Internet Calls Ellen Transphobic After Liza Joke

Ellen made a joke at the Oscars that has the internet calling her a “transphobic.”  With all those pantsuits Ellen sported during the Oscars you’d think she’d be able to stay out of hot water.  But these are strange times, and everyone’s got to be nice.  Will there be an apology?

“Hello to the best Liza Minnelli impersonator I’ve ever seen,” she said — to Minnelli herself. “Good job, sir.”

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If you missed what transmisogynist thing Ellen did, she called Liza Minelli an impersonator and said “Good job, sir”. Lesbian icon, folks.

— Emily Aviva Kapor (@EmilyAviva) March 3, 2014

I did not appreciate Ellen's mean joke about Liza. I found it transphobic and disrespectful.

— Bruce LaBruce (@BruceLaBruce) March 3, 2014