SAN RAFAEL, CA, January 21, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- "The Double Standard apparently is alive and well in Australia," says Rich Gosse, Executive Producer of http://www.cougarevents.com. "While it is perfectly acceptable for middle-aged men to date women their daughter's age, women don't have the same privilege. After the tremendous success of the world's first International Cougar Cruise, we were excited about bringing this concept to Australia. We are shocked that all three major cruise lines in Australia have rejected our request for an Australian Cougar Cruise. If there had been problems on the first Cougar Cruise (December, 2009, from the USA to Mexico), we would understand being banned. But hundreds of our cougars and cubs onboard were well-behaved, and there were absolutely no problems. Why would all three Australian cruise lines ban us?
"The Australian Cougar Cruise was intended to be the Grand Prize for the winners of the titles of Miss Cougar Sydney and Miss Cougar Melbourne at the Sydney Cougar Convention (Friday, 12 February) and Melbourne Cougar Convention (Saturday, 20 February). Cubs aboard the Australian Cougar Cruise were going to select the winner of the title of Miss Cougar Australia during the cruise. I guess it's back to the drawing board.
"2009 was The Year of the Cougar, according to Newsweek's cover story," says Mr. Gosse. "We expect 2010 to be more of the same. We already have two more International Cougar Cruises scheduled in the USA, to the Mexican Riviera, May 16-23, 2010, and to the Bahamas, December 3-6, 2010. Alas, there won't be an Australian Cougar Cruise, unless a willing cruise operator can be found.
The Cougar Cruises and Conventions are based on Valerie Gibson's Cougar: A Guide for Older Women Dating Younger Men. According to Ms. Gibson, "a cougar is the new breed of single, older woman—confident, sophisticated, desirable, and sexy. She knows exactly what she wants. What she doesn't want is children, cohabitation, or commitment."
"Age discrimination is perhaps the most pervasive prejudice in Society," says Mr. Gosse. "Older women, in particular, are victimized by our youth-oriented society. They are regarded as 'non-sexy'. Supposedly every male is only attracted to nubile 20 year olds found in the centerfolds of men's magazines. The truth is that there are many millions of men who find older women attractive, and we will prove it at our Conventions and aboard the Cougar Cruises!"
Rich Gosse is America's foremost authority on finding a romantic partner. He is the author of eight books on this topic, including You CAN Hurry Love, Singles Guide to America, and A Good Man Is EASY to Find ("This is a great book!" Oprah Winfrey). His entertaining advice has been featured by ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, Fox New, MSNBC, Oprah, Donahue, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, Business Week, Playboy, Playgirl, The Wall Street Journal, London Times, The Australian, The New Zealand Herald, etc. Mr. Gosse is available to the news media for interviews by calling 415-507-9962. His website is http://www.RichGosse.com.
Anyone wishing more information about the Cougar Conventions and Cruises may visit http://www.CougarEvents.com or call 415-507-9962.
About Society of Single Professionals
Society of Single Professionals is the events division of American Singles Education, Inc., world's largest non-profit singles organization. We are the only organization that runs events for singles worldwide, on 6 continents. Our Singles Travel Company division organizes dozens of affordable group tours for singles each year, to exotic destinations worldwide. Our most popular events and cruises are themed for Cougars. We also operate The Singles Podcasting Network, featuring interviews with major authors and experts on dating and the single lifestyle.
Contact: Tom Andrews, 415/507-9962
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