Faculty of Design

Illustration

Miranda Belen

Cougars and Silver Foxes

“Cougars and Silver Foxes” explores how a slang term for an older woman has a negativeconnotation while a slang term for an older man has a more positive one. There is an obviousdouble standard in these two animalistic slang terms, and it is both interesting and concerningto realize the difference in connotation between the two. Here, a cougar finds herself corneredby hunting dogs while a pack of silver foxes gleefully gets away.