathan Winegardner
ReplyDeleteI think your argument is that Ellen DeGeneres is a positive role model for the LGBT community, which helps people accept who they are.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the argument is a little repetitive. Ellen does prove to be a good role model but a few more examples would be helpful. I think that elaborating on how she helps people within her show and through her charity work would help prove your argument further. I understand your argument is about her being a role model for the LGBT community but I think you can focus on something else besides her sexuality. Ellen is an accepting person and doesn't force who she is on other people, which is what makes her a good role model. - Abigail Rogers