'Family Values' Group Demands JC Penney Fire Ellen DeGeneres; GLAAD Fights Back
Feb. 1 2012, Published 6:30 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Ellen DeGeneres was excited to announce her partnership with JC Penney last week, but some people are far less happy about the union and even calling for the talk show host to be fired by the fashion giant, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
The group known as OneMillionMoms.com, a project of the American Family Association, told its supporters to petition against Ellen being named the new spokesmodel for the chain store and demand that she be replaced by someone not openly gay.
“Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families,” reads a statement on the site, which claims more sales will be lost than gained by the move.
“Degeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there.”
Luckily DeGeneres has a strong supporter on her side, challenging the bigoted boycott.
GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has jumped into the ring to defend the former Emmys host and is calling for community members and supporters to tell JC Penney that they made the right choice after all.
“While designated hate groups try to start ‘culture wars,’ it’s clear that a vast majority of Americans toda