The sight of Ellen, an LGBT icon, with former President George W. Bush exposed the hypocrisy of Hollywood
of the wealthy and powerful in a way that traditional media never could.
Fawning celebrity profiles in magazines were unaccompanied by public commenters picking apart the narrative, but those golden years of unquestioned moral authority are long dead. The fact that celebrities can no longer hide behind the pages of a publication with their best interests in mind, is a wonderful new development.
Social media might be infested with mean-spirited and abusive trolls, but it’s also full of smart, insightful people who are free to point out the most unsavory aspects of our beloved celebrities. Thus, when a photo of Ellen DeGeneres, who has built her career on a warm public persona, and an outspoken attitude against injustice, laughing along with former President George W. Bush started making the rounds, the image attracted a great deal of criticism.
, seemed very much at odds with Ellen’s publicly-stated values. The countless innocents slaughtered during the Iraq War, along with fallen U.S. soldiers, were apparently no match for the power of Ellen and George’s friendship, forged in the private seats of a Dallas Cowboys game.
The overwhelmingly positive reaction to Ellen’s statement from the rich and famous only emphasised the point; these people are comfortably shielded from harmful policies, and don’t seem to view the atrocities of war as something worth getting worked up about.
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