One Million Moms, Get Over It: Ellen Degeneres For JCPenney [Video]

February 9, 2012 3:00 pm     Posted in Celebrity, Entertainment, News, Reality, Relationships, Video  Ashley Lee g+ page


By Ashley Lee

Proposition 8 was overturned, and now we have to see that lesbian comedienne Ellen Degeneres as the new face of JCPenney? Where on EARTH will I shop now? Ladies, we’ve got to do something about this. Let’s protest that crazy talk show host so that her homosexuality doesn’t taint all our kids’ back-to-school clothes and our Christmas shopping.

Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating the thought process of a member of One Million Moms, a conservative group that’s got their high-leg briefs in a twisted bunch because out and proud Ellen Degeneres is the new JCPenney spokesperson. The group issued a statement following the company’s announcement:

“Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families. More sales will be lost than gained unless they replace their spokesperson quickly. Unless JC Penney decides to be neutral in the culture war then their brand transformation will be unsuccessful…By jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, JCPenney is attempting to gain a new target market and in the process will lose customers with traditional values that have been faithful to them over all these years.”

Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, who supports the One Million Moms perspective, summed up this week’s Hot Button Issue while on The O’Reilly Factor: ”The problem is that Ellen DeGeneres has chosen to act out her lesbian lifestyle and marry her partner, it’s what that represents,” she said. “And the fact that JCPenney is supposed to be middle America, the place where families shop…and people who believe that marriage is between a man and woman and children should not be exposed and propagandized in homosexuality have a moral problem with that.”

Well I’m sorry, Sandy, and the members of One Million Moms, but America—the land of opportunity, the land of the free and the home of the brave—is changing. And for the better. Thank goodness it’s been allowed to change, or else women would never be able to proudly make a buck in any workplace and we’d still stupidly have slaves everywhere who each only count as three-fifths of a person. Though the country has managed to acknowledge the basic human right of being considered an entire person to these minority groups, why can’t such a given be also applied to those who aren’t perfectly heterosexual? Those who choose to be both free AND brave?

If you’re protesting Ellen’s employment with JCPenney, you’re asking that the company discriminates based on her sexual orientation. Hm, discrimination definitely sounds like one of “the negative influences our children are forced to contend with”—you know, the part of society’s “filth” that you should be working to fight, rather than avoiding the hilarious and kindhearted Ellen Degeneres and every product she’s ever endorsed. I’m guessing you’re missing out on the greatness that is CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara and the daily dose of awesome on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Oh man, your kids must have never even seen the movie Finding Nemo! Do you tell them that they can’t go on the Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland because that funny blue fish is the voice of an evil lesbian?!

Oh, and by pushing Ellen down and calling her names, you’re being a bully. That’s right, One Million Moms, all 40,000 of you are guilty of anti-gay bullying.

Thankfully, the group’s protests and cries were no matter for the department store, as the company stood behind their decision. And yesterday, the free and brave Ellen Degeneres addressed her haters and, therefore, her motivators, on her talk show. ”I’m proud and happy to say that JCPenney stuck by their decision to make me their spokesperson. Which is great news for me because I also need some new crew socks.”

On a more serious notes, she continued, “I really want to thank everyone who is supporting me…Here are the values I stand for. I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you’d want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. That’s what I stand for.“

To be honest, I’m surprised that One Million Moms even had the time to jumpstart a JCPenney protest. The group has also requested action against Macy’s, ABC’s Modern Family and Mattel. Don’t shop at Target for promoting the destructive program that is Degrassi, don’t watch Dancing With The Stars because the show “aired a definition of ‘transgender’” and don’t support Ben & Jerry’s because of their “tasteless” ice cream flavor names. Thank goodness—that means there’s more Schweddy Balls for me!

Watch Ellen’s full speech now. It’s hilarious, it’s heartwarming, it’s all things Ellen Degeneres.

Should JCPenney be concerned about losing conservative customers? Or will they gain more respect for taking a stand?

Ashley is a UC San Diego grad who is holding on way too tightly to a potential career in magazines and goes to Vegas all too often. She’s fascinated with celebrities and strawberry beer and doubles as a pathological texter/emailer/blogger. Feed the addiction with tweets @cashleelee. Thanks in advance.

