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Tracee Ellis Ross and the Moral Hypocrisy of Men
Suddenly Men are Troubled by Age Gaps when the Women are the Elders — Part 2
Tracee Ellis Ross has come out as a potential Cougar, and I feel fine.
In case you missed it, she recently did an interview with none other than Michelle Obama, where she stated that she prefers to date younger guys because they don’t seem to have a lot of the problematic views that are usually fueled by toxic masculinity, as the men in her own age bracket.
Personally, I tend to agree. I have always dated older men, and I have gotten to the point of dating men my own age or, yes, even a tad younger because I’ve just grown tired of trying to teach old dogs.
Now, I want to be clear, I’m not saying that I want to date men who are closer to my children’s age than my own, nor am I advocating for any woman to do such things.
But this is where I have to point out that neither did Tracee Ellis Ross. Unlike most older men, she didn’t put an age limit on it, nor did she specify that she necessarily dates much younger guys.
She simply stated her preference for younger men, and somehow, the very same men who have been advocating for men to never date anyone over 25, are calling her a predator?!
