IT IS all good and well to own a “fun” moniker for mature women that are single how about males?
December 11, 2009 8:52am
IT’S time to address a sex instability. I am referring to Cougars. Like in, it really is all good and well to own a “fun” moniker for mature women that are single think about their male counterparts?
Just What should these guys are called by us? The people like Two And A Half Men’s Charlie Sheen whose onscreen exploits seem a pale replica of their true to life shag-nanegans. Or one-time owner regarding the Sydney Swans, Dr Geoffrey Edelsten, whose recent wedding ended up being not just significant being a spectacle of wealth but additionally as a literal bridging of generations.
Based on the Urban Dictionary, the version that is male of cougar is a “rhino”.
Why? In accordance with the website’s definition it is “because the specimen is much more often than not both horny AND unsightly.”
“The rhino is normally present in warmer locales and may be spotted wearing either a flowered or pastel top (with 3 buttons opened to expose a mature mane of chest hair) tucked into khaki shorts and sporting boat shoes.
“Also try to find horrendous dance moves, a man that is white overbite, hair loss and a penchant for picking right up the bar tab.”
Yes it is a convolution of gross stereotypes but as a notion surely it is no actual more unpleasant compared to the indisputable fact that solitary women of the certain age are all variations of Stifler’s Mum?
What precisely exactly should we look at the term “cougar”. Can it be derogatory? Professor of Cultural Studies from Curtin University Jon Stratton thinks so.
“The thing about the word it self is the fact that it makes the connection between women who are looking for a certain kind of partner and a cougar which is looking for prey that it’s easy to suspect.
“There’s very much right here a feeling of males being regarded as defenceless, to be threatened, used up and discarded.”
Prof Stratton states that the expression additionally provides insight into just how our society views older females interested in a relationship.
“Men think it is perfectly acceptable to head out with younger women and therefore those older males, like Rod Stewart, appear to be admired by other guys – it is an accomplishment,” he said.
“It makes men anxious if women begin doing the things that are same. Older men start feeling anxious that they won’t find a partner.”
Prof Stratton also states that climbing divorce or separation prices imply that there are many more center aged singles who is almost certainly not pleased with dating others their particular age.
“ What we will be looking at is a scenario where both sexes are searching for partners that are more youthful than them. However it’s unfortunate that ladies have now been labelled using this term.”
So it’s fair adequate to begin utilizing terms like “rhino” as a result? Prof Stratton’s all for this.
“I think once you speak about a male comparable (of cougar) to be honest for men it is been completely appropriate to find younger girlfriends so in this way what we are seeing here’s an equal opportunity action.”
Find out more about more youthful women older males right here. Yes, 15 years is really a difference that is significant. For instance, then this age difference seems very large, and when you, for example, 55 and she is 40, then it becomes not so noticeable if you 