26 Comments on "One Million Moms, Get Over It: Ellen Degeneres For JCPenney [Video]"

  1. Katie Garrity - North Central College says:
    Thu, 9th Feb 20123:15 pm 

    I adore Ellen! And I am so proud of her for sticking up for herself and letting her "haters be [her] motivators". She is amazing.

  2. Rachel says:
    Thu, 9th Feb 20123:57 pm 

    They may lose some closed-minded customers, but taking a stand and backing Ellen up is the right thing to do!

  3. Alana says:
    Thu, 9th Feb 20124:26 pm 

    I love Ellen, she is amazing! Kudos to JCPenney for keeping her as their spokesperson even after the backlash!

  4. forfruitfuldreamers says:
    Thu, 9th Feb 20125:25 pm 

    This definitely warms my heart! We all know Ellen stands for great values and she shows it just by taking the high road here. This is awesome and I applaud JCPenney for keeping her as their spokesperson.

  5. thepersiancloset says:
    Fri, 10th Feb 201212:46 am 

    I like how you write, you put ignorant people in their place without crass!

    Ellen is awesome, and all those women are hypocrites.

  6. BrooklynLass says:
    Fri, 10th Feb 20123:15 am 

    I'm insulted by the One Million Moms. I shop at JCPenney and I am traditional. However, a little clarification is needed here. My traditional values are NOT those of this bully group. My friends and family also have traditional values….theirs, which are also not the same as this group.

    They need to go back to the most traditional of traditional values. The pilgrims migrated to America for the specific purpose of having the "freedom of speech". That is, so people could have the right to practice their religiion – their way, for them have the right to their own opinion. I don't think I read anything in my history books about the pilgrims moving across an ocean to bully anybody who had an opinion different than their own.

    I am so proud of Ellen. And my admiration is great for JCPenney for not bowing down to this bully group that wanted to dictate what the rest of America was to think….and the audacity to proclaim who we wouldn't shop. I'm going to JCPenney tomorrow!

  7. Megan0229 says:
    Sat, 11th Feb 20122:20 pm 

    I’m sorry but not everyone who shops at JCP thinks that only and man and a woman can get married. As far as I know, there was never a notice on their door saying,”only people with traditional values allowed.” Ellen doesn’t just help out lesbians on her show, she helps people of ALL race, color, religion you name it. So I’m having a hard time figuring out what is so bad about having a successful woman who helps millions of people being a spokesperson for a clothing store. I’m pretty sure that the children that wear the clothes don’t look that the item of clothing and say, “I can’t wear that , I might turn gay because a gay woman talks about it.” The last time I checked, I didnt think it was anyone’s business who they choose to marry in their own life. Did you have to go around your neighborhood or town asking everyone’s permission for you to marry your husband or wife? I don’t think so. Because it is none of their BUISNESS!

  8. Joanne says:
    Sat, 11th Feb 201210:58 pm 

    Ellen DeGeneres you go girl. I have to wonder, no I take that back, I'll bet not one of the so called "One Million Moms" has a heart the size of Ellen's. She is an awesome person. All she has done for people is remarkable and I'll bet there aren't too many, if any, of those hipocrites that would do for people like Ellen has. If there are any, they are few and far between. If they don't like JC Penneys decision then they have a whole life time to get over it.

  9. Ashley Lee - UC San Diego says:
    Sun, 12th Feb 20122:50 am 

    "Did you have to go around your neighborhood or town asking everyone's permission for you to marry your husband or wife? I don't think so."

    I love this!

  10. Ashley Lee - UC San Diego says:
    Sun, 12th Feb 20122:50 am 

    Well said, girl.

  11. Ashley Lee - UC San Diego says:
    Sun, 12th Feb 20122:51 am 

    So this is definitely one of the top compliments I've ever received. :)

  12. WestSide David says:
    Sun, 12th Feb 20128:39 pm 

    I went to the One Million Moms website to see what they had to say for themselves. One of the things that they encouraged people to do was call the manager of the local JC Penney store and demand that Ellen Degeneris be dumped. They even made it easy, by providing a simple link that brought up contact information to several stores in my area. Well, I decided to get busy. I phoned four different stores in the area, and thanked them for standing with Ellen. The employees who handled these calls were proud of their company's decision, delighted to have Ellen as their spokesperson, and please that the public has been so supportive.

