E+P DEGENERES

“The more things change, the more they stay the same”

MONDAY is the day that we are all waiting for! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

The Queen of Daytime television Ellen Degeneres will kick off the final season with #Jimmykimmel and #KimKardashian

We’re thankful for our trailblazer Ellen DeGeneres ( @TheEllenShow ) , You’ve inspired us for decades to be proud of who we are ♥️ Happy #WomensEqualityDay

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Suddenly, this man standing on the outskirts of our conversational circle piped up with “actually, I think men are more discriminated against than women these days.”

 All conversation died.

I turned to look at him and he had this smug, insufferable grin on his face, relishing this moment, expecting us to waste our time and energy refuting this ridiculous thing he had just said.

The Devil’s Advocate was among us.

And, in my mind, I saw the next 15+ minutes playing out. The parade of facts and statistics in a vain attempt to defend ourselves, our gender, and to prove that misogyny is real. The glib, snide denials from some shithead who is getting off on our pain and frustration. The Gish Gallop of bullshit that would take a whole evening to properly dismantle. It was depressing and overwhelming. I hated it. I had to kill it before it began.

So I looked him dead in the eye and I said “OK,“ shrugged, and just walked away. 

Nothing I have ever said to another human being has ever been so crushing. As I walked away, I watched the smug grin vanish and confusion and anxiety set in. The rest of the group turned their backs to him and carried on as if he had never spoken - as if he was invisible. He was still staring at me when I walked over to another friend and told her what he had said. I pointed him out for her and made direct eye contact with him while we both laughed.

#Tbt 🎥

Ellen DeGeneres wins for Outstanding Talk Show Host - 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards , 2008

The 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will air Tomorrow (Friday ) at 8/7c, the stars of Daytime celebrate in Primetime. Only on @cbstv and @paramountplus!

‪All the best to Our Queen & the entire staff ♥️‬🍾🍾

And she likely did that for a reason: So he couldn't contest the will and argue "But maybe she was old and not in her right mind and forgot me."