August 9, 2008 11:32 AM
Olympians Demand Equal Rights for Cougars
The Games have only just started, but Canadian high jumper Nicole Forrester is already stirring the pot. She's taken on the issue of age and sport (and even cited what appear to be books). She's opined about drug use. Now, she's blogging about one of the most controversial issues today. The topic? It's not Darfur, Tibet or human rights.My home page is set to aol, so before I log into my account I take a moment to see what the new stories for the day are. This evening, as the various stories flashed across the screen, one disappointingly caught my attention "Mario Bello Joins the Cougar Club." How is this among the hottest news for the day? Ironically, I just blogged on age and sport, but can't help resisting the need to discuss this irritating word Cougar.
For those of you who don't know what a "Cougar" is, it is a term referring to an older woman, (usually in her 40s, 50s or 60s) who sexually pursues younger men (usually in their 20s and 30s). Obviously, I have a huge problem with this term. It's kind of derogative, if you ask me.
I'd joke about this, but I did just write an entire post about the pornographic complications caused by Team Sweden's Puma sponsorship. So I'll just say this: blog posts like Ms. Forrester's are what happens when Olympians are given a week off before the events start.
Should be interesting to see how the Chinese attempt to suppress this controversy.
[photo by Getty Images]
August 13, 2008
1:18 AM
HairySwede writes:
I appreciate athletes who think about different issues and speak out for what they believe in. But they are in China. There are seriously much mor eimportant issues at hand than the term "cougar"