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Ellen DeGeneres hypocritical legacy — and the dangers of performative respectability

Ellen DeGeneres hypocritical legacy and the dangers of performative respectability Marcie Bianco © Provided by NBC News The announcement that “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will end in 2022, at the conclusion of 19 seasons and more than 3,000 shows, heralds the end of an era. Ellen’s legacy will be one largely emblematic of the particular culture that she both helped define and represented on her show a culture of kindness not distinct from that of complicity. Inclusion through assimilation. And visibility earned through performative respectability. Does culture breed character, or does character breed culture? Ellen reflects the tension of this question, as, arguably, do we all. The answer is not either/or but both/and. Scorned and literally canceled after coming out as a lesbian on her hit sitcom, “Ellen,” in April 1997, Ellen fought for years to rebuild her career. And 2003 proved to be transformative: She voiced the widely adored character of

Ellen Degeneres changed American culture Too bad she didn t change with it

Ellen DeGeneres hypocritical legacy and the dangers of performative respectability Marcie Bianco © Provided by NBC News The announcement that “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will end in 2022, at the conclusion of 19 seasons and more than 3,000 shows, heralds the end of an era. Ellen’s legacy will be one largely emblematic of the particular culture that she both helped define and represented on her show a culture of kindness not distinct from that of complicity. Inclusion through assimilation. And visibility earned through performative respectability. Does culture breed character, or does character breed culture? Ellen reflects the tension of this question, as, arguably, do we all. The answer is not either/or but both/and. Scorned and literally canceled after coming out as a lesbian on her hit sitcom, “Ellen,” in April 1997, Ellen fought for years to rebuild her career. And 2003 proved to be transformative: She voiced the widely adored character of

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