That Cougar is still seen as a cute pet name, for female predators.

[Flyndaran]

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I think it would be more of an issue if a woman was fully naked...vagina hanging out naked. I mean, the men who are flashers generally aren't getting in trouble for flashing their naked chest if you know what I mean...

Ewwww... if you see a vagina HANGING anywhere, I sure as hell don't want to see it.
Seriously, I don't have a problem with nakedness at all, except in a don't sit anywhere near me you stinky person way.
So I don't see it as women getting it better than they should, but a men getting it worse way.
As to men somehow being uglier than women, that sounds like a cultural or hetero men being loud thing than reality.
My girlfriend loves seeing my parts, aroused or not.

[Greenday]

There is a definite double standard in society regarding women flashing men...I mean, flashing is flashing.

I still think it's because the male naked bits are not a pleasant sight to behold while boobs...are a lot easier on the eyes.

[DesignFox]

Now that I think about it, their is an opposite of the Cougar show. It's called The Girls Next Door. Something about this REALLY old guy named Hugh Hefner who runs a porno magazine and gets tons of barely legal women. That'd be crazy if this was based on real life...

Yea, I happen to think he is completely disgusting and feel like I need to take a shower everytime I see his face.

To each their own. Those girls wanna sell out like that, fine. They are legal adults they can do what they want.

Same with older women going for younger guys. I think those women are creepy, but as long as what they are doing is legal, it's none of my business.

There is a definite double standard in society regarding women flashing men...I mean, flashing is flashing. You're showing off bits of your body the law says it's innapproriate for you to be showing. *shrug* I think guys just don't complain when presented with a pair of boobs- I'm sure they *could* complain if they wanted to...they might get made fun of...you know, double standard and all...but I'm guessing they *could* get a woman in trouble for that...

I think it would be more of an issue if a woman was fully naked...vagina hanging out naked. I mean, the men who are flashers generally aren't getting in trouble for flashing their naked chest if you know what I mean...

[Greenday]

Now that I think about it, their is an opposite of the Cougar show. It's called The Girls Next Door. Something about this REALLY old guy named Hugh Hefner who runs a porno magazine and gets tons of barely legal women. That'd be crazy if this was based on real life...

[IDrinkaRum]

Look at it this way: Demi Moore is a hot Cougar and is praiseworthy because she was able to date and capture into marriage Ashton Kutcher is like what? Almost 20 years younger than her?

Now look at men like Billy Joel, Bruce Willis, Michael Douglas - they have women who are more than 20 years younger than them, and they're either "dirty old men" or trying to stay young by having younger women as wives/girlfriends. (Though Billy Joel, after divorcing his 15-20 year younger wife is now seeing a woman closer to his age as he's "finally" figured out women closer to his age more mature and less apt to run off with a man closer to their own age like his current ex-wife did).

And there are people who watch TV and thing "Hey! I can do that!" to whatever they are watching.

And I'm pretty sure there have been older women, "cougars" if you will, who have gone after their son's/daughter's friends even before "Cougartown" was aired.

[Boozy]

Um, she's not calling for the show to get pulled off the air. She's upset about the double-standard it represents. In other words: It's not the show that upsetting, it's the cultural framework that makes it possible.

[daleduke17]

They have this show called Cougartown, now would we accept a show that is a fantasy of grown men wanting to rape little girls? No, but if it's a beautiful woman raping teenage boys, aww isn't that adorable?

If you don't like the show, here's a very novel concept:

DON'T WATCH IT!

[Mr Slugger]

Hm, it seems that some people are still equating cougars with pedophiles and that's just two completely different things. Also, Courtney Cox's TV show character is made up. Basing your thoughts on reality off of her character is a horrible stretch.

Yup. I mean on the guy side you see it all the time in our store, and it's not being a pedophile. A 16-18 year old girl is jail bait. Sure people will look if a hot looking girl in that age group comes in, they may comment, but they wouldn't touch because it's jail bait. The barely legal and above crowd, yeah they might go after. So I don't have a problem with women doing the same. I don't think it's being a pedophile if you're looking at a "fully matured body". A pedophile is touching that body on a minor or being interested in the way younger.

And as far as the show. I mean if your using a show that writes stuff for laughs (whether they are or not) to prove point in reality, then I should just come out and say I think it's horrible that single mothers in upscale communities are horrible because they're selling drugs everywhere. Like at their kids soccer games, colleges, they're selling it to the selectmen of the town they're living in, running drug houses in their communities, etc. (cookie if you know what show I'm talking about) It's not real though. I mean sure maybe there's some single mothers in upscale communities selling drugs, but I doubt they're doing all the stuff that they do on the show. It's a show!

Forty year old woman flashes boob at a bunch of underage HS boys? That's not a cougar. That's a flasher.
Same thing as a dirty old man in a trenchcoat waving his weiner at a bunch of cheerleaders.
I don't see a difference. Just because the boys would like it does not make the act any less criminal. They cannot consent to viewing that, they are underage.

If only real difference is that a girl will probably run away from the sight of a guy waving his weiner and call the cops.
The boys would want to see more and would tell their friends.
Would it make it any less of a criminal act? No. But we're talking about a show. Again I highly doubt every cougar is out there in front of a high school waiting for the bell to ring so they can flash the crowd.

[violetyoshi]

Hm, it seems that some people are still equating cougars with pedophiles and that's just two completely different things. Also, Courtney Cox's TV show character is made up. Basing your thoughts on reality off of her character is a horrible stretch.

I agree, I just hope there aren't women out there pathetic enough to see her character as something to aspire to. I know hoping for that though, is completely futile.

[Greenday]

Hm, it seems that some people are still equating cougars with pedophiles and that's just two completely different things. Also, Courtney Cox's TV show character is made up. Basing your thoughts on reality off of her character is a horrible stretch.

[Flyndaran]

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I don't see a difference. Just because the boys would like it does not make the act any less criminal. They cannot consent to viewing that, they are underage.

That is the whole freaking idea behind consent. No one needs rules for forcible anything.
Though in some states, like Washington, the age is lower. There, it's 16 last I heard.
Personally, I would like consent laws to be based more on individual maturity than some overly strict age, but that's in a perfect world.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Not a big fan of the double standard here.

Forty year old woman flashes boob at a bunch of underage HS boys? That's not a cougar. That's a flasher.

Same thing as a dirty old man in a trenchcoat waving his weiner at a bunch of cheerleaders.

I don't see a difference. Just because the boys would like it does not make the act any less criminal. They cannot consent to viewing that, they are underage.

[Boozy]

Hmm...I don't know. "Double standard" implies that the rules should be the same, but they aren't. In this case, I think the rules are different for solid reasons. So maybe "double standard" isn't the right term after all.

[Mr Slugger]

There is a double standard, no question.

I guess what I was meaning is yes I see the double standard, but as you mentioned the rules are different. So to me the standards are different. So is it really a double standard?

[Boozy]

See I somewhat see the double standard.

There is a double standard, no question. Most 18 year-old boys like to see the breasts of strange women, whereas 18 year-old girls do not like seeing the dicks of strange men.

I realize I'm going to take a lot of flak for saying that, but it's true.

For the record, I do not condone flashing. There's no way of knowing if that teenage boy is going to like what he sees, and visually assaulting someone is wrong.