Ellen to Hillary: ‘The Only Person I Can Look at’ Voting for Is You
DEGENERES: “I personally think that, women, I know you will not say this because you don't think there should be a difference between women's rights and human rights, and I love that you say that because it should be just human rights. [Cheers and applause] But I will say that I personally believe that women are held to a different standard than men. We're held to a different standard for our weight, our age, our looks, for everything. [Applause] Which is not fair because you are the smartest, most qualified person for this job. If I'm looking for someone who is qualified -- if I want to hire a plumber, I want someone who has snaked the drain before. I think you know what I'm saying.”
CLINTON: “Yeah. I've snaked a few.”
DEGENERES: “If I look at the candidates, equal rights for women, all ethnicities, the only person I can look at is you.”
CLINTON: “Thank you. Thank you, Ellen. [Cheers and applause] First of all, look, it's just a reality that we're held to a higher, different double standard. It gets a little old to be honest, but forge ahead. These wonderful, beautiful young women that are here, don't get discouraged, don't give in on yourself, your dreams, your future. And I think, look, I'm not asking people to vote for me because I'm a woman, but I think if you vote for somebody on the merits, one of the merits is that I'm a woman and I think it makes a big difference in today's world.”
DEGENERES: “Yes. [Cheers and applause] And I think that a lot of women are conditioned for so long to be less than, to be -- I just want to read a couple of things, because I was looking at this and it's unbelievable to me, it wasn't until 1920 when the 19th amendment passed that women were allowed to vote. Women were not allowed to serve in the military until 1948 and combat until 2013. 1973, women could be on juries. A woman couldn't have her own credit cardinal 1974.“
CLINTON: “Can I tell you about that? This is hard to believe. There was a law passed that if you weren't married or a single woman, you would be entitled to a credit card. So I applied for a credit card. I was married. It was probably 1976, '77. I got a letter back saying that I could not apply for my own credit card. I would have to use my husband's. So this is not like ancient history. I was making more money that he was." (Cheers and Applause)
