Cougars We Love | 08/15/2008 12:40 pm

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Wedding: Cougar Catch of the Week

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Ellen DeGeneres, 50, and her long-time girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, 35, are reportedly getting married this weekend.

On Ellen’s talk show in May, the day after the California Supreme Court lifted the ban on gay marriage, Ellen announced to a cheering audience that she and Portia would get married.

"I feel like I found my perfect fit," said Ellen during an interview with the Advocate, according to People. "I really feel not alone for the first time in my life," Portia chimed in.

Ellen and Portia have been dating since December 2004 and Ellen admitted to the Advocate just how much she’s grown. "She’s taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I’ve taught her, we’ve both changed and grown, and we just feel like, ‘Oh, OK, this is completion.’"

At the Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood this June, when asked about the engagement, Ellen said, "I think someday people will look back on this like women not having the right to vote and segregation and anything else that seems ridiculous that we don’t all have the same rights."

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Cougar is a degrading and tasteless term. It is not funny or hip. It is simply sexist and ageist. Many have expressed their displeasure with the term but the staff of wow just loves being on the “prowl” for examples. Ellen deserves better and so do we. Is there a connection between being crazy about cougars and turning Wow into a Madonna shrine for a couple of days? Similar taste level.

By sanders c on 08/16/2008 2:42 pm

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Susan, I’m not “wild” about the use of the term ‘cougar’ or some of the gossip stuff on Wow.com, but I suppose that’s what makes it unique. Part hard news, part irreverent fluff.

By James the Game on 08/17/2008 12:59 pm

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….. Silly Ass!

By Josie Sullivan on 08/16/2008 11:22 pm

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Hey wha happened…. man…. I posted a response and it ended up fifty down the line…. …ok, so no that much.

By Josie Sullivan on 08/16/2008 11:25 pm

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I sort of feel the same way, Didi. Cougar doesn’t exactly feel like an endearment or an elevation of one’s maturity. I mean, who feels good about being called a cougar? Anyone out there? Would love to hear your thoughts if you do.

By Buh- Bye on 08/17/2008 11:54 am

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I have a gay friend, J., who was in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend, M. (this was about 20 years ago, when gay marriage was unheard of). They lived together, bought a house together, etc. When M. died after a long illness, M.’s relatives did not recognize J.’s part in his life and even took the house and possessions they had both worked together for, for so many years. J. was the one who nursed M. through his illness. The relatives showed up for the funeral and refused to allow J. to attend. They treated him like dirt and took away property that was rightfully his. There are more reasons than romance for same-sex marriage. The people involved deserve the same rights, through life and death, as opposite sex marriages.

By kermie b on 08/15/2008 7:33 pm

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Hi ki b, People in unmarried partnerships have a greater responsibility to have current will, name the primary beneficiary on their retirement plan (and other assets that pass to beneficiaries by order of law) and execute a living will in order to protect the rights of their partner. Tax law imposes a significant negative effect that cannot be avoided by disallowing joint tax returns, lower married tax rates and disallowing the unlimited transfer of assets upon death that is available to married persons, so even with these precautions, unmarried partnerships carry a heavy financial burden.

By K O on 08/15/2008 9:41 pm

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Excellent point, Kitty. I admit that I had not thought about this aspect of the issue before. Thank you for teaching me something new today. There is importance in the details.

By Steve R on 08/16/2008 12:48 am

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My pleasure, Steve. Love your avatar, Brings back fond memories.

By K O on 08/16/2008 10:11 pm

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Ki b- When I read your account of your friends, J and M and the sad final chapter of their life together, I was reminded of the film “If These Walls Could Talk 2” which depicted a similar situation. The family’s treatment of the surviving partner, sensitively portrayed by Vanessa Redgrave, was deplorable. I have always supported same-sex marriage on the grounds that no individual has the right to judge or interfere with choices made by adults who love each other, and legalizing same sex-marriage protects both partners as well as any children they may have together. As for moral positions, I understand that we cannot all agree on every issue, but I do believe that all Americans are entitled to equal legal rights regardless of what their sexual preferences may be.

By Maurine H on 08/16/2008 1:42 am

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And I meant to add my congratulations to Ellen and Portia. I wish them a long and happy life together!

By Maurine H on 08/16/2008 1:44 am

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Vanessa Redgrave has so long been on the side of the angels, bless her. And what a totally amazing great actress!

By Mugsy Peabody on 08/16/2008 1:50 am

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Mugsy - She had me from the day I first saw “Julia”. One of the finest actors and most authentic women of our time.

By Maurine H on 08/16/2008 10:58 am

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Blau Engel A Scene: The two of us running crazily out into a light drizzle Of an early evening in late August from a stifling reception Given in honor of some university provost for something or other— We were filled with absolute gaiety and giddiness, propelled by The sheer joy of escaping the claustrophobic confines of the wine-sipping Propers left behind— Our dresses, as I remember, were both of a gossamer silky material, Sheer, flowered, and because of the rain clung to our bodies Like a second skin. What, I shouted, was the name of that song Marlene Dietrich made So famous? And then she sang it—just like Dietrich—in a perfect German accent And I joined her—falling in love again…I just can’t help it— Twice we sang it and afterwards, out of breath, hand in hand Walked a narrow gravel path that led down to the pond. “I feel life so worthwhile—right now—right here in this blessed rain— I could fly right off this earth and just soar forever—” She turned to me then, amused, I think, at what I had just sung out, Her face wet and shiny, and still holding my hand very quietly Whispered,” I’ll go with you.” 2001

By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 08/16/2008 12:35 pm