9:58 pm - 10/10/2011
TV icon Betty White attributes her huge following in the LGBT community to her racy characters and her love of animals, in an interview with Frontiers LA magazine.
"Throughout my career, I’ve always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren’t afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics," says White, whose résumé includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show's sardonic Sue Ann Niven and The Golden Girls' naive Rose Nyland. "I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it’s a very strong match."
White granted the rare interview while promoting the Lifeline Program, which began aiding patients with HIV or who were terminally ill assists in selling their life insurance policies to pay medical bills and be able to live out their lives with dignity. The organization now assists seniors and White is their spokeswoman. The veteran actress will also appear with singer Luciano in a music video for the single "I'm Still Hot." A portion of the net proceeds from sales will go to benefit another of White's favorite charities, the Los Angeles Zoo.
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She still rocks forever and for always tbh.
Betty White explains her LGBT Appeal
TV icon Betty White attributes her huge following in the LGBT community to her racy characters and her love of animals, in an interview with Frontiers LA magazine.
"Throughout my career, I’ve always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren’t afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or controversial topics," says White, whose résumé includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show's sardonic Sue Ann Niven and The Golden Girls' naive Rose Nyland. "I think this struck a chord with the LGBT community. We both also share a very strong love for animals. When you combine the two, it’s a very strong match."
White granted the rare interview while promoting the Lifeline Program, which began aiding patients with HIV or who were terminally ill assists in selling their life insurance policies to pay medical bills and be able to live out their lives with dignity. The organization now assists seniors and White is their spokeswoman. The veteran actress will also appear with singer Luciano in a music video for the single "I'm Still Hot." A portion of the net proceeds from sales will go to benefit another of White's favorite charities, the Los Angeles Zoo.
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She still rocks forever and for always tbh.
Although tbh I feel that Betty would use my essence and really take it around the world. She is the type of person that has a fervent zest for living and loving life, and she would use that essence to its fullest. I'd like to imagine that the good she could do with it would outweigh any impact that I would make with that time.
the more you know star is flying above my head rn
Edited at 2011-10-11 04:29 am (UTC)
lol ilu Betty, but WUT?
There was a "special" guy in my high school who these jocks selected to dress all 'gangsta', and he became one of the most popular people at school despite barely being able to speak, but what he could say was slang terms that these guys taught him to say.
I feel the same for people like Betty White.
Love her!
/what is wrong with me?.....
wat?