http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/feb/23/broadcasting.oscars2007
For this Blog entry i decided to ask my American housemate who in her opinion was a good female American figure, she thought for a few minutes and then came back with the reply; Ellen DeGeneres. I had no idea who this person was so googled her and came up with hundreds of pages on this one women. I discovered she is a stand-up comedian turned talk show host, who is a lesbien and also supports many charities. I found this article on the Gaurdian's website about how Ellen was going to host the oscars.
I find this article really interesting because it doesn't seem to be pro or against her. It trys to give the reader the facts. I particularly like the bit where it says; "People feel like they know her," I think this is a very true statement people do feel like they know celebrities, maybe it is because we see so much of them on TV and we feel like they are part of our lives. If we know them then they must know us.
Ellen DeGeneres comes across as someone who knows who she is and is not afraid to be who she is. For one reason she 'came out' about being gay and although the article speaks of how that did knock her slightly in her professional career, she is 'not one to give up'. She continues to fight. I think that this is something which you need if you are going to be in the public eye. You need to be strong and not let things 'knock' you down.
I asked my house mate why she chose Ellen DeGeneres; she told me that as an American she believes Ellen has had a huge effect on womens rights, although shes not publically campaigned shes shown the public that you can be who you are and be a women and stand up for what you believe in and still be adored by the masses. She also said that Ellen makes people laugh, she makes people feel good about themselves.
In this article I believe that Ellen comes across pretty well, her quote from when she hosted the Emmys I think is a good answer back to the terrorist consern of America. I believe that Ellen DeGeneres is a good Female Public figure for America, even her 'faults' are only tied to her perfectionist streak!
1 comment:
I think Ellen is a good role model as a celebrity for females, as she is not out partying way to hard, and on her chat show she seems to have more respect for the guests and their personal lives then other chat show hosts.
I also think she is less obvious and not just after publicity when she does do things for charity and for instance when she came out.
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