Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has
applauded Olympian Bruce Jenner's courage in coming out transgender.
In a two-hour ABC News special
broadcast last week, Jenner told Diane Sawyer that he identifies as
female.
(Related: Bruce
Jenner says he identifies as female.)
“Wow,” DeGeneres
said of the interview. “I think what he did was incredibly
brave.”
“It took a lot of courage to do
that,” she told her audience. “It's very hard to reveal what
you've been hiding. I know there's been a lot of jokes. I think
when people are uncomfortable and they don't understand something,
that's how they deal with it, they make jokes. It's very childish and
I think those people are poo poo heads. I do.”
“You have to admire someone who's
willing to risk ridicule and tell the truth. I mean, it's so much
easier to live your life keeping a secret, because we all want to fit
in. … Let's face it, the world would be a nicer place if we focused
on what we had in common instead of what makes us different. Because
we all want the same thing: We want love, we want acceptance, and we
want the new Apple watch.”
“I hope we can all learn to co-exist
and stop judging each other,” DeGeneres added. “Less judging,
more dancing.”