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When Predator Becomes Prey: The Gendered Jargon Of Popular Culture, Melissa R. Ames Jan 2011

When Predator Becomes Prey: The Gendered Jargon Of Popular Culture, Melissa R. Ames

Melissa A. Ames

Throughout the first decade of the twenty-first century the vernacular of popular culture has been bombarded by sexualized terminology. Although these terms are often formed with humorous intent, their staying power and use as cultural descriptive categories is both intriguing and disturbing. Also troubling is the fact that the majority of these new terms, such as puma (a thirty-something female “dating” a younger male), cougar (a forty-plus female “dating” a younger male), and MILF (“mother I’d like to fuck”), are restricted to the female gender alone. This article analyzes the etymology of these terms, their use in popular culture (ranging …


Review Of It's My Life, A Film By Brian Tilley, John Stephen Brantley Jan 2002

Review Of It's My Life, A Film By Brian Tilley, John Stephen Brantley

Steve Brantley

No abstract provided.


Review Of 6000 A Day: Account Of A Catastrophe Foretold, A Film By Philip Brooks, John Stephen Brantley Jan 2002

Review Of 6000 A Day: Account Of A Catastrophe Foretold, A Film By Philip Brooks, John Stephen Brantley

Steve Brantley

No abstract provided.


Review Of Searching For Hawa's Secret, John Stephen Brantley Jan 2000

Review Of Searching For Hawa's Secret, John Stephen Brantley

Steve Brantley

No abstract provided.