Ellen Degeneres Compares Quarantine Life In Giant Mansion To Prison
Ellen DeGeneres has not been in the internet's good graces ever since her controversial photo with former President George W. Bush and recently joined the parade of celebrities embarrassing themselves during the Coronavirus quarantines when she compared life in her home to prison.
Like many talk show hosts, Ellen has taken to attempting to make a version of her show work while she's stuck at home. While giving her regular opening monologue, Ellen joked “This is like being in jail is what it is. It’s mostly because I’ve been wearing the same clothes for 10 days and everyone in here is gay.”
As John Mulaney once said, we don't have time to unpack all of that, but suffice to say, the internet was extremely displeased that Ellen compared her life in a beautiful, $27 million house to literal prison.
No @TheEllenShow, being quarantined in your mansion w/ an abundance of food, medication and privilege is NOT like being in jail. Incarcerated people are contracting #COVID19 & some are dying because of lack of access to healthcare, supplies & basic empathy from staff. https://t.co/L1XtJ7dFkZ
— untilfreedom (@untilfreedom) April 7, 2020
People are literally dying in jail from COVID-19 while Ellen is out here making jokes about it. https://t.co/Z8cdnMDF5b
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 8, 2020
“I feel like I’m in jail,” says Ellen in this house pic.twitter.com/GbDe9rbXTk
— Adri Says Revolt🌹🌹 (@hello_adrii) April 8, 2020
The video of her joke has been taken down. With at least a few more weeks of social distancing to go, here's hoping celebrities stop trying to be helpful with quips and empty gestures.
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ninjaq
Club Fed, maybe?
Starflight
Oh boo fuckin hoo, go swim in your indoor pool.
Alatheus
Whatthefuck123
I kinda understand where she's coming from, but at the same time I am astounded by the lack of self-awareness here, she comes across as massively out of touch if she think that the comparison is apt.
David "Garsedj" Touchdown
XM177
I think I recognize this. This is the map from Harmony of Dissonance, isn't it?
King Crimson
Definitely Symphony of the Night. I'd recognize those levels anywhere.
Dogman15
I'm out of the loop. What's the joke here?
Proper Initiation
The thing that scares me about prison is actually that I'm locked in a cage with a bunch of other people.
Douk
Oh no! Those poor, poor celebrities stuck in their multi-million dollar hous-err, prisons! Whatever are they to do?
Douk
And oh lord all the stans in the tweets.
El Lugubre
On one hand, rich people also can have their own mental health problems and dismissal of such fact only leads to the rich having, in turn, less empathy for the problems of others. Some problems are easier to handle if you have money and others are just the same.
On the other hand, FUCK RIGHT OFF. Imagine having a house that big for no fucking reason. I can tell they spend no time in their homes because these people did not put anything in those mansions to entertain themselves, only stuff that makes them look richer.