You knew this was coming sooner or later, so why raise your eyebrows so high? Yes, it’s Madonna, and yes! She’s at it again with a much younger man. For advertising purposes only.
Now let’s get the obvious details out of the way: Madonna’s MDG Sunglasses Ad Campaign was photographed by Steven Klein and it’s using the old-school Madonna. With a new, trendy makeover – Madonna the cougar. Which shouldn’t surprise anyone since it’s the ongoing latest fashion (SATC 2? Cougar Town the TV series? Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher? I could go on, but I think you get the big picture by now – her Madgesty is still sniffing the trends and we love her for that). (the story continues with more images and a video right after the jump!)
Fighting against the much too easy comparison she’ll be getting: Madonna is going for the Gaga look/attitude, let’s all get the number right: Madonna is 51-year-old and she’s been in the business since like forever! While Lady Gaga wants everyone to believe she was there since the very beginning of time, and she’s only 24! She practically grew up under her Madgesty’s music umbrella. And Madonna’s showing her there are still things she can’t do: cavorting with a man half her age is something definitely beyond Gaga’s reach. Madonna 1 Gaga 0. Next! (photos via)
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” Madonna the cougar. Which shouldn’t surprise anyone since it’s the ongoing latest fashion (SATC 2? Cougar Town the TV series? Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher? I could go on, but I think you get the big picture by now – her Madgesty is still sniffing the trends and we love her for that). ”
I suppose a ‘sexy, older woman’ is a relatively new trend. We can thank Demi and Madonna et al for encouraging it to grow. Without it, we’d all be struck off the official sexy register at age 40!
Madonna 2 – Gaga 0
What’s the word for men who date, marry and ehhh….play around with younger women and even girls all the time? Women, stop using the word “cougar”. Don’t diminish your own gender!
Good one Adriana! : )
I too hate that women are derided for dating younger men but older men have done it for eons.
Larry King, Rod Stewart, Michael Douglas, Prince Charles and there are plenty more men who have done this dating and marrying of younger women, but it is the younger women who get called the derisive name of gold digger.
It seems that our gender is always at fault be we young or older. Simply not cricket.
We need to launch a male version. How about ‘wolverine’ or ‘greyhound’ or ‘old dog’ !!!!
LOL! I like ‘greyhound’. Not all oldies are ‘old dogs’ on the other hand ‘wolverine’ is too much honour for a lot of men. :D
Where does ‘cougar’ come from? We’ve not such a word in my language [yet]. We do use slang words for as well men as women though. But of course, what’s new, for women it’s nastier.
I tried dictionaries and found ‘mountain lion’ a large wild cat with a light tan in Latin ‘felis concolor’???
uh. what have I done?
Adriana – the first slang explanation (on the polite side, you can read much more explicit definitions here) I found was:
“Coo-gher. An older woman who’s primary interest lies in bedding younger men. Often, but not necessarily, with money; cougars are the more aggressive variety of the commonly used term: milf.”
You know where I stand with silver daddies so I’ll say just this: paralleling silver daddies to cougars is a bit off, in my book, but nonetheless the “stage” must be labeled. I admit I may be pushing it sometimes, without thinking too much, however, let’s rename the above-described stage and find something less offending, kay?
Ha, thank you for the Urban Dictionary and explanation. :D
Oh, that’s just great. A cougar age start at 35 yet according to the Urban Dictionary. Not. Grrrr…..I know what a MILF is but thought that was a compliment. Sort of. Silver daddies with a huge belly ehhhhh….bank account! No harm done Kpriss, not at all. LOL!
Can’t help it but since Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins separated I wonder when it’s Ashton and Demi’s turn…..:”>
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