Ellen, An Imperfect Lesbian Icon: A Deep Dive

Since I know you all love a deep dive... Ellen DeGeneres- is she really the lesbian icon society has deemed her to be? In this video I discuss Ellen's career and the highs, lows and controversies in between. Strap in, because we're going icon hunting! 00:00 Intro 03:47 Being gay is illegal (or: Ellen’s early career) 07:18 The Puppy Episode (or: Ellen comes out) 11:59 Ellen “Degenerate” (or: the homophobic backlash) 15:51 Changing the public perception of gay people (or: The Ellen DeGeneres Show) 20:45 Being kind… kind of (or: Ellen gets very, very rich) 29:00 Can we say gay now? (or: Ellen’s legacy and how far we’ve come) 33:40 Wrapping up Historical Profiles Playlist-    • Historical Profiles   How to JOIN the Kellgren-Fozard Club and SPONSOR this channel ➭    / jessicakellgrenfozard   If you've enjoyed this video then feel free to buy me a drink to show your support! ➭ https://ko-fi.com/A1814A5T Music by Epidemic Sound ➭ http://share.epidemicsound.com/mvszv ---------------------------------------------------------- Bibliography: Ellen DeGeneres’s Groundbreaking Coming Out: 20 Years Later (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017...) How did Ellen become one of the biggest villains of 2020? (https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...) Ellen DeGeneres Used Her Final Show to Remind People She Wasn’t Allowed to Say Gay (https://www.them.us/story/ellen-degen...) Milestones in the American Gay Rights Movement (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe...) Read the ‘Yep, I’m Gay’ Ellen DeGeneres Interview From 1997 (https://time.com/4728994/ellen-degene...) Ellen DeGeneres Reflects on ‘Ellen’ Coming Out Episode and “How Far We’ve Come” (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/...) ‘Ellen’ Crew Furious Over Poor Communication Regarding Pay, Non-Union Workers During Coronavirus Shutdown (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/elle...) Why Sodomy Laws Matter (https://www.aclu.org/documents/why-so...) 16 Iconic Coming Out Moments to Celebrate on National Coming Out Day (https://www.autostraddle.com/16-iconi...) Gallup: LGBTQ+ Rights (https://news.gallup.com/poll/1651/gay...) Stuck in Stonewall (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cul...) Ellen Degeneres: The award for best comic… (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe...) Why 36% of LGBTQ Youth Say They Don’t Expect to Live to Age 35 (https://www.healthline.com/health-new...) Ellen DeGeneres: The Oscars host who came out of the cold (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014...) How Ellen DeGeneres' Historic Coming-Out Episode Changed Television (https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/e...) Like it or not, Ellen DeGeneres’ show made the world a better place (https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/...) How Ellen DeGeneres won, and then lost, a generation of viewers (https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/ente...) Ellen DeGeneres, George W. Bush, and the death of uncritical niceness (https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/9...) Former Employees Say Ellen’s “Be Kind” Talk Show Mantra Masks A Toxic Work Culture (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...) Ellen Isn’t Done Not Being Sorry (https://www.them.us/story/ellen-degen...) Dozens Of Former “Ellen Show” Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...) Ellen DeGeneres Influenced Gay Rights Views More Than Any Other Celebrity (https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/elle...) Ellen DeGeneres' Iconic 'Coming-Out' Episode Aired 25 Years Ago Today (https://people.com/tv/ellen-degeneres...) Mariah Carey Addresses Ellen Episode Where She Was Bullied Into Revealing Pregnancy (https://www.them.us/story/mariah-care...)