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Ellen DeGeneres Explains Her Friendship with George W. Bush

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The video of TV-hostess Ellen hanging out with America’s ex president George Bush, made polemic headlines. The two were sitting together at the Dallas Cowboys football game, against the Green Bay Packers.

Footage showing Ellen hanging out with Mr. Bush made controversy everywhere in the US. Why? well, because of the fact that they share opposite political and social view points.

LGBT Community Criticized the Friendship

The main criticism came from supporters of the LGBT community. As Ellen is openly homosexual, and married to actress Portia De Rossi. On the other hand, George Bush is strictly conservative, and known for extreme opposition to the LGBT community.

The controversy did not only go global on social media, but Newspapers and Magazines also voiced their shock towards a friendship between extremely different people. OUT Magazine shared their disapproval with this message ” Ellen DeGeneres laughing it up with someone who has actively tried to harm our community feels disappointing, irresponsible, and dangerous.”

Ellen’s Response is Be Kind to Everyone

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TV personality Ellen said that she did not expect this reaction from the world. She explained on her show ”The Ellen Show” that she did not know Bush was going to be seated next to her. Apparently, she was invited to the game by the Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, and she didn’t know that George Bush would be sitting next to her.

However, Ellen did confess that she is friends with Bush. Nevertheless, she agreed that they don’t share much in common, in terms of political and social perspectives, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be friends. Ellen explained that her philosophy is to be kind to everyone, and not just the people you get along with.

Besides the criticism, some people also had a more positive outlook at the relationship between Ellen and George Bush. Someone even posted on Twitter, that the friendship between the opposite personalities ”gave them faith in America again.”

Photos: Twitter, Youtube

Two High-Schoolers Go Viral For Helping Their Bullied Classmate

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When Antwann Garrett and Kristopher Graham of Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School in Memphis decided to help out their classmate, Micheal Todd, who was constantly bullied for his clothes, they had no idea how much their contribution would make an impact. The video of the football players donating clothes to Todd has since gone viral and caught the attention of people globally.

Just Another Bullied Teen

14 year old freshman Micheal Todd had only been attending his new high school for three weeks, and already was being made fun of. The teen said his mom could not afford to buy him clothes because he was “growing too fast” and that he had been “bullied all [his] life.” He is one of the more than 25% of kids bullied each year in the US.

Photo from interview with Micheal Todd, student who was bullied for his clothes.

Classmates Decide To Donate Clothes

Fellow freshman classmate Kristopher Graham, was one of the students who had originally laughed at Todd in their mutual third period class. However, Graham felt it weighing on his conscious and decided he wanted to make a difference for Todd.

Kristopher Graham and Antwann Garrett, the two boys who helped the bullied teen, in an interview.

He called up his friend Antwann Garrett, and the two decided to collect a bag of their clothes and shoes to give to Todd. When they apologized and gifted the items to Todd, he was in pure shock.

“I was very happy, I was shocked completely... it was the best day of my entire life.”

Kind Deed Inspires Many

The interaction was all recorded by another friend, not because the footballers wanted to show off their good deed, but in order to inspire others to help combat bullying. Inspire they did, as people around the world shared the video and sent their own clothing to donate to Todd. The video even caught the attention of celebrities such as Ellen Degeneres, who invited the three boys to her show for a special surprise from Will Smith.

Will Smith told the boys how impressed he was by their kind deed, that he surprised all three with clothing from his new line and sneakers from New Balance. Shutterfly also donated a $10,000 check to each of the boys. Smith additionally donated clothes to their high school, which has many families that live below the poverty line.

all the teens on stage with Will Smith and Ellen Degeneres.

The friends have shown how even a small kind gesture can really go a long way in changing another person’s life.

Photos: YouTube: ABC13Houston, Twitter: JustJared.com