Individuality: Ellen Degeneres and Sexual Preference

flummox True to Yourself SaRaya V. Woolridge Towson University Abstract In order to be triple-crown in totally(prenominal) aspect of life you must be an advocate. As verbalize by dictionary. com, an advocate is to speak or write in regard of support or urge by argument recommend publicly. E very(prenominal) whizz by nature is an advocate for something whether it is creation something as minimal as macrocosm an advocate for a promotion from your job or an increase in your allowance from your p arnts. Theres at least one subject that you feel strongly ab bulge and you feel should change.For me that topic is identity. I reckon that being your own person and staying straightforward to yourself in any part will lead you to ultimate mastery. Often in society plurality who are assorted from the average are deemed weird and often looked bulge in the mouth on. Straying from the norm doesnt make you weird or any less good than the next person. A man who wears hair down to hi s ankles and shorts all year round with hoodies or someone who is trans cozy(prenominal) and decided not to hide their sexual preference just to hold in in with what society accepts.Every single person is variant from the next no matter their race, age, background or tear down physical appearance. No both tribe are the exact same. And with this being said I n ever understood scarce why everyone is so hell bent on Fitting In. I believe that everyone should dramatise every weensy thing that makes them special and use it to their advantage and become successful. There are many another(prenominal) famous people right now that are successful right now that only were able to reach their full voltage by embracing the very thing that do them unique and different.Ellen Degeneres revealed she was a lesbian, a smash group out to Brooklyn, NY by the reboot of Flatbush Zombies embraces their weirdness in rapping and sense of style and the good misfire bypast bad Rihanna expresses herself through body art and hairstyles. All three apply make them special to get where they are in life. Homosexuality is very common in our society today, so common that the rights for gays are a big campaign topic. There was once upon a time that the people in the limelight whom we often look up to would hide their sexual preference to gain and maintain social acceptance. hardly more recently at that place welcome been more and more people coming out the crush. Ellen Degeneres, Rosie ODonnel, Lance Bass of NSync and Ricky Martin to name a few all are celebrities who have over the years embraced their sexuality. around of the stars who revealed their sexual preference didnt come as a surprise. But all can conclude that it made their life much easier and contri neverthelessed to their races success. Ellen Degeneres said in an interview I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the congresswoman for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth. E llen also went on to find making love and marry a woman.This also caused a big stir because of the ongoing debates of same sex marriage. A lot of people do not agree with this and being a disgorge show host this could have easily harmed her ratings. But she did not let any of this stop her from being one of the top talk show hosts and gaining endorsements from companies such as summit girl. Also on the same website Elton John was bring upd saying Coming out gave me the freedom to be who I was for the rest of my life. I dont have to hide around corners. The worse thing is to be afraid of who you are its horrible. They both concluded that ever since revealing their sexuality their life has been easier. And when your life is stress free your success comes with ease because all your focus is on you and not hiding who you are. other person who has gained much success through being an advocate for individualism is pop star Rihanna. Starting out with a good girl island girl image wi th her debut song pon de replay, no one would ever think she would be the hardcore, slick mouthed tattooed girl she is today. Often tweeting and flyer pictures smoking weed and cursing at critics.Some people think that this is all a mechanism to cope with the domestic violence dispute she was tough in but Rihanna is very adamant about this being exactly who shes been all along. Now that shes made her mark and accomplished a very loyal following, shes able to really embrace her wild side without the concern that she will not be socially accepted. Rihanna has showed her I Dont Care attitude through perfect(a) tweeting, tattoos and wild hairstyles. Over the years shes chopped her hair all off, shaved her sides and dyed her hair outrageous colors such as fire engine red. She has also gotten tattoos f miniature guns and a quote on her knuckles that say Thug Life. Tattoos often slide by something negative in the public eye especially when it is in a spot that is very visible. (Doss a nd Ebesu-Hubbard, 2009) Most people would think her blatant neglectfulness and good girl gone bad persona would make her pull back fans but ever since shes done this her fan base has liberal and her record sales have sky rocketed. Shes since been labeled a style icon and been making 1 hit records. Last but not least, there is the demonic crazily dressed duo Flatbush Zombies out of Brooklyn, New York.This group is compiled of two underground rappers with a theme and a dream. Piggy backing off of what the media named the Zombie Attack the duo has made quite a name for themselves, particularly for their style of dress and rap. They usually dress in loud non matching colors, mixing up prints and even dying their hair outrageous colors. One member of the group by the name os Juice had his hair dyed red at the top and gold on the sides. This was following the previous cheetah scratchy hair. They take their weirdness and use it to their advantage.They dress weird, they dye their hair, they do drugs and rap and they dont care who has a problem with it and it has only contributed to their come up success from underground rappers to mainstream. These are just a few examples of the weird and different people in the world that I admire for staying true to what makes them different. I personally have always had a very different style and I know people stare at me and talk about me but at the end of the day Ive made a lot of networking connections being exactly who I am.As have many other famous people. This may sound cliche but I never want to be the girl who is trying to fit in when I was born to stand out, because when you try to fit in with the norm youll be washed away and blended in with everyone else. All in all, I believe that being an advocate for individuality is very decisive to success. All of the people in my paper as well as in the world who are successful Work Cited De Boer, S. (February 2009). Stars who came out of the closet, Wonderwall. Retrieved p hratry 23, 2012 from