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DeGeneres was unveiled as the new face of JCPenney last week and the company's president Michael Francis said at the time that the department store shares "the same fundamental values as Ellen". Advocacy group One Million Mums has lodged an online protest urging JCPenney to cut all ties with DeGeneres because she is a lesbian. One Million Mums said in a statement: "By jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, JCPenney is attempting to gain a new target market and in the process will lose customers with traditional values that have been faithful to them over all these years* "JCPenney has made a poor decision and must correct their mistake fast to retain loyal customers and not turn away potential new, conservative shoppers with the company's new vision." The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has come to DeGeneres's defence by launching the 'Stand Up For Ellen' website. 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