Ellen Responds To ‘One Million Moms’ Boycott Of JC Penney: --- ‘My Haters Are My Motivators’

[kpete]

Ellen DeGeneres confronted the ‘One Million Moms’ boycott of her partnership with J.C. Penney on her daytime talk show yesterday with trademark humor quipping, “normally I don’t like to pay attention to my haters, but this time I’d like to talk about it because my haters are my motivators.” The anti-gay group, part of the American Family Association, is claiming that the store is undermining “traditional families” by selecting DeGeneres as its spokesperson.

On the show, DeGeneres read some of the supportive comments her fans left on the the group’s Facebook page and then explained her values: “I usually don’t talk about stuff like this on my show. But I really want to thank everyone who is supporting me. And if you don’t know me very well, if you’re just watching maybe for the the first time or you’re just getting to know me I want to be clear. And here are the values that I stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me those are traditional values, that’s what I stand for.”

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/02/08/421085/ellen-responds-to-one-million-moms-boycott-of-jc-penney-my-haters-are-my-motivators/

[yellerpup]

1. I also believe in dance!

WTG, Ellen. If I can find a J.C. Penny in my area, I too will shop there.

[Drale]

2. Haters gona hate

its the only thing that gives their lives meaning in their eyes.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

3. Hey "Million Moms"-

How's that right wing boycott of Disney World going?

[roguevalley]

4. million moms. BWAHAHAHA! What a joke.