  13. tedd says:
    Mon, 13th Feb 201211:00 am 

    she is looser am not go to watch her show again and no more shop from jcpenny,becuase they are looking good but they are a devill and a devill massenger the promote homosexuality

  14. jota says:
    Mon, 13th Feb 201211:38 am 

    you are so ridiculous…hahaha

  15. Ashley Lee - UC San Diego says:
    Mon, 13th Feb 20127:15 pm 

    You had me worried when you said, "Well, I decided to get busy…" Awesome comment, thanks for sharing!

  16. ann says:
    Wed, 15th Feb 201211:02 am 

    To me as a Christian, its not about being traditional, its about living by God's word! Its evident by some of these remarks, that some of you do not read or apply the Bible (God's word) to your lives, and therefore are not saved by God's grace. He says homeosexualty is WRONG. You may not want to address it in this life, but one day you will, when you die and stand at the thrones judgement seat… you will know… and it will be to late, you'll find out first hand how hot hell is.
    I'm sorry, but JC Penny just lost one more customer.

  17. Carole says:
    Mon, 20th Feb 20121:44 pm 

    For a starater, the bible says "Judge not that you be not judged" …
    Secondly, are the talents and gifts that you have what you want others to see – or is it what you do with your sex life that you want others to know you for? I am 100% Christian, 100% hetrosexual, and do not believe that people Choose their sexual orientation.
    Ellen is a beautiful and talented human being…recognize that she is also child of God. Hate is an evil thing to teach our children. Compassion and understanding for what we do not understand is better – even if we don't believe the same way as others – they deserve what we would want for ourselves.

  18. Briana says:
    Fri, 24th Feb 20123:04 am 

    Um first off just because someone doesn't agree with a certain subject doesn't make them ignorant. Since prop 8, the people that don't agree with only the straight marriages only, are the one thats are hateful and say rude things about people that believe marriage is between a man and women. I mean when I had my sign on my front yard (Im a nineteen btw) at my parents house. We saw some woman that was for no on 8 grab our sign and tear it to pieces. Im tired of hearing gay supporters saying we are discriminating against gay people when its simply I believe marriage should be between a man and woman. Why do you think sex doesn't work for homosexuals? And everyone has their own opinions if you don't agree with something it doesn't make you "hateful" just wanted to point that out.

  19. Eric says:
    Tue, 28th Feb 20125:26 pm 

    Who cares what you believe! You believe that your beliefs, however narrow-minded they are, should stop other people from doing what they want to do and being happy, in a way that doesn't impact on your life at all. Keep your beliefs in your head, and let people do what they want.

  20. Eric says:
    Tue, 28th Feb 20126:33 pm 

    If god says being gay is wrong, then why did he (or she or whatever) create gay people? As a test? Such bullshit, you can go live in your bunker with a bunch of bibles while the rest of us get on living the way we want.

  21. Briana says:
    Sat, 3rd Mar 20123:32 am 

    i should the same for you. But reality check its called "freedom of speech" I have enough say in my opinion as you do. See this is my EXACT example you attack me because i have a different opinion than you and get all rude. How about you grow up and respect that my opinion is different then yours. You Saying hateful things just proves my point.

  22. Amber says:
    Sat, 3rd Mar 20123:32 pm 

    Gay people weren't born gay they CHOOSE to be gay.

  23. Janelle says:
    Sun, 18th Mar 20129:40 pm 

    too bad nobody cares that JC Penny just lost ONE customer. but im sure they will get over it just like you should get over homosexuality being wrong

  24. Tania says:
    Mon, 19th Mar 201211:35 pm 

    Your opinion can be different, I give you that. But in no way should your opinion get in the way of how other people live their lifes, I´m straight and I wouldn´t want someone deciding whether or not I can get married or have children. Granted supporters of gay marriage can be narrow minded too, and she had no right no tear up your property, but same goes to straight people.

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