Carol Costello from CNN’s American Morning objects to the term “cougar.” On her CNN blog, she writes:
There is a brand new sitcom on ABC this fall: “Cougar Town.” It stars the gorgeous Courtney Cox as a 40-something woman on the prowl for sex with 20-something men. Some of my friends are excited about this new comedy, others are appalled.
There is no doubt though, our pop culture has gone “Cougar Crazy.” Saturday Night Live often parodies the craze and there are dozens of websites devoted to “cougars on the prowl.” …
Kaplan Thaler says maybe it’s time women demanded the term “cougar” be changed to “sophisticat.” That way May/December romances will become accepted for what they ought to be: loving relationships.
“I know a woman who’s 58 who has a 40-year-old boyfriend who’s madly, madly in love with her,” she says. “A lot of these young guys are interested in older women. I think it’s fantastic.”
Is this just a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing? It looks like she’s getting to a point… but then she lets the quotes make the point for her. Is Carol Costello herself opposed to being called a cougar or not? It’s hard to tell. Maybe if we stay tuned, she’ll let us know more… it’s good for ratings, eh?
