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[–]FediNetizen 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Exactly there is a smear campaign against her and the worst they found about her was that she was sometimes rude lmao

No smear campaign, she just actually sucks. This goes beyond mere rudeness; she's been known to be abusive to her staff and random service workers for years. I first heard about this stuff years ago as well, but here's a Twitter thread of stories about Degeneres being mean. There a quite a few of them.

[–]LilianH 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Most of the ones I can see are nonsense, as if they were expecting Ellen to pay personal attention to them and because she didn't then she is rude and distant. Oh and another claiming she is cold because she has the air conditioning turned up on stage. There is so many outright lies and made-up stories in that thread it's impossible to tell if any are actually real.

[–]FediNetizen 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are certainly some nonsense ones in there, but it's not like everyone thought Degeneres was great until this twitter thread; the stories have been circulating for years. Here's one of Chris Farah in 2014 talking about when she was a waitress that served Ellen, and Ellen complained to her manager because Farah had a chip on her nail polish.

[–]Anon123[S] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Dude, did you not read what I said? I already referenced that thread and why it's bogus. He was literally offering money to a charity to people if they tweeted bad stories about her.

[–]sudd3nclar1ty 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is a very thoughtful post OP, you've definitely provided context and powerful facts that highlight how and why a successful lesbian entertainer is being targeted.

Most importantly, it is to shift attention away from institutional abuse by men, both sexual and financial.

Secondly, it is related to wrong think as you indicated so clearly. In particular, TIMs wanting to burn the witch.

Ty for writing such a persuasive and well-researched post. You rocked it!