Ellen DeGenereshas a positive message for anyone who was perplexed to see that she spent an afternoon withGeorge W.andLaura Bushat the Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday.
DeGeneres, 61, addressed the event, whichsent Twitter into a tizzythe next day, pointing out on her talk showin a segment set to air Tuesdaythat it’s a good thing when two people of different backgrounds can be friendly.
“They thought, Why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?” she said, joking that they “didn’t even notice I’m holding the brand-new iPhone 11” in the shot. “But a lot of people were mad, and they did what people do when they’re mad: They tweet.”
To that, DeGeneres said, “Exactly. Here’s the thing. I’m friends with George Bush. In fact, I’m friends with a lot of people who don’t share the same beliefs that I have.” (Bush, 73, was agueston DeGeneres’ talk show in 2017).
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“We’re all different, and I think we’ve forgotten that that’s okay that we’re all different,” she continued. “For instance, I wish people wouldn’t wear fur. I don’t like it, but I’m friends with people who wear fur. And I’m friends with people who are furry, as a matter of fact. I have friends who should tweeze more,” she joked.
“But just because I don’t agree with someone on everything doesn’t mean that I’m not going to be friends with them,” she said. “When I say, ‘be kind to one another,’ I don’t only mean the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind toeveryone.”
Ellen DeGeneres at Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys game in Texas.Ron Jenkins/AP/Shutterstock
One sarcasticTwitter user said, “So quirky and fun to see George Bush out with Ellen at a Cowboys game after his terrible foreign policy decisions killed thousands of innocent people.”
Another echoed the sentiment of the tweet that DeGeneres shared,writing, “I don’t know why people are hating on this. This is exactly what our world needs right now. We need to see that people who disagree politically can sit together, be kind, and enjoy a football game. Chill people. This is a good thing.”
source: people.com